"The Rookie Pack is opening - please wait".
"Ding - The Rookie Pack has opened and a reward of 1,000 points has been received".
"Ding - You receive one of three growth templates to choose from. You can replace the existing growth template."
"Growth template 1: Larry Bird, player rating S+, growth ceiling 97."
"Growth template 2: Kevin Durant, player rating S+, growth ceiling 97".
"Growth Template 3: Giannis Antetokounmpo, player rating S+, growth ceiling 97."
Wang Chong slightly opened his mouth and looked at the three new growth templates. For a moment, he felt happiness suddenly come.
Is this a rookie package, it's a high-level package for him!
Larry Bird is in the top 10 all-time superstars, and Durant and Antetokounmpo are in the top 15.
Regardless of which one Wang Chong chooses as a growth model, he will undoubtedly become one of the top stars in the league.
The comparison of strengths between these three stars is really close.
Although Bird is far ahead of Durant and Antetokounmpo in terms of historical rankings, there is no denying that during the era of the black and white duo, the league revolved around Bird and Magic Johnson. The overall strength of the Celtics and Lakers at that time was far above that of other teams.
In addition to Magic Johnson, the Lakers had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy, the No. 1 pick in the 1982 draft.
The Celtics had Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, two of the best players in the league at the time.
Therefore, although Wang Chong has never seen Bird play in person, he has always believed that Bird's personal ability is not necessarily superior to that of Durant and Antetokounmpo. After all, as a scorer, Bird has never averaged more than 30 points per game in his career, neither in the regular season nor in the playoffs.
Of course, this is just a simple comparison of scores and statistics. Bird not only has scoring ability, but his career averages of 10.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game also demonstrate his ability as the only player to win three MVPs in history.
Kevin Durant is widely regarded as one of the best scorers in the league. His scoring ability is indisputable. He averages 27.4 points per game in his career, second only to Jordan and Chamberlain, and tied for third place with Elgin Baylor. In terms of playoff scoring average, Durant averages an impressive 29.4 points per game. Only Jordan and Iverson surpass him. But considering that Iverson only played 71 playoff games in his career, less than half as many as Durant, and that his playoff scoring average of 29.7 points per game is not much different from Durant's 29.4 points, Durant can be considered the strongest scorer in the league.
As for Antetokounmpo, he may be the worst of the three in terms of offensive ability and scoring methods, and he has almost no ability to shoot from mid-range or long range. However, he is also the most talented and strongest of the three, with a physical condition comparable to that of a monster. He doesn't need too many skills to attack, and once he gets going, he is truly unstoppable in the paint!
If Wang Chong had to rank the true strength of these three, he would put Durant first, Bird second and Antetokounmpo last, but the difference between the three might be so small that decimals would be needed to distinguish the degree of the difference.
But if he had to choose between these three as his growth model?
After a brief hesitation, Wang Chong finally made his decision.
"Choose the growth template, Kevin Durant!"
Fitness is important, but touch for outside shooting cannot be ignored.
The reason Antetokounmpo has such poor shooting ability and has not been able to improve it is because he is too strong and his muscles are too hard, which affects his touch for outside shooting.
The reason Wang Chong chose Durant is because Durant can be considered a combination of Bird and Antetokounmpo.
Durant's physical shape is not the best among black players, but he is certainly top-notch. His speed, explosiveness and leaping ability are above average, and his extraordinary static talent and shooting touch are even the best in the league.
Durant is really strong, the reason why he has a bad reputation is mainly because his behavior of surrendering to the enemy was too embarrassing.
James' behavior in building a team in his prime was embarrassing enough, but Durant's move is simply undignified. What's worse is that after joining the Warriors, this guy still mentioned James, implying that James' formation of the Big Three in 2010 gave him the courage and motivation to choose this path.
But this is like if you're walking down the street and you see someone beating someone else, then you remember it and then you turn around and kill someone on the street.
What happens, can you feel at ease and do more harm than good when others do something bad?Wang Chong doesn't like Durant, but he is very envious of his talent. After all, Durant's playing style is different from James'. He can play with or without the ball, which fits perfectly in most teams' lineup.
Although it was a shame to miss Antetokounmpo's historic form, Wang Chong made the decision with determination.
"Ding: the growth squad has been selected and is in the process of binding."
Following the system's prompt, Wang Chong closed his eyes slightly, entered the awareness space and called up the data panel.In his awareness space, he has a very detailed data panel, which includes all his data such as age, height, wingspan, weight, as well as basketball-related skill values, sub-element values, etc., all converted to 2K-.
converted into 2K-style numerical performance.
Previously, when the template was Bennett, Wang Chong's overall ability rating was only a measly 41, and most of his ability values were uniformly dull and unattractive. The upper limit of the Bennett template's ability value was 70, which meant that no matter how much he trained and grew, he could only reach an overall rating of 70 at most.
But now, after replacing Durant with the S+-level growth roster, the data dashboard has changed significantly.
Name: Wang Chong
Age: 18
Height: 2.08 meters
Weight: 105 kg
Wingspan: 2.24 meters
Total ability rating: 41
Growth template: Kevin Durant
Wang Chong was about to continue reading when he heard a system message.
"The growth template has been integrated. You can use points to speed up the integration of the template. It will cost 1,000 points. Do you want to speed up the integration of the template?"
Wang Chong: "…"
Is this a trap of the system? The 1,000 point prize has just been issued and hasn't even been warmed up, so I have to hand it over immediately?
But after thinking about it, Wang Chong didn't reject the offer.
So far, the system had only brought him good news. He didn't think the system would do anything meaningless at this time, so he nodded and agreed: "Speed up the fusion."
Along with Wang Chong's voice, the 1,000 points on the system interface were directly erased to zero. At the same time, Wang Chong saw his total skill value constantly improve, rising from 41 all the way to reaching 65 before stopping.
End of this chapter