Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 012 What? Just a substitute?
Rasheed Wallace stood there, looking at Wayne, who was highly respected by the fans, and clenched his fists.
0-5, the two-time All-Star forward had his head shaved by an unknown person and was blocked by a block.
Although Wayne's three goals were basically scored without encountering any defense, but...
Wallace still felt that he had never been so ashamed.
Moreover, he didn't say anything even after losing. The main thing was that the Asian boy was quite talkative, which made Tianzun feel even more ashamed.
"Hahahaha, you've gone too far, Rashid. You were actually defeated by a taller fan. Hahahaha..."
Damon Stoudemire was laughing out loud, but at this moment, Wallace turned his head and used a beast-like look to make Stoudemire shut up.
After that, no Trail Blazers player dared to laugh at Wallace anymore. Everyone knew that when that guy got angry, it was best not to mess with him.
What can't a man who dares to throw a towel directly into Sabonis' face at such a young age do?
Wallace really wanted to tell others that Wayne was not an ordinary fan, he was an NCAA Division I player.
but……
As if losing to NCAA players is not shameful.
"That's awesome! Holy shit, you are a real person who never shows your true colors! Let's celebrate properly. We must celebrate properly tonight! I'll call a few girls and get a booth. You wait... Oh my god, who pushed me!?"
In front of Wayne, Cody, who was so excited that he couldn't control himself, was pushed away by someone who held his head before he could finish shouting.
He turned his head and was about to confront the other party, but found that the person standing behind him was Rasheed Wallace with a fierce look.
Cody instantly turned from a lion into a little cat and quietly stepped aside.
"You're lucky, but I hope you know that if the rule wasn't just 5 points, you wouldn't have been able to beat me by luck." Wallace and Wayne were very close, and Wayne felt that if he took one more step forward, they would kiss.
Seeing Wayne looking straight into his eyes without fear and refusing to give in, Rasheed Wallace's anger doubled again.
What? Now even an NCAA kid isn't afraid of me?
It was because he was unwilling to accept his defeat that Wallace wanted to save face by intimidation.
As a result, Wayne seemed to be completely unafraid and seemed determined to fight Wallace to the end.
Now that he failed to pretend to be cool, Wallace felt doubly embarrassed.
I swear to God, Wayne was extremely scared at that time!
He actually wanted to step back, but he was surrounded by fans, so Wayne couldn't move at all and couldn't even retreat.
"Hmph, you're quite brave. I'll remember you, kid. You said you want to play in the NBA? Okay, I'll wait for you in the NBA. If you can really come to the NBA, I will prepare a welcome ceremony for you."
After that, Wallace turned around and walked away quickly. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the exchange between Wallace and Wayne just now was not a friendly one.
The fake became real.
Seeing that Wallace did not sign autographs for fans after the game but instead confronted them, the Trail Blazers' new general manager Patterson sighed.
Well, all his previous efforts were in vain.
It seems that if the Trail Blazers want to completely change their image, they must do so through trades.
That group of prison inmates are stubborn to the core.
Wayne looked at Wallace's back and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It's so scary!
It must be said that Tianzun's aura is really strong. Wayne had never experienced the oppressive feeling just now.
Have I established an opponent before even entering the NBA?
It was all because of this crappy mission. I had to impress Wallace. However, this reward was really good.
The highlight of the fan meeting day came to an end in this extremely tense atmosphere .
After the Trail Blazers players left, the fans in the stadium still gathered around Wayne.
There were even several wild female fans who directly took Wayne's arm and asked him if he wanted to go to his room to take a look at him at night...
This...are all American girls so direct?
However, Wayne finally declined the invitation of the enthusiastic girls. He had to rush back to Jingshui City early tomorrow morning and had training in the afternoon. Wayne didn't want to be delayed.
He definitely didn't refuse because all the girls were black, absolutely not!
"Come on, Cody, if we don't leave now we won't be able to get out." Wayne shouted to Cody on the other side while squeezing his way out of the crowd.
If I don’t run away, I feel like I’m going to be knocked unconscious and dragged away.
"Wait, I still have two phone numbers left! "
"I...you really should be called Teddy!"
Wayne cursed inwardly as he finally squeezed to the door of the training hall.
Just when he was about to take a step forward, he was stopped by a man in a suit.
The man took the initiative to extend his right hand towards Wayne, as if he was preparing to say hello to Wayne.
"Hello, you played really well just now. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Steve Patterson, the general manager of the Trail Blazers. I hope Rasheed didn't offend you just now."
"No, we had a great time. I'm very happy to participate in today's event, sir." Seeing that the other party turned out to be the general manager of the Trail Blazers, Wayne stopped and shook hands with Patterson.
"Hahaha, thank you for coming. By the way, I just heard that you are playing in the NCAA Division I league now?" Patterson adjusted his glasses.
This Asian boy in front of me is full of static talent!
Patterson also admired his courage when facing Wallace just now.
"Yeah, I play for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys." Wayne nodded, then looked at Cody, who was still saving numbers!
"Really? Not far from Portland. So you've already signed up for the 2004 draft?"
Hearing this, Wayne began to feel that something was wrong.
This doesn't seem to be an ordinary greeting. Could it be that I have successfully attracted the attention of the NBA?
It’s much simpler than I thought.
"Uh…nothing has been decided yet, sir."
At this moment, Cody rushed up from behind and slapped Wayne on the butt.
"It's all done, let's go! We're going to have a blast tonight, Wayne! Hurry up, if we go too late there won't be any seats left at the bar."
Cody pushed Wayne out the door, and Patterson had to end the conversation with Wayne.
"Well, I won't bother Wayne for now. I hope you have a good time." Patterson waved and said goodbye to Wayne.
Walking out of the training hall, Wayne saw huge posters of star players hanging in the Rose Garden.
Become an NBA star that everyone is paying attention to?
It seems that it is no longer just a fantasy.
※※※
Rasheed Wallace returned home angrily, and was glad that there were not many reporters present today.
If this incident was widely reported, he would definitely be ridiculed to the point of becoming autistic.
Although Wayne's victory was largely due to luck, even so, losing to a student was too embarrassing.
What's more, the other party is neither the top high school student nor a college genius, but just a Chinese student of unknown origin.
"How is that possible!" Wallace became angrier and angrier, so he took out his cell phone and called Roy Perkins, a scout for the Trail Blazers.
"Roy, this is Rashid, help me check someone!" Wallace yelled angrily as soon as the call was connected.
"Check on someone? Don't you know Tim Duncan well enough?" The scout was confused. How could a player ask a scout to check on someone?
"I'm not asking you to look for someone in the NBA. I'm asking you to help me find a guy who plays in the NCAA."
"NCAA players? Why are you interested in that?"
"Don't ask so many questions. Just help me check if there is an Asian player named Wayne at Oklahoma State University!"
"Wait a minute." Perkins shook his head. Although he didn't know what Wallace wanted to do, it would be better to follow his wishes.
After looking through his scouting report from last season, it didn't take Perkins long to find his target.
Wayne's name is very special, so as soon as he opened the Cowboys roster, he could see Wayne's report at a glance.
"Yes, Wayne, a Chinese student, a sophomore player. Why? Why are you interested in a little college substitute?"
"What did you say!? NCAA substitute!?" Wallace was petrified, his self-esteem suffered a thousand points.
"Yeah, last season he averaged 13 minutes per game for the Cowboys, scoring 4.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.4 blocks. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known who this guy was. Hey, hey? Damn, how can he just die just like that?"
Perkins shook his head and closed the player report without even looking at Wayne. God knows what Wallace is up to today.
But just after he hung up the call with Wallace, his cell phone rang again.
This time, the name on the caller ID was "Boss," which was the name Perkins had noted to the team's general manager.
"Hey, Boss."
"Listen, Roy, when the NCAA tournament starts in November, I need you to pay a little attention to Oklahoma State University."
"Uh... why is it Oklahoma State University again?"
"What did you say?"
"No, nothing. I mean, who do you need me to watch?"
"An Asian player named Wayne, give me a report on him every other month, got it?"
"Ah?" Perkins was completely confused. First it was Wallace, then the general manager, both were looking for the same person.
What magic does that little substitute named Wayne have?
"Ah what? Do you understand?" Patterson asked again on the other end of the phone.
"I understand, I understand. But why should we pay attention to him?"
"Why? God, don't you know? That kid defeated Rasheed Wallace single-handedly! Don't tell me it's luck. Luck also needs to be based on strength to work. I don't know if he has potential, but if he does, we can't miss it!"
After hearing this, Perkins was stunned.
Beat Rasheed Wallace? The backup?
Wayne, who exactly is he?
※※※
Early the next morning, Wayne and Cody rushed to Portland International Airport to return to Stillwater.
Cody was in a very low spirits because he had had such a great time at the bar last night.
Wayne was still in high spirits because he did not go out with Cody in the name of celebration last night, but stayed alone in the hotel to deal with the growth points he earned.
In the game with Wallace, Wayne scored a total of 2,200 points in less than five minutes!
Among them, two three-pointers were worth 2,000 points, and blocks and layups were worth 100 points each. In one go, he reached the number required for the system upgrade.
I remember that at the beginning I only earned 90 points in one night of training...the gap is really too big.
Since the upgrade system only requires points to meet the requirements, the upgrade itself does not consume points.
Therefore, after upgrading the system, Wayne still has a total of 11,000 growth points remaining!
However, after this upgrade, the initial cost of adding a certain ability value has changed from 100 to 500, and then each increase is 600, 700, 800... and so on.
This means that with each upgrade, the price of purchasing attributes will increase.
With this calculation, 11,000 points doesn't seem to last very long. I guess the 25 extra points opportunities given this time will be enough for Wayne to toss around for a while.
Since this upgrade did not unlock new functions and attributes, Wayne first increased his blocks to 70 in one go to consolidate his defensive ability.
With 70 blocks and good height and wingspan, he is considered a big devil in the NCAA.
Of course, the price was not small. Wayne spent 6,800 growth points to gain 8 points of blocking ability.
More than half of the points were gone.
Wayne originally wanted to increase his strength. After this period of training, Wayne's strength has increased to 26, but it is obviously not enough.
Today's confrontation with Wallace made Wayne deeply aware of what physical gap is.
Wallace is not considered a heavy power forward in the NBA, but he basically flies away when he hits Wayne.
If I want to play in the NBA , I definitely won't be able to do it with my current physique. No matter how good my skills are, they are useless without the corresponding confrontation ability.
Therefore, the increase in strength must be accelerated.
But when the strength attribute was added to 30, Wayne found that the "+" sign after strength disappeared.
But the points and the opportunities to add points have clearly not been used up. What’s going on?
At this time, the system reminded Wayne that because he was too light, 30 strength was already the upper limit...
Wayne is tired of it. This system has so many rules and regulations.
Sometimes there is a limit on the number of times you can add points, and sometimes it is too light weight.
Although it seems to be reasonable, it is very annoying.
Sure enough, the plot in the novel about punching Jordan and kicking Kobe Bryant in the first season is all nonsense.
There was no other way. Wayne could only use the remaining 1,600 points to add 2 points to the inside defense.
In the end, Wayne still has 11 opportunities to add points and 500 growth points left, and he has to continue to accumulate them slowly.
The points required for Wayne's next upgrade became 100,000, which was enough to keep Wayne busy for a while.
After all, opportunities like yesterday's to gain points from NBA All-Star players don't come around every day.
Although the improvement in his ability value was not much, Wayne was still very satisfied.
Because the biggest gain this time was getting Wallace's straight-arm shooting bag.
According to the system introduction, the shooting package not only changes Wayne's shooting action, but also has certain bonus effects.
For example, this bronze straight-arm shooting bag has the function of increasing anti-interference ability by 5%.
Wayne equipped the shooting bag with satisfaction. Now, his shooting will become more confident.
Now, Wayne is looking forward to his performance in official competitions more and more.
Meanwhile, while Wayne and Cody were still on the plane, without Wayne's knowledge.
An exaggerated urban legend is spreading across the United States at an incredible speed...
