The new season begins at the end of October.

This is the 2002-03 season.

Wei Guo's villa (estate) in Houston is considered one of the most luxurious in Houston, with a total cost of nearly 70 million.

However, Wei Guo was very low-key and did not flaunt his residence to outsiders (there was really nothing to flaunt), and only a few close friends knew that Wei Guo had such a luxurious residence.

Although...

A mysterious Chinese tycoon acquired Britney Spears' previous company, leading many to speculate about Wei Guo's identity. However, this is difficult to ascertain, mainly because Wei Guo's father, Wei Dafa, is wealthy and low-profile. Furthermore, some investigations have revealed that the mysterious tycoon who acquired Britney's company is surnamed Zhang, not Wei.

It's probably because there are many wealthy people in China.

......

Wei Guo did not participate in any of the preseason games.

He sat on the sidelines the whole time, and even when the team was trailing and eventually lost the game, Wei Guo remained unmoved.

The main reason is...

The system said that there would be no lottery gift boxes for the preseason game.

Including his previous one-on-one matches against over a hundred professional players, plus the wins he made in the World Championship, Wei Guo now has 117 lottery boxes. He plans to collect 120 boxes before drawing one.

If Wei Guo had just received 110 lottery boxes during that one-on-one match with a professional player, he probably would have drawn them directly. However, after the match, the number of lottery boxes exceeded 110. Given Wei Guo's obsessive-compulsive tendencies, he really didn't want to draw any odd numbers after 100. As a result, after the World Championships, Wei Guo had 117 lottery boxes.

Once you join the Rockets, you can easily find three teammates to play one-on-one with, and that will round up to 120.

But there are too many teammates...

If you challenge three people to a one-on-one fight, the others will definitely be unhappy, feeling that Wei Guo is looking down on them.

So Wei Guo decided to play three regular season games to collect 120 lottery boxes, do a 120-pull, and then have a one-on-one match with his teammates.

Some of Wei Guo's teammates were also dissatisfied with him sitting on the sidelines watching the preseason games, especially the veteran players of the Rockets. They felt that no matter how strong Wei Guo was, he was still a rookie on the team and should not act so arrogantly.

But...

The new head coach, Gentry, strongly supports Wei Guo and approves of whatever decision Wei Guo makes.

For a few days, Francis and several other players had their own opinions, especially Francis, who was a very loyal person, but he also considered himself the leader of the Rockets.

Wei Guo should respect him.

Instead of saying, "We're old acquaintances, we played against each other twice last season, your level needs improvement," when they first met at the start of the new season.

In addition...

The Rockets' performance in the preseason was not very good.

Although the results of the 10 preseason games do not affect the rankings, they are still an opportunity for the team to refine its tactics. The Rockets gloriously achieved a record of 0 wins and 10 losses.

Not a single win!

......

Finally, on the night after the last preseason game, Francis lost his temper.

"Wei Guo, I respect you very much!"

Inside the locker room, Francis stood in front of Wei Guo, "You led the 76ers to the championship last season. You were the regular season MVP, the scoring champion, the rebounding champion, and the shot-blocking champion."

He was also the Finals MVP... These are honors we can only dream of; most of this team...

You may never win any of these honors throughout your entire career, but that's not something to be proud of.

"ah???"

Wei Guo paused for a moment before saying, "You also missed a point in the first round and a point in the second round. These two honors are not easy to obtain."

Francis, “.......”

Wei Guo also noticed that Francis's expression was not right, and his teammates around him did not dare to speak.

Just as Gentry was about to step forward, Wei Guo stopped him and asked Francis, "Are you unhappy that I didn't participate in the preseason game?"

That was Francis's idea.

But Wei Guo pointed it out directly, and Francis didn't know what to say.

The scene was somewhat awkward.

Wei Guo said slowly, "The preseason is to help everyone get back into competitive form as quickly as possible."

I just played in the World Championships and beat the US men's basketball team... I'm in great form.

So I sat on the sidelines throughout the preseason, trying to determine my position for the new season based on everyone's form.

You know... I can play all five positions. I'm just doing this to integrate into the team as quickly as possible.

These words...

This silenced Francis, a man of principle who began to reflect on his actions. He then said to Wei Guo, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. With your skill level... you should be the team leader."

"Don't say that!"

Wei Guo waved his hand modestly, "Everyone, come to the team early tomorrow. We'll have a fun one-on-one match. I'll play a few rounds with everyone to prove that I'm in really good shape and not just bragging."

........

The next day, the team indeed held a friendly one-on-one match.

Weiguo was also very friendly.

He didn't mind even the benchwarmers, challenging each of them to a one-on-one match and easily winning against them all.

After the entire team went head-to-head, Wei Guo discovered that his lottery prize box had gone from 117 to 129.

117 was tolerable, but 129 was incredibly painful for Wei Guo. However, looking around, the only ones he hadn't yet faced off against were Yao Ming and Cummings.

Those two are useless... He's already fought them one-on-one.

Therefore, Wei Guo could only focus on Gentry. He looked at Gentry and asked, "Old Gentry, have you ever played in a professional league?"

"What???"

Gentry crossed his arms and shrank back. "Brother Wei, what do you want to do?"

The word 'Nani' was learned by Gentry from the steward in the Wei family when he was in China, and he put it into practice.

Seeing Gentry's cowardly appearance, Wei Guo said irritably, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to ask if you've ever played in a professional league."

"I..."

Gentry thought for a moment, "Did I play on the college team for a year in college?"

Whether this counts or not is not up to Wei Guo to decide; he can only ask the system.

Does playing in college games qualify someone as a professional player?

[Not counted]

The system's answer was straightforward.

But Wei Guo wanted to try again, "Old Jin's university team isn't your average school team. Aren't these professional players?"

[Not counted]

"Then how did I end up with the coach card?"

Wei Guo questioned, "Since he was able to draw the coach card, why does he say that Gentry is not a professional player?"

[...]

The system remained silent for a long time.

[System under modification...]

[Coach card cancellation in progress...]

"Holy crap!"

Upon hearing the system's voice, Wei Guo panicked and shouted in his mind, "System, you son of a bitch, stop right there!"