บท 17: Chapter 17: Battier Defense Package
"Yes, you!"
Wade Dong nodded affirmatively and encouraged, "I was once a ball boy too, but I believed that one day I would stand on the NBA court. So, I kept challenging stronger opponents, and finally, you saw it, I scored 37 points in one quarter last night, shocking the league!"
Wade Dong's words inspired the ball boy, who immediately put down the mop and said, "Brother, I want to challenge you!"
"That's the spirit!"
Wade Dong patted the ball boy's head and handed him the basketball, humbly saying, "You go first."
"Okay!"
The ball boy dribbled a couple of times and shot the basketball towards the hoop.
"Go away, basketball dream!"
Wade Dong shouted and swatted the basketball away with one hand.
The ball boy stood there, stunned. Wade Dong's slap had dazed him, and he didn't understand the Chinese phrase Wade Dong had just said.
The ball boy picked up the ball and asked softly, "Brother, what did you just say in Chinese?"
"Oh..."
Wade Dong smiled and explained, "I just said, 'Keep going, pursue your basketball dream!'"
"Thank you, brother, for your encouragement."
The ball boy looked grateful and said, "It's your turn to attack."
"Alright~"
Wade Dong took the ball, stepped past the ball boy, and performed a tomahawk dunk!
The talent point in the skill column changed from 6 to 7.
Wade Dong was very satisfied... He then looked at the other three ball boys, "Do any of you want to play one-on-one with me?"
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
With one person starting, the other three ball boys happily ran over... and were then beaten by Wade Dong.
Nash saw Wade Dong playing one-on-one with the ball boys and was speechless. He said to Hill, "I've been in the league for 16 years, and this is the first time I've seen someone play one-on-one with ball boys during training."
"Me too."
Hill muttered, "I've been in the league for 18 years, and I've never seen it either."
Wade Dong was very happy to see his talent points increase to 10.
Indeed, the more talent points, the more secure he felt.
If talent points weren't virtual, if they were money, Wade Dong would definitely be counting them with saliva on his fingers, looking very greedy.
"Wade Dong, let's practice some tactical coordination together."
Nash thought Wade Dong must be very bored, so he called him to practice tactical coordination.
The next three games were against the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, and Rockets.
Compared to the Lakers, these three games were relatively easy. In his previous life, the Suns won two and lost one of these games, with two games entering garbage time early, giving Wade Dong the opportunity to play.
However, because Wade Dong was fooled by Bynum in the first game against the Lakers, he became a target for opponents to mock when he was on the court. This was one of the main reasons why Wade Dong's confidence was shattered back then.
As the training was about to end, Coach Gentry came over and said to the players, "Let's have another intra-squad scrimmage today."
"Intra-squad scrimmage?"
Wade Dong's eyes lit up instantly. This was like giving him talent points, and he had to win this scrimmage.
"Okay."
The players all gathered, especially the reserves, who were very excited. The last time they had an intra-squad scrimmage, the reserve team beat the starting team, and that feeling was amazing.
Coach Gentry said, "We'll make some adjustments to the lineup. Wade Dong, you go to the starting team. Dudley, you stay on the reserve team."
"Come on, Coach..."
The reserve team groaned when they heard Wade Dong was moving to the starting team, "With Wade Dong gone, how are we supposed to play?"
"It's always been like this."
Coach Gentry smiled, "That's the decision. Everyone, get serious and play well."
Hearing that he was moved to the starting team, Wade Dong was overjoyed. These five talent points were practically given to him.
As soon as the scrimmage started, Wade Dong received a pass from Nash and dunked for two points.
Basketball is a team sport, but stars determine the game.
Nash was already a player who needed to be double-teamed, and with the addition of the scoring machine Wade Dong, the scrimmage was already leaning heavily in favor of the starting team by the end of the first quarter.
At halftime, the starting team led by 26 points.
In the third quarter, the starting team started to let up, not wanting to make the reserve team look too bad. Even so, by the end of the game, the starting team still won by more than ten points.
Wade Dong scored 31 points, shooting 12 out of 17.
After the game, Hill wiped his sweat with a towel and admired Wade Dong, "You've reached the level of a superstar. I'm just curious, how come such a talented player like you wasn't noticed before?"
Not noticed before?
Wade Dong smiled. In the CUBA, he was a dominant force.
However, the level of the CUBA, compared to the NBA, was like kids playing around. Even with four consecutive Finals MVPs, Wade Dong wouldn't have been noticed by the NBA.
His previous life was the best example.
But now, Wade Dong was different. He was a man with a system!
Gortat also said, "With Wade Dong joining us, we will definitely make the playoffs this year."
"Old Gortat, are you satisfied with just the playoffs?"
Wade Dong walked over and patted Gortat's shoulder, "Our goal is the championship!"
"Yes, the championship!"
The team's morale was boosted by Wade Dong, and they all cheered, "Come on! Come on!"
Coach Gentry watched this scene with satisfaction and turned to go to the manager's office.
Wade Dong only had a ten-day short contract. After the contract ended, he had to find a way to keep Wade Dong. Wade Dong was the Suns' surprise and their biggest hope this year.
...
15!
Wade Dong was very happy to see his talent points increase to 15.
With 15 talent points, Wade Dong felt a bit rich, so he exchanged for another skill package: Battier Defense Package!
Yesterday, when he was defending Kobe, Wade Dong realized that he still had a lot to improve in his defense. He truly defended that ball with speed and jumping ability, but he couldn't maintain that level of defense throughout the game.
Although his defense was maxed out, his experience was still lacking. Fortunately, he had skill packages.
For example, now that he had purchased the Battier Defense Package, combined with his maxed-out defense, this was an enhanced version of the Battier Defense Package.
If he were to defend Kobe again, Wade Dong wouldn't let Kobe score so easily.
He decided to keep ten talent points in reserve, just in case. After all, the effect of the Lucky Potion in a crucial moment was no less than that of a skill package.
Thinking about this, Wade Dong regretted not accumulating more talent points when he was at Yan University.
Feeling a bit frustrated, Wade Dong saw his teammates getting ready to leave and asked, "Does anyone want to play one-on-one with me?"
"Forget it~!"
The teammates all waved their hands, "We just finished the scrimmage, and we're tired. We don't want to be beaten, so don't mention one-on-one again."
"Too weak~"
Wade Dong muttered, losing a dozen talent points.
Besides, with his current status, it wasn't appropriate for him to randomly challenge people on the street to one-on-one games.
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