Wei Guo's original name was Wei Baiwan, which was given to him by his father before he went to study in the United States.
The name Wei Baiwan embodies his father's expectations for him, and his father has fulfilled those expectations. The name Weiguo embodies his father's expectations for him: to return after completing his studies and defend the country!
but...
Wei Guo disappointed his father, as he participated in the 2001 NBA draft and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round with the 58th pick.
Let's look at Wei Guo's physical test data first:
Height: 2.16 meters
Weight: 118 kg
Wingspan: 2.33 meters
Standing reach: 2.91 meters
Running vertical jump: 99 cm
Approaching vertical jump: 3.86 meters
......
This incredible physical talent is comparable to that of Shaquille O'Neal.
Let's look at Wei Guo's scouting report:
Advantages: Possesses historically top-tier physical talent and unlimited potential.
Weakness: Can't play ball.
Template: (None)
......
Yes, Wei Guo can't play ball.
He entered Georgetown University because he couldn't get into a good university in China, so his father spent money to send him to Georgetown to get a degree. However, on his first day of school, he was spotted by Georgetown's legendary coach, John Thompson, who recruited him into the school team.
Four years on the school team...
No matter how much Coach Thompson tried to persuade him, Wei Guo simply wouldn't practice.
Coach Thompson, who originally planned to resign in 1999, endured until 2001 in order to persuade Wei Guo to participate in the NBA draft. Only then did Coach Thompson announce his resignation as head coach of the Georgetown University team.
Actually, the reason Wei Guo participated in the NBA draft is very simple... he didn't want to go home and raise pigs!
June, the day Iverson single-handedly defeated the OK duo in Game 1 of the Finals.
Wei Guo graduated.
The old father celebrated Wei Guo's return from his studies by beating drums and gongs and setting off tens of thousands of strings of firecrackers at home.
The family's tens of thousands of acres of land, tens of thousands of sheep, thousands of cattle, hundreds of pig farms, dozens of vehicles, and more than a dozen villas have finally found an heir.
But Wei Guo felt a headache coming on at the thought of going back to face those pigs, cows, and sheep. Just then, Coach Thompson recommended him to participate in the NBA draft, and Wei Guo signed up on a whim. Coincidentally, the 76ers lost to the Lakers in the Finals that year, and they wanted to learn from the Lakers' approach and find a player similar to O'Neal to counter O'Neal.
Therefore, the 76ers selected Wei Guo from Georgetown University with the 58th pick in the second round.
......
Time flew by and it was now the 2001-02 regular season. In their first game, the 76ers, led by Iverson, faced the Timberwolves, led by Kevin Garnett.
Wei Guo sat quietly on the bench, watching his teammates sweat profusely on the field.
To cheer on his protégé, Coach Thompson also came to the game and sat next to Wei Guo. As a legendary coach, Coach Thompson has nurtured many basketball superstars, such as Ewing and Mourning, and two of them are currently on the court: Mutombo and Iverson.
Allen Iverson was Coach Thompson's most prized disciple, and Coach Thompson was also the person Iverson respected the most.
"Wei Guo, look at them..."
Coach Thompson was still trying to persuade Wei Guo, "Do you have the desire to play?"
"No!"
Wei Guo answered very decisively.
No, you do.
Suddenly a voice appeared in Wei Guo's mind.
Wei Guo turned his head in confusion and found that everyone around him was focused on the game on the field. Apart from Coach Thompson, no one was talking to him. The voice in his mind was in Chinese, but Coach Thompson did not speak Chinese.
"Where did this hallucination come from?"
Wei Guo muttered something under his breath.
[Not a hallucination]
The Ultimate Star System is happy to serve you.
"Are you crazy? Where did that sound come from?"
[Host, you only need to speak in your mind to communicate with the system.]
"What exactly is a system?"
The system can help you become one of the NBA's top stars.
How top-tier is it?
Compared to the system, Jordan and O'Neal are no match.
That's really just bragging. Even if Wei Guo doesn't play basketball, he spent four years on the school team and knows a lot about basketball players. Who hasn't heard the saying, "If you have Jordan, choose Jordan; if you don't have Jordan, choose Shaq"?
The system didn't offer much explanation; a row of data appeared in Wei Guo's mind...
Player: Wei Guo
Talent: 100
Speed: 67
Strength: 93
Jump: 73
Projection: 0
Dribbling: 0
Defense: 0
......
These data were glaringly obvious. Wei Guo's face darkened. "System, you have a bug! Aren't speed, strength, and jumping ability all talents? Why aren't they 100?"
[100 represents reaching the top of the league in a certain aspect; currently, the host only has top-tier talent.]
"What's with this row of '0's?"
[Given that the host is still a basketball novice, all this data is accurate.]
"Then what use are you to me?"
[Before entering the game, the host will receive a newbie gift pack and a star player trial card. The host can acquire all the star player's abilities in this game, including speed, jumping, dribbling, and shooting...]
Winning a match will grant you one entry into a prize draw.
Prizes include: player trial cards and superpower runes.
Wei Guo, after all, had a university degree that he had bought with money, so he was still quite knowledgeable.
That's easy to understand. A "star player trial card" allows you to possess all the abilities of a particular star player for a single game. As for "superpower runes," they enable players to do superhuman things, such as unlimited stamina or 100% accuracy...
But Wei Guo wasn't buying it and said to the system, "Have you finished explaining? If you have, then get lost!"
【？？？】
[Host, aren't you tempted?]
"I'm not tempted."
Why wouldn't you be tempted?
Clearly, the system was getting impatient; it had never encountered such a difficult host before.
"My family owns tens of thousands of acres of land, tens of thousands of sheep, thousands of cattle, hundreds of pig farms, dozens of vehicles, and more than a dozen villas. Do you think a rich second-generation like me would play this 'experience card' game with you?"
Wei Guo wasn't unmoved; rather, he understood the meaning of the trial card.
One trial card can only be used per game, and he can only draw a prize after winning the game. If he loses the game, won't he be back to square one in the second game?
One game of godlike performance, the other of utter disaster?
Screw the trial card! Playing like this is just making us a laughingstock... He couldn't be bothered to play along with the system. Once he finished this year and gave Coach Thompson an explanation, Wei Guo would go home and raise pigs in peace.
The system remained silent for a moment...
Winning a match will grant you one entry into a prize draw.
[Prizes: Player trading cards, superpower runes]
What are sports cards?
[The host will permanently gain star player talents, including speed, jumping ability, strength, basketball IQ, ball handling skills, anticipation, dynamic talents, as well as dribbling, shooting, and star player special moves.]
Where is the new player gift pack?
Wei Guo was eager to try; he was tempted.
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