Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 020 Towards a Career Path

On the last day before the start of the new NCAA season, Wayne made a buzzer-beating shot and finally accumulated enough growth points needed to upgrade.

It's just a pity for Teacher Tony. He was clearly getting ready for bed, but Wayne pulled him out for a sweaty battle.

If it weren't for Teacher Tony, Wayne really didn't know how long it would take for him to be able to upgrade to his current level just by training and playing those not-so-difficult games every day.

Fortunately, the Cowboys have him as a tool... no, a good friend.

Well, it seems that the best way to repay him is to help Teacher Tony realize his dream of becoming a champion.

In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to become stronger.

Thinking of this, Wayne felt much more at ease.

Can the championship thing be called exploitation?

This is called deep revolutionary friendship, this is called working together for progress.

When I returned to the dormitory, Cody was not there as usual.

In his words, he wanted to build momentum for Wayne, so he went to find female fans overnight to support Wayne together tomorrow.

He really deserves to be the number one person who can flirt with girls openly.

Wayne is used to it. Isn't it nice to stay in a single room with the price of a double room?

After washing up, Wayne went to bed early. While relaxing his tense muscles, he also called up the system interface.

This is the last upgrade before the new season starts, so choose carefully!

After clicking the "Upgrade" button, Wayne's system version became 3.0.

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for unlocking the additional badge equipment slot."

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for unlocking the special action equipment slot."

After the upgrade was completed, two new projects appeared in front of Wayne first.

Wayne knew what the extra badge equipment slot meant at a glance. Before the upgrade, he could only equip one badge. Now, he should be able to equip two badges at the same time.

In other words, if he continues to upgrade in the future, he can go into battle with more badges.

Having said that, the effect of the badge was far greater than Wayne expected.

For example, the "Forbidden Zone Deterrence" badge he equipped last time, although it was only at the bronze level, and the description said that it slightly improved the interference effect.

But Wayne feels that his efficiency in defending under the basket has improved significantly.

When the badge is upgraded in the future, won’t it be amazing?

The system did not explain how to upgrade the badge, but Wayne discovered that every time he successfully interfered with the opponent's shot at the basket, the progress bar below the badge would increase a little bit.

Therefore, the way to upgrade the badge is probably to do the corresponding things, and you can upgrade it after reaching a certain level.

Maybe the effect of this badge is even more obvious than the ability value.

Thinking of this, Wayne hurriedly put his purple big heart killer badge back on.

The bronze ones are so powerful, I can’t even imagine how powerful the purple ones are.

Wayne didn’t like this Big Heart Killer badge before, mainly because he had no use for it.

But now it’s different. He has become the main player of the team and the most reliable three-point point in the team.

If you encounter a situation where you need a buzzer beater to win, maybe it will be your turn to shoot!

Wayne has figured out the badge equipment slot, but what the hell is the second "special action" equipment slot?

Wayne has been using this system for so long, but he has never seen any special action packages.

What are special moves? Curry's slide dunk? Duncan's windmill?

Wayne shook his head and could only leave this matter aside for the time being.

Then, Wayne opened the ability evaluation interface with great anticipation.

Increasing ability points is the happiest thing after every upgrade.

This time, as soon as he entered the point-adding interface, Wayne first discovered that the number of opportunities to add points had become 35 times.

That is to say, not every time you upgrade, you will get a fixed number of 25 opportunities to add points.

Secondly, Wayne also discovered a newly unlocked attribute - lateral speed.

His initial lateral speed attribute was surprisingly good, at 64. It seems that being light is not all bad.

Looking at the 100,000 growth points in his hand, Wayne was a little excited. This time, he must spend them to his heart's content.

But soon, he calmed down again.

Wayne suddenly remembered that according to the nature of this system, this time it might not be...

After silently clicking the "+" sign behind the strength attribute, sure enough, after the system was upgraded to version 3.0, adding one attribute would cost 1000!

Click again and it becomes 2000!

It's really true that rising tide lifts all boats.

Wayne kept clicking the "+" sign behind strength until it reached 47, and the system prompted that it could not be increased due to weight limit.

In other words, 47 strength is the upper limit of Wayne's strength at his current weight.

Although Wayne is patient with the increase in strength, this patience is limited to the process of raising the upper limit.

After the upper limit is raised, who doesn’t want to feel upset?

Besides, after the season entered the competition period, Wayne stopped his weight gain training, and his strength would not increase as fast as in the previous month.

At this time, growth points are needed instead of training.

only……

12 points of strength will cost Wayne 78,000 growth points.

Good chicken is expensive!

But when I think about the fact that in the official game, I might encounter a stronger inside player.

So Wayne gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and spent the money!

After adding 12 points to the strength attribute, Wayne still has 22,000 points left.

If I continue to add to my weaknesses, it doesn’t seem to be cost-effective.

Unless you are a super genius, an all-around athlete at the NCAA level is considered a complete failure in the eyes of most NBA scouts.

You can't be balanced in all aspects, you must have one or two particularly outstanding points.

Moreover, the points are now too balanced, which is indeed not conducive to Wayne's development.

The future Evan Turner is an example. This guy was so awesome in the NCAA and won many awards.

The result? He became incompetent as soon as he entered the NBA.

This is the result of over-balancing the skill tree.

Wayne knew that he was definitely not at the level of a super genius yet, so he had to have a foundation to stand on.

So Wayne spent 5 points on blocking and 3 points on interior defense to continue to consolidate his defensive ability.

Wayne’s plan is to follow the 3D power forward path.

At this point, Wayne's 100,000 growth points were now reduced to 1,000. There were only 15 opportunities left to add points.

Finally, the system prompts that the number of growth points required for the next upgrade is 500,000!

No wonder the system gave Wayne 35 chances to add points this time, because the next upgrade might be a long time later.

At this point, Wayne took a general look at his ability evaluation program.

His ability to compete in the new NCAA season has basically taken shape.

"Offense: Mid-range 72, 3-point 70, low post 43, dunk 45.

Defense: blocks 75, defensive rebounds 75, interior defense 48, lateral quickness 64.

Skills: Passing 63, Ball Control 28.

Physical fitness: Strength 47, stamina 71. ”

"Host has equipped the Shooting Move: Rasheed Wallace Straight Shot Package (Bronze).

The host has equipped badges: Big Heart Killer (purple), Restricted Area Deterrence (bronze, upgradeable).

Host has equipped special moves: None. "

“Opportunities to add points remaining: 15.

Growth points required to upgrade again: 500,000. "

In addition to the attributes he improved himself, Wayne's physical fitness, ball control and other attributes have also improved slightly due to training.

Although Wayne currently does not have any ability above 80, his highest blocks and defensive rebounds are only 75.

But judging from the experience of the past four warm-up games, an ability of 70 by NBA standards is equivalent to 80 or 90 in the NCAA.

In the NCAA, Wayne's abilities are already quite strong, but what about entering the NBA in the future?

Don't worry, Wayne will definitely have upgraded again by then and will be able to continue to improve his abilities.

Speaking of the NBA, Wayne has planned to participate in the draft directly after this season!

Although no final decision has been made, the idea has been gaining momentum lately.

At the beginning, Wayne had thought about relying on the system to reach the maximum level in the NCAA and then entering the NBA.

Wouldn’t it be great to become the top scorer and start superstar mode?

But after careful consideration, Wayne found that this idea was not very realistic.

First of all, Tony Allen is a senior and he will leave after this season.

By then, the Cowboys will have no one to rely on.

As the growth point requirements for each upgrade continue to increase, if Wayne didn't have Tony Allen, the human-shaped plug-in, and only relied on regular training and games, he wouldn't have much improvement even if he reached his senior year.

The upgrade requirement this time is 500,000, and next time, who knows what astronomical figure it will be.

Only by entering the NBA can Wayne gain growth points to support his upgrading needs.

Secondly, in this era that increasingly emphasizes potential, not to mention seniors, even sophomores like Wayne will have their draft picks affected.

Just look at how many high school students have been selected in the first round in the past two years, and you will know how much the NBA values potential.

Tim Duncan is always an exception because he is the only senior No. 1 pick in the NBA's modern history.

Moreover, Duncan did not slowly establish his status in his four years in college. He was already a candidate for the No. 1 draft pick in high school.

Before entering the NBA, he had served as a sparring partner for the Dream Team, and had fierce competition with then-prominent players such as O'Neal, Barkley, Malone and Robinson.

At that time, Wofford University head coach Richard Johnson said to his players: "Let me tell you who you are going to play against tomorrow. It's Tim Duncan from Wake Forest University. One day in the future, your six-year-old child will ask you for a Duncan jersey as a Christmas present. This is your only chance to play against a future NBA Hall of Fame member. This is the greatest player you will ever play against in your life."

This shows Duncan's status in the university at that time.

To sum up, Duncan was already well-known when he first entered college and was close to the maximum level. He did not slowly reach the maximum level during his four years in college.

There is no direct connection between Duncan becoming the No. 1 pick and him playing four years in college.

Because even if Duncan participated in the draft as a freshman or sophomore, he still had a chance to be the No. 1 pick.

If he hadn't listened to his mother and promised to finish college, Duncan would never have waited until his senior year to enter the draft.

And what about Wayne? He is now a nobody. Even if he trains until his senior year, he will never get the same treatment as Duncan.

Therefore, Wayne really wants to give it a try this year, because this year is actually the best year for him.

When you are in your junior or senior year, I'm afraid your ranking will be even lower.

At this moment, the system's taskbar responded.

“Optional Quest: Towards a Career Path.

If the host chooses to participate in the draft, the mission can be started. If the host does not participate in the draft, the mission will automatically fail.

Mission goal: Enter the first round of the 2004 draft.

Mission rewards: Man of Steel Badge (Diamond), one A-Raffle Pack. "

Looking at the task prompt, Wayne was shocked.

Diamond? He had always thought that the purple badge was the highest grade.

I didn’t expect there was a diamond on it!

The description of the "Body of Steel" badge is: it makes it almost impossible for the host to suffer devastating injuries.

This... smells a bit good!

Injuries have always been a big problem for Chinese players playing in the NBA.

Whether it was Yao Ming or Yi Jianlian in the future, they both left too many regrets in the NBA due to injuries.

It's not just Chinese players. Geniuses like Oden, Roy, Rose, and Hill have also been overshadowed by injuries.

If Wayne could have this badge, at least he wouldn't repeat the same mistakes as those people.

Wayne swallowed. Such an attractive reward, does that mean he has no choice?