NBA, Wait for Me to Conquer You!

"Ahhhhh!" "Awooooo!" ... The University of Kansas players returned to the locker room with the championship trophy and celebrated wildly. Someone had already uncorked the champagne they'd prepared.

Pop!

In an instant, the entire locker room filled with the smell of champagne. Then someone put on some music, getting the University of Kansas players even more excited. Holding champagne bottles, they couldn't help dancing along to the beat.

Goodwin threw himself into the celebration. Since his rebirth, this was the happiest day of his life.

Ever since he'd been reborn, life had been especially "rough." The System's brutal daily training was the worst of it. He trained from morning until night and barely managed to finish. Every night, when he collapsed into bed, he felt as if his body didn't even belong to him.

Fortunately, a good night's sleep wiped away all his fatigue and restored him completely. Goodwin had no idea how it worked, but guessed it had something to do with the System.

Just then, the locker room door opened. It was Head Coach Roy Williams!

Roy Williams beamed, his eyes shining as he looked at the players. "Hurry up, wash up, and change. The school's administrators have already booked a restaurant for us."

Food?

At Roy Williams's words, the University of Kansas players cried out in excitement. They immediately put down what they were holding and rushed to wash up and change.

Roy Williams looked at the trashed locker room and couldn't help shaking his head.

A little over ten minutes later, the University of Kansas players climbed onto the bus with Roy Williams leading the way. The driver pressed the accelerator, and the bus headed for the restaurant.

As soon as they arrived, the University of Kansas players scrambled off the bus. They were starving.

The restaurant had already prepared a feast for them.

Seeing the table laden with food, they could hardly keep from drooling.

The University of Kansas players didn't sit down right away. Instead, they all turned to look at Roy Williams behind them.

Roy Williams smiled. "Aren't you hungry? Go ahead and eat."

The moment he finished speaking, the players wasted no time. They took their seats and dug in.

Mmm...ლ(´ڡ`ლ)

They ate with gusto, one after another.

As time passed, the food on the table gradually disappeared into the University of Kansas players' stomachs.

Seeing this, Roy Williams waved to a nearby waiter, who immediately brought out more dishes.

While the waiter served the food, Roy Williams looked around at everyone. "There's plenty for tonight." As their head coach, Roy Williams knew exactly how much they could eat. Every one of them had a huge appetite.

But it couldn't be helped. Athletes trained at an extremely high intensity every day. After each training session, they needed to eat a great deal to make up for the energy they'd burned. They ate several times as much as ordinary people.

They ate for nearly two hours before everyone gradually put down their utensils. Eventually, only Goodwin was still going. The others all turned to look at him. It was the first time they'd realized that this freshman could eat so much.

Another half hour passed. Goodwin didn't stop until he'd finished all the food on the table. Under everyone's gaze, he murmured, "I'm more or less full—about 80 percent." Since his rebirth, he'd had an especially huge appetite, probably because his training was so intense.

Eighty percent full?

Roy Williams paused, then looked at Goodwin. "Goodwin, if you're still hungry, we can order more! You're the star tonight. Eat as much as you want."

Goodwin shook his head. "No need, Coach. I still have to go back and train later."

The moment he said that, everyone stared at him in shock. He still had to go back and train?

Collison gaped at him. "Goodwin, you're going back to train later?"

"Of course," Goodwin replied without hesitation. "I haven't finished today's training yet." He still had 200 mid-range shots and 200 three-pointers left.

The System gave him brutal training tasks every day. If he failed to finish, it would randomly deduct one of his attributes. But if he completed them, he'd earn one skill point.

Hearing Goodwin's words, the rest of the University of Kansas players finally understood why he'd been able to save the team tonight. One after another, they gave him a thumbs-up.

Goodwin didn't think much of it. He wasn't training this hard just to earn his teammates' approval.

After a short rest, everyone returned to the hotel with Roy Williams. They'd stay the night before heading back.

As soon as he got back to the hotel, Goodwin grabbed a ball and headed for the basketball court. For the past few days, the hotel court had served as their temporary practice facility, so he had no trouble getting in. He immediately got to work on his training.

He dribbled to the three-point line, stopped, jumped, hung in the air, and released.

The ball traced a beautiful arc through the air and swished through the hoop.

Time passed slowly. After Goodwin sank his final mid-range shot, a voice rang out in his mind: "Congratulations, Host. You've completed today's training and earned one skill point."

The corner of Goodwin's mouth lifted. He opened his status panel and tapped the mid-range shooting stat four times. In an instant, it rose from 60 to 64!

Goodwin planned to spend all his skill points on shooting first. After all, basketball was about putting the ball in the hoop. Next, he'd become what was known as a 3-and-D player. He couldn't expect to become a star overnight; he had to take it one step at a time.

First, he'd become a 3-and-D player. In basketball, a 3-and-D player was someone skilled at both three-point shooting and defense.

In basketball strategy, defense and three-point shooting were both crucial. A player who excelled at defense could guard the opposing team's key players, limit their scoring, and give his own team more opportunities. A player who excelled at three-point shooting could spread the floor on offense, help break down the opposing defense, and score more points or create more space for his team.

Especially in this era, having a deadly three-point shot was crucial.

After that, he'd go from being a 3-and-D player to becoming a superstar who dominated at both ends of the court. He would become the "Jordan" of this era!

If anyone knew about Goodwin's ambition, they'd definitely scoff: What a pipe dream!

But as far as Goodwin was concerned, he had the System. If he couldn't become the "Jordan" of this era, he might as well bash his head against a block of tofu and end it all.

NBA, wait for me to conquer you!

"Ding-dong!"