Chapter 1 After Settling on Ben Wallace, the Rejection Head

After settling on Ben Wallace, the rejection head, Jason and Rick then discussed the tactics the 76ers planned to use in the upcoming Long Beach Summer League with Su Feng and Iverson separately.

You might not believe it, but Su Feng almost died laughing at Jason and Rick.

Jason said, "We will definitely arrange the most suitable tactics for you during the Summer League, with at least four hundred sets of tactics.

Whether it's run-and-gun, isolation plays, or set plays, anything that suits your strengths and can be used will be arranged for you."

It has to be said, reality is too cruel...

Because while Jason and Rick were explaining the tactics, Iverson was lying on the sofa with a lifeless expression, doing the "Allen Lay"...

Su Feng knew that Jason and Rick were just trying to make a living, so when Jason was about to explain his four hundred sets of tactics, Su Feng interjected in time and said, "Coaches, thank you for your kindness.

Allen and I will definitely follow your command. We will play however the coaches arrange the tactics."

After speaking, Su Feng kicked Iverson with his foot, and at this moment, Iverson, who was almost asleep, nodded and "hmm"ed.

And Iverson's "hmm" made Jason and Rick extremely happy.

When Su Feng and Iverson left, the two shook hands with Su Feng one after another, their faces full of gratitude.

Su Feng found that, in fact, whether it was Kobe or Iverson, they just didn't like being manipulated.

So those who wanted to "control" them were easily standing on the opposite side from the beginning.

…

Walking out of the office building, touching Iverson's buzz cut, you have to say, the feel is not bad.

As a "Human Four Great Shooting Guards Encyclopedia," Su Feng knew that if you want to feel it, you can only do it before Iverson grows his cornrows.

Because after Iverson grows his cornrows, people who often touch his head will be on his blacklist.

In his previous life, at the Athens Olympics, when Iverson made a buzzer-beater against Germany, an excited Duncan wanted to take the opportunity to grab him twice.

As a result, Iverson blocked his head with both hands while smiling, leaving Duncan standing there with an awkward expression.

In short, whether you score or not is temporary, but whether your hairstyle is cool is for a lifetime.

And just as Su Feng and Iverson walked out of the office building with their arms around each other's shoulders, Su Feng found that Ben Wallace was still standing in the same place as before...

This...

Could this be the origin of the nickname "Big Ben"?

You know, if Ben Wallace was given a wig, a suit, and taught a authentic London accent...

And regardless of whether anything was happening or not, as long as someone passed by, he would say to that person, "What are you looking at?" This guy would really look like a bodyguard.

"Su, thank you." Looking at Su Feng, Ben Wallace said.

Iverson glanced at Su Feng, thinking, "Sure enough, you were just making it up."

"Thank me for what?" Su Feng asked rhetorically.

"Uh... Although I didn't know you before, if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you," Ben Wallace said after thinking seriously for a while.

Su Feng stepped forward and patted Ben Wallace on the shoulder, "I didn't help you with anything, and in fact, I really think highly of you."

Although he didn't know why Su Feng thought highly of him, hearing someone finally recognize him, Ben Wallace felt a bit like Zhao Yun meeting Liu Bei.

"By the way, where's your agent?" Su Feng asked curiously.

"He went to find a hotel for me. Before the Summer League starts, he suggested that I stay in Philadelphia and not run around," Ben Wallace replied.

"Then what about your training?" Su Feng asked.

"I'll just find a random street court to practice first," Big Ben replied straightforwardly.

"How can that work? You don't even have an opponent on the street court, and the Summer League is only a week away. What if you're not in good shape by then?" Su Feng asked in rapid succession.

"Uh..."

This time, Big Ben didn't know how to answer Su Feng.

Seeing that Ben Wallace was hooked, Su Feng said to him with a smile, "How about this, I'll give you an address, and you come to this place to find me at four in the morning tomorrow."

"F-Four in the morning?" Ben Wallace was shocked, because usually he was grabbing a blonde babe with his hands in his dreams at that time...

"Yes, this is the training hall I rented myself. The Summer League is about to start, how can you not prepare in advance?

Don't worry, when you come to train with me, I'll take care of your food and drink," Su Feng said to Ben Wallace.

Originally, Wallace thought he shouldn't cause Su Feng so much trouble, but this food and drink...

Hmm...

Hmm!

Ben Wallace will never be a slave!

Unless it's all-inclusive.

"Okay!" Big Ben nodded. He had just graduated and was short of money.

You might not believe it, but even the money for his plane ticket was paid for by his agent.

The superstars in the NBA are indeed millionaires, but in reality, there are more "basketball beggars" in America.

So in this environment, no one dares not to work hard. Even if they want to waste their talent, most people will wait until they get into the NBA.

On the side, watching Ben Wallace being tricked by Su Feng, Iverson looked up at Su Feng after walking a distance with him and said, "Su, you really are a good person."

Su Feng: "..."

"Su, you know, I've always been disgusted by what people say about 'heroes'.

Because I grew up on the streets, but I've never met a 'hero' to protect me.

When I was very young, even eating a sausage was a luxury.

But Su, you're different.

Although I haven't spent much time with you, I can see that you are neither the kind of hypocritical gentleman from the upper class, nor the kind of kid who grew up on the streets like us.

Therefore, if people discuss 'heroes' again in the future, in my heart, you are a well-deserved 'hero'.

So, you protect Philadelphia in the future, and I'll cover you." Suddenly, Iverson extended his fist towards Su Feng.

At this moment, under the afterglow of the Philadelphia sunset, Su Feng and Iverson completed a fist bump.

"I've heard your declaration with Kobe about wanting to skip college and join the NBA." Iverson smiled and then said, "Count me in."

Okay...

Following Pippen becoming a derogatory term for Su Feng and Kobe's second-in-command, a certain basketball god who was doing charity in various casinos might not have dreamed that a group of newcomers who wanted to challenge him were really coming.

Passion and chuunibyou ran through almost the entire 90s.

But at least, these rookies really wanted to beat Jordan at this time.

…

The next day, four in the morning.

When Ben Wallace arrived at the training hall rented by Su Feng according to the address Su Feng gave him, Big Ben was stunned by the scene before him.

Thump, thump, thump.

Inside the training hall, Su Feng had already started training.

Originally, Big Ben thought Su Feng just wanted to play a trick on him.

After all, pranks are seen as a way of "making friends" in the United States.

So, thinking that Su Feng had helped him yesterday anyway, Big Ben felt that it wouldn't hurt to be pranked.

But what Big Ben never expected was that there really was someone who got up to practice basketball at four in the morning?

Walking into the training hall, looking at Su Feng, who was already sweating profusely, Ben Wallace asked curiously, "Do you get up this early every day?"

Su Feng shook his head, "I only started getting up this early recently."

Ben Wallace breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "Yeah, how could someone get up to practice basketball at four in the morning every day?"

"Because I used to just start training at this time, but recently, I've changed my training time to three in the morning," Su Feng added.

Ben Wallace: "..."

Unfortunately, Big Ben doesn't have much education, and only knows to say "f*ck".

"You're too hardworking. I've never seen anyone like you," Big Ben said with emotion.

"Is that so?" Su Feng smiled, "But when I was in high school, there was someone who got up as early as me, and for two whole years, I couldn't beat him no matter how hard I tried."

Big Ben was shocked, "How could there be someone like that..."

"There is! He's my best friend, his name is Kobe Bryant," Su Feng said with a smile.

Hiss!

Big Ben took a deep breath, suddenly feeling that he was simply too low compared to Su Feng and Kobe.

This f*cking guy, who had always thought he was diligent enough, suffered a critical hit of 100 million points from Su Feng.

"What do I need to do now?" A slightly dazed Big Ben didn't even know what to do next.

Su Feng pointed to a backpack on the floor, "There are sandwiches inside. You haven't eaten anything yet, have you? Eat something first, and then we'll do one-on-one."

Big Ben nodded. He was indeed still hungry. There was no way his lousy agent could support him.

With Big Ben's physique, there was no doubt that his appetite was no less than that of The Rock.

So, Big Ben happily opened the backpack on the ground, and then after taking a bite...

"Good, delicious!" At this moment, Big Ben seemed to be smoking from his nose.

Su Feng laughed. Looking at Big Ben who was eating, Su Feng wasn't in a hurry and turned around to continue his shooting training.

"By the way, isn't it summer now? Why are you wearing a scarf?" Big Ben asked curiously while eating.

On the court, Su Feng didn't answer him, but suddenly raised the scarf.

Next, Big Ben saw a scene he would never forget in his life.

He saw Su Feng, with his eyes covered by a scarf, shooting from beyond the three-point line beautifully.

After the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air...

Swish!

Bang...

In a daze, the sandwich in Big Ben's hand had already fallen to the ground.

Blindfolded... Blindfolded three-pointers?

And he can still make it?

Big Ben felt like he had ten thousand things he wanted to complain about at this moment.

"Hey, how did it go in?" On the court, Su Feng seemed a little dissatisfied.

This...

Big Ben suddenly felt that he should kneel down to Su Feng at this moment.

Sorry, this level of awesomeness has already broken through the sky!

Actually, Big Ben really misunderstood Su Feng.

Because ever since the iron-striking value of his usual shooting training rose to 50 points/per missed shot, Su Feng suddenly felt that shooting three-pointers blindfolded seemed pretty good?

So, now he shoots three-pointers blindfolded for two hours before every training session.

As the saying goes, even a small grasshopper is still meat. For Su Feng now, he doesn't have any extra iron-striking value to spare.

But he only does this blindfolded training for two hours every day. After all, if you want shot attempts, your shooting accuracy can't be too bad.

It's worth mentioning that the system doesn't seem to object to him shooting three-pointers blindfolded.

In Su Feng's opinion, this should be because shooting three-pointers blindfolded is actually a way to train muscle memory, so the always reasonable system didn't stop him from this kind of fleecing behavior.

But, the problem is...

In front of Ben Wallace, who is technically untalented, Su Feng's usual blindfolded three-point training isn't just showing off in front of him?

Ben Wallace felt like he couldn't eat anymore.

Because in Big Ben's mind, Su Feng was the 13th pick in the first round of the '96 draft, and he was just an undrafted player.

So, in Big Ben's opinion, Su Feng's talent must be above his.

However, someone who is more talented than you also works ten times harder, this...

"You work so hard, are you trying to beat Kobe?" Big Ben stood up and asked.

Su Feng shook his head, "Why beat Kobe? Although he's always won more one-on-ones with me, I've also won against him."

Big Ben didn't quite understand, "Then you work so hard, are you trying to become an All-Star?"

Su Feng shook his head again, "Becoming an All-Star, isn't that what should happen?"

Big Ben took a deep breath, "Then what is your purpose for working so hard?"

This time Su Feng didn't shake his head again, but looked at Big Ben with a serious expression, "I want to beat Michael Jordan."

Big Ben: "..."

Big Ben couldn't hold it in anymore.

He really wanted to kneel down to Su Feng!

Oh heavens!

At this moment, Big Ben felt that compared to Su Feng, he was just a weakling!

"I..."

Looking at Su Feng, who was "similar" in height to him, Big Ben was silent for a long time.

At this moment, Su Feng suddenly threw the basketball to him, "Come on, let's do one-on-one."

Big Ben nodded. He vowed that he would definitely work harder in the future!

No, it would be multiple times harder, otherwise in Big Ben's opinion, he couldn't possibly pour a cappuccino to turn over the 17 cards Su Feng was leading him by, right?

…

Two hours later…

"No, Ben, you can't defend me like this." As planned with Su Feng, Ben Wallace was indeed a good tool.

Although in the system's evaluation (based on a comprehensive assessment of strength and reputation), this guy can currently only bring him 1500 points/per missed shot in one-on-one.

But compared to AI, who has a limited amount of time and terrible defense every day, Big Ben is definitely a tool worth investing in for the long term.

But the problem is…

Perhaps because Su Feng was too great and tall in his heart, Ben Wallace didn't dare to touch Su Feng when defending.

This…

Playing basketball like a bunch of girls, this isn't 20 years later. Where's the HC, the brutal iron blood, the elbows and legs, the fighting at the drop of a hat?

Although Su Feng had been emphasizing during one-on-one that Big Ben must defend him seriously, Big Ben…

Just didn't dare to do it.

Su Feng knew that if he continued to play like this, his iron-striking value wouldn't increase at all.

Because Big Ben defended loosely, Su Feng's accuracy naturally increased.

So, Su Feng felt that he had to make Big Ben dare to "beat" him first, otherwise, what was he going to do with all the armor he had stacked up?

"Ben, if you keep defending me like this, I feel like you don't need to play in the Summer League," Su Feng said to Ben Wallace seriously.

Ben Wallace scratched his head embarrassedly, "But, Su, even if you say that, I still…"

"How about this, come here." Su Feng frowned, looking at Ben Wallace.

Big Ben obediently stepped forward, and just as he walked in front of Su Feng, Su Feng suddenly gave him an iron fist.

Oh my…

Why does my own hand hurt when I hit him?

"Come, I just punched you, now you punch me too," Su Feng said seriously.

Ben Wallace was a little dazed, "But…"

"Can you stop saying 'but'? Hit me!

Don't you have a little dingle?" Seeing that Ben Wallace still didn't dare to hit him, Su Feng had no choice but to use one of the most effective tricks for all Black brothers.

This time Ben Wallace was angry.

Because Su Feng could insult his intelligence, but he could never humiliate his club.

Bang!

He swung a heavy punch, hitting Su Feng directly in the chest.

Honestly…

Su Feng felt a little sweetness in his mouth.

Su Feng, who was clutching his chest, suddenly regretted it a little…

But it is worth mentioning that after taking a punch from Wallace, the system's injury exemption didn't appear.

In other words…

"As expected of me, tough and durable."

After resting for a while, Su Feng felt like he was fine.

"You see, you hit me so hard, and I'm still fine, right?

I'm telling you, when I was training with the Suns, I even fought with Charles Barkley.

So if you're afraid of hurting me, then you can leave, and we'll pretend we don't know each other in the future," Su Feng said to Big Ben.

Looking at Su Feng who seemed really fine, Big Ben felt that what Su Feng said made sense.

Indeed, his behavior just now was a bit too disrespectful to his brother.

"I'll be serious next, be careful," Big Ben reminded kindly.

"That's what I want, for you to be serious!" Su Feng said without changing his expression.

…

Just like that, by 10 AM, Su Feng had happily harvested 140,000 iron-striking points.

Big Ben was still relatively rough on the defensive end at this time, but his lateral movement and reaction speed were indeed exaggerated. He could easily shut down Su Feng if Su Feng didn't use feints.

Especially Big Ben's strength, Su Feng felt that if this guy trained with him all summer, his strength would definitely be no less than Barkley, who he had competed against.

Su Feng decided that he must find a way to keep Big Ben as a tool.

Although he was still a rookie this year, he couldn't interfere with the management, let alone interfere with head coach Davis.

But as the saying goes, a mountain man has his own tricks!

Su Feng knew that as long as Big Ben performed well in the Summer League, given the 76ers' current empty interior, the 76ers' management would definitely give him a chance.

Therefore, after Mancias, Frazier, and Alan Stein arrived, Su Feng had these three tools lead Big Ben to develop a training plan.

"Is this training fee expensive?" Big Ben asked weakly.

"Don't worry, they are all my personal trainers. Even if there is a fee, they will charge me, not you," Su Feng said, patting Big Ben's shoulder.

It just so happened that Su Feng was going to focus on speed training next, and Mancias and the others were worried about not having any work to do.

Mancias was LeBron's trainer in his previous life and liked Big Ben, this kind of muscle man, very much.

And Frazier could teach Big Ben some defensive skills, while Alan Stein could help Big Ben improve his jumping speed.

In short, don't ask, just know that Su Feng's training team is awesome.

Of course, it was also thanks to Bill Duffy for helping him find Mills.

Originally, Mills, who was a sprint coach in Jamaica at this time, didn't want to come to Philadelphia.

Especially when he learned that he was only helping an NBA rookie train in terms of explosiveness, Mills, who was determined to train Olympic champions, was even more reluctant.

But…

After hearing the price Su Feng offered him, Mills immediately decided to go to Philadelphia!

What Olympic champion?

Dreams are good, but without money, what would Mills use to support his dreams?

So, after Mills arrived in Philadelphia tomorrow, Su Feng would officially begin his speed training.

There was still a week until the Long Beach Summer League. Before the Long Beach Summer League started, Su Feng felt that any progress he could make was good.

After the Summer League ended, Su Feng would retreat again.

Therefore, since his other three trainers were idle anyway, letting them help him train Big Ben, this tool, was also excellent in Su Feng's opinion.

However, Su Feng might not know that for Ben Wallace, who was poor, weak, and helpless at this time, Su Feng's status in his heart had vaguely surpassed his old brother Oakley.

Big Ben silently vowed in his heart that he must find a chance to repay Su Feng in the future.

For the sandwich!

Ah, no, for Su Feng!

Big Ben was willing to shed blood and sweat!

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