Chapter 18

Curry shook his head. “I don’t want to go to Golden State. I just want to go to the Big Apple. My father told me that in Golden State, once you cross the bridge, one side is a bustling commercial street, and the other side is a slum where robberies could happen at any time. It’s too chaotic. Besides, the current core of the Golden State Warriors is Ellis. People say he’s an even bigger lone wolf than Marbury. I absolutely won’t go to Golden State.”

Eric Bennett smiled. Indeed, before officially entering the draft, Stephen Curry had no intention of going to Golden State at all. The team he always wanted to join was the New York Knicks.

But fate is unpredictable—destiny really is impossible to foresee.

Chapter 013: Five-Position Grand Slam

“Eric Bennett, male, 19 years old!”

“Height: 213.5 cm, weight: 103.5 kg!”

“Positions: Center / Power Forward / Small Forward / Shooting Guard / Point Guard.”

“Career status: Post-up specialist (Iron level), Elite rebounder (Iron level), Offensive organizer (Iron level), Dribble-and-shoot specialist (Iron level), Sharpshooter (Iron level).”

“Badges acquired: Dream Shake (Iron level), Rebounding Maniac (Iron level), Ankle Breaker (Bronze level), Difficult Shots (Iron level), Limitless Range (Iron level).”

Looking at the simulated panel in front of him, Eric Bennett clicked to check the experience required for upgrades.

Center (Post-up specialist): Iron level (Training points: 21000/50000, Experience: Games 1/30).

Power Forward (Elite rebounder): Iron level (Training points: 6000/50000, Experience: Games 1/30).

Small Forward (Offensive organizer): Iron level (Training points: 7000/50000, Experience: Games 1/30).

Shooting Guard (Dribble-and-shoot specialist): Iron level (Training points: 17000/50000, Experience: Games 1/30).

Point Guard (Sharpshooter): Iron level (Training points: 50000/50000, Experience: Games 1/30).

After checking the position upgrade status, Eric Bennett clicked to view the badge acquisition status.

Dream Shake Iron to Bronze: Training points 3000/50000, score with Dream Shake 30 times in bronze-level games, current: 0/30.

Rebounding Maniac Iron to Bronze: Training points 6000/50000, grab 100 rebounds in bronze-level games, current: 7/100.

Ankle Breaker Iron to Bronze: Training points 50000/50000, break through defenders with dribbling 50 times or score 300 times in one-on-one duels with system-designated elite players in bronze-level games, current: 0/50, 300/300, acquired.

Difficult Shots: Training points 28000/50000, make 50 difficult shots in bronze-level games, 2/50.

Limitless Range: Training points 5000/50000, make 20 ultra-long three-pointers in bronze-level games, 0/20.

Sigh! If I’d known it was a dream, I wouldn’t have chosen death difficulty. I mean, if you get to live again, you should seize the chance to pick up girls and use your knowledge to make money. Why set yourself up for trouble? Oh, heavens!

Eric Bennett felt like crying but had no tears.

If Stephen Curry saw Eric Bennett now, he’d be utterly shocked, because in the eyes of the poor and unlucky little Curry, Eric Bennett had always been the epitome of calm and composure, never easily shaken.

“Current mission: You must participate in the 2009 NBA draft and be selected and signed by at least one NBA team, or else many unimaginable things will happen.”

Eric Bennett used to be just an ordinary basketball fan.

Like most basketball fans, he started liking the NBA because of Yao Ming’s entry, and then became a fan of Kobe, Iverson, Anthony, McGrady, LeBron, and others...

That’s right, Eric Bennett was the kind of fake fan who liked whoever played well. As a basketball enthusiast, he also worked hard at basketball in middle and high school, and like many young people, dreamed of playing in the NBA one day.

Unfortunately, with his almost disabled-level height, forget about the NBA—Eric Bennett still remembers the ridicule he faced when he tried to join the college team.

If only—if only he could have Yao Ming’s height, how great would that be?

“Basketball’s number one cheat has been activated! Host status check: all normal. Host’s wish received. Teleportation about to begin...”

Damn, dreaming again. Maybe I’ve been playing too much 2K lately.

Eric Bennett felt like he had a wonderful dream. In that dream, he felt like he traveled to the future, with those sci-fi scenes flashing rapidly before his eyes.

“Please select height, position, and template.”

Crap, isn’t this the 2K interface? Wow, I even dream about playing basketball games. I must really love basketball!

Well, whatever, it’s just a dream. Eric Bennett thought and chose a height of 221 cm, because one of his favorite players, Porzingis, is also this tall.

Since it’s a dream, Eric Bennett chose all positions. Since it’s a dream, Eric Bennett picked his five favorite templates...

“Host selection complete, confirming difficulty.”

“Beep! Beep! Beep! Alert! Alert! Host is too greedy, difficulty will be raised to death level.”

Tch, it’s just a dream. Seriously, death level? If you don’t play the most hardcore character in a game, what’s the point? Isn’t the whole point of playing games to have fun?