2006.
January 2nd.
NBA 2005-06 Season.
Houston.
Toyota Center Arena.
Zeng Zhen, wearing No. 5 jersey, sat down on the Lakers' bench seat to watch the game on the court.
Zeng Zhen, a fringe player for the Lakers who signed a mid-season contract with the Lakers with no guaranteed term, will be cut after this game if the team doesn't convert his contract to a guaranteed one.
Based on Zeng Zhen's past performance, the Los Angeles media and the Lakers inside and outside the staff up and down think he will pack up and leave the Lakers.
But Zeng Zhen would not give up, and he was still looking for the opportunity that belonged to him to stay in the NBA.
Zeng Zhen focused his attention on the pitch.
Lakers and Rockets game has come to the third quarter with 6 minutes and 22 seconds when the score is 61-75, the Lakers on the road behind the Rockets as much as 14 points.
This Lakers game is too dependent on Kobe, as long as Kobe's touch is down, their offense is a sharp decline, while the Rockets side, in the big Yao as the core of the system played very smoothly, they look more overall.
Big Yao is playing well today now, he has 24 points and 15 rebounds.
Keep in mind that there was still half of the third quarter left at this point.
Big Yao's dominance like that knocked the Sharks out of their own league.
Kobe's eyes were filled with resignation as he watched the score fall behind like that.
After Shark O'Neal traveled east, Kobe has sought the opportunity to win another title.
But Kobe has experienced too many off-court distractions these past few seasons.
Then on the team, Lakers management paired him with a lineup that was anything but ready for a championship.
It also got Kobe so fired up that at one point he wanted to leave the team to hold the team hostage.
Now Kobe doesn't care about personal stats anymore, he just wants to win and keep winning and winning championships.
A 14-point difference between the two teams wasn't a big deal, but Big Yao's dominance in the lane made him feel a little desperate.
Odom is godawful, Bynum is brain-dead, and that punk, Faxmash Parker.
Thinking about this puts Kirby in a bad mood.
On the next turn, there was an unforeseen situation on the court, as Kobe fought to break through to the ground, he stepped on the foot of his teammate, Smushparker, and broke his foot outright.
Smash Parker showed up when he shouldn't have been on the inside and pitted Kobe.
The Zen Master then called a halt to the game.
Seeing this scene, Zeng Zhen's nerves tightened.
Zeng Zhen is this year's draft pick, he went through two teams this season, both times he was cut from a ten-day short contract, the Lakers are in his third team, he does not want to live this life again.
The Zen Master has the team doctor going to work on Kobe's ankle.
Kobe, though he often plays with injuries, this one is obviously a bit too severe for him to make an appearance.
"Fark!"
"It's all a bunch of idiots!"
Kobe was furious and dropped the towel, Smash Parker pressed from a distance to get close to Kobe, this injury was completely caused by him and he was going to get yelled at again for going over there.
The Zen Master scanned the bench and finally rested his eyes on Zeng Zhen.
The Zen master had a pretty good impression of Zeng Zhen, of course, not talent and ability, but motivation, and then, Zeng Zhen was also pretty good at being a good person, often sending him some gifts.
For example, some Maotai and tea.
The tea is really quite suitable for an old man like him, and he liked it as soon as he drank it.
The Zen master wouldn't be averse to giving Zeng Zhen more chances if he wasn't so incompetent.
"Zeng, you log on later!" Zen Master finally decided to let Zeng Zhen make his entrance.
Hearing the Zen Master's words, Zeng Zhen stood up with some nervousness, and some anticipation, and nodded his head.
While Zeng Zhen was listening to the arrangement, a voice rang out in Zeng Zhen's head.
"Clang!"
"Host presence detected, [Ball King System] activated."
"[Ball King System] (Version 2023): as the name suggests, helps the host become a true ball king."
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At this moment, Zeng Zhen was startled by the sudden sound that rang in his head.
What the hell?
Looking around more closely, he realized that he was the only one who could hear it.
"Would the host like to activate?"
"Would the host like to activate?"
After continuously hearing the system inquiry, Zeng Zhen quickly understood what was going on as well.
What the fuck is this system?
A plug-in that only protagonists in web novels have?
"Yes, activate!"
Zeng Zhen knew that it would still be too difficult for his strength to play in the NBA without driving.
This hanging has to be on.
"Based on the host's height, weight, and the position he belongs to, randomly match the ball player for fusion."
"The system is brushing up on selecting ballplayers."
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"Ralph Alston, Kirk Hinrich, Derek Fisher, Louis Williams, Leandro Barbosa, Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Manu Ginobili, Jamal Murray, James Harden, JR Smith, Dwayne Wade, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul ..."
Zeng Zhen's eyes widened as the 3D models and names of each star character appeared!
Alston, small fish Fisher, Wade, Kobe, Paul and other such league active he knows, and even the super high school students, now not yet in the NBA college players Derrick Rose he also know.
But fucking hell.
Who is Klay Thompson?
Who is James Harden?
Who is Jamal Murray?
Who is Steph Curry?
Are these guys awesome?
.....
If this system can be directly selected, then Zeng Zhen did not hesitate to choose his teammate Kobe ah.
He knows how good Kobe plays!
Last season Kobe crazy averaged 35.4 points, the peak of the dragon slaying war 81 points to make Kobe's fame, this season's Kobe is also the MVP favorites, averaging 32 points blasted.
Fusion Kirby's words are going to fly with him.
It doesn't matter if it's not the Lakers.
It's a shame the grizzly system doesn't look like you can pick your own players to fuse.
Zeng Zhen also reacted at this time to what the version 2023 displayed in front of him meant.
The unheard of players in the system could be players that will appear in the next few years if they haven't appeared before.
Good lord, so this is a future version of the system.
While Zeng Zhen was thinking.
The system also finally helped Zeng Zhen select a template.
"Stephen Curry."
"Newbie Gift Pack Giveaway "Peak Experience Card! *1""
Amount!
Look at this strange player 3D model character with the face of a schoolboy.
Zeng Zhen was dumbfounded.
This system has a bit of a wide range of randomly matched player talent to strength.
He doesn't know if this Stephen Curry guy is a superstar or just your average run-of-the-mill player.
Was Curry's peak strong?
Keep in mind that there are many classes of NBA players, and many average players' peak games are not as good as an average game played by a superstar.
Zeng Zhen could only hope that his bad luck had passed, and that this Curry that the system had chosen to go to wouldn't be too bad.
At the thought of missing out with Kobe, Wade and other superstars, Zeng Zhen still has some regrets.
The frame of this to-be-fused Curry looks similar to his, also on the thin side of the body type, which makes Zeng Zhen also a bit skeptical of whether he can survive in the NBA.
"Begin the fusion!"
As Zeng Zhen pondered, the system performed a fusion.
Steph Curry's 3D image gradually breaks down and slowly blends into him.
"Oh!!!"
"It's so fucking cozy!"
Zeng Zhen couldn't help but moan, the fusion process was enjoyable.
Zeng Zhen could feel a lot of subtle changes in his body, but when he felt it carefully, it didn't seem to be much different.
Not long after, an image of intertwining multicolored lights appeared before Zeng Zhen's eyes.
[Host: Zeng Zhen]
[Age: 19 years old]
[Height: 195cm]
[Weight: 80 kilograms]
[Arm Spread: 210cm]
[Position: Defender]
[Fusion Star: Stephen Curry]
[Baller ability: Super Three Point, LV1 (upgradeable, full level LV3), Court Wizard LV1 (upgradeable, full level LV3), Throwing Elite LV1 (upgradeable, full level LV3), LOGO Show, LV1 (upgradeable, full level LV3)]
[Strength range: S-SSS]
[Broker: Jeff Schwartz]
[Spouse: None]
[Owned card: "Peak Experience Card" * 1]
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