Chapter 15: The Agent

"This is your tip."

Wade Dong took out a dollar and placed it on the passenger seat before getting out of the car.

"Who wants your tip?!"

Daisy threw the dollar out of the car window, feeling insulted. Her carefully planned romantic encounter had been ruined by Wade Dong's lack of understanding.

Wade Dong didn't pick up the money from the ground.

After all, he had paid the fare, and whether Daisy wanted the money or not was none of his business.

He entered the community and waited at the entrance for a while before Dudley returned.

"You're so fast!"

Dudley looked at Wade Dong in surprise, "There's not even enough time to take off your pants!"

Wade Dong knocked on Dudley's head, "What's in your brain? If you have the time, why not practice more basketball?"

If it were any other rookie saying this to Dudley and knocking on his head, Dudley would definitely beat them up.

But Wade Dong was different. His performance tonight was enough to secure his place in the NBA, and besides, Wade Dong was Dudley's brother.

Wade Dong returned to his room and closed the door.

[Task completed: Reward - Lucky Potion!]

A voice from the system suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Lucky Potion?"

This task had a reward?

Wade Dong thought the tasks only had penalties, so initially, he told the system to get lost. Later, when Daisy acted shamelessly, Wade Dong had no choice but to ride in her car to get back. He thought he might as well give the system a favor, after all, the system had helped him a lot, and he felt a bit guilty for always bossing it around.

Wade Dong saw a new item appear in his mind, a red potion in the first box.

"How do you use this Lucky Potion?" Wade Dong asked.

[Lucky Potion: Increases luck value, effective for 24 seconds!]

The potion was effective for only 24 seconds?

This was exactly the duration of one offensive play. Wade Dong instantly understood how to use the Lucky Potion. It was practically a game-winning tool!

From now on, whenever there was a game-winning shot, Wade Dong could use the Lucky Potion. This way, he could create another NBA record, a 100% success rate for game-winning shots!

Although one bottle cost five talent points to purchase, compared to the effect of the Lucky Potion, it was already a bargain.

After winning against the Lakers, Wade Dong earned five talent points. He originally planned to buy a skill package, but now, with the Lucky Potion, he had to save these talent points.

"Basketball suddenly seems so simple."

Wade Dong smiled, "Even if Jordan came, he wouldn't stand a chance against someone with an OP potion."

In Wade Dong's pocket, there was a piece of paper with the stats from this game recorded on it.

Kobe: 31 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Nash: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 0 blocks

Wade Dong: 37 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Although he only played for 12 minutes, Wade Dong's stats were not inferior to Kobe's and Nash's. Anyone would be proud of such a performance.

Wade Dong knew in his heart that tonight he had released ten years of pent-up frustration. Such a performance was not something he could replicate every night.

16 out of 14 shots made, 11 out of 9 three-pointers made. Unless Wade Dong used the Lucky Potion continuously, even with a full-level talent and a superstar skill package, he couldn't maintain such a performance in every game.

After returning to his room, Wade Dong finally let out a cheer!

He laughed for a long time before turning on his computer to video chat with Li Jiajia.

"Jiajia, did you watch the live broadcast today?"

As soon as the video connected, Wade Dong asked with a hint of pride, "Wasn't I very handsome tonight?"

"You were so handsome, I love you to death."

Li Jiajia covered her mouth and giggled. Wade Dong was not a cold person off the court.

Wade Dong said, "When the ten-day short contract expires, I should be able to renew with the Suns. Then I'll buy a house in Phoenix and bring you to the US."

"Sure!"

Li Jiajia agreed without hesitation.

After chatting for a while, Zhuang Fei and the others returned with dinner. Seeing Li Jiajia video chatting with Wade Dong, they immediately came over to tease him.

But Li Jiajia didn't give them a chance, saying, "You should rest early, I'm going to eat," and hung up the video call.

That night, Wade Dong slept very well.

He could finally stand firm in the NBA.

...

The next day, as soon as Wade Dong arrived at the arena, Coach Gentry called him to the office.

In the office, two people were sitting on the sofa. Coach Gentry introduced them, "These two are Jeff and Rich, I believe you've heard of them."

"I haven't heard of them."

Wade Dong shook his head. He really hadn't heard of these two people.

Jeff: "..."

Rich: "..."

They were both well-known agents in the NBA, and even if Wade Dong was new to the NBA, he shouldn't have never heard of their names.

"Young man, you've given me a very bad first impression."

Jeff raised his eyelids and said arrogantly, "Since you haven't heard of me, let me introduce myself. I'm Jeff, an NBA agent. My company has 31 NBA contracted players, including eight All-Stars."

"It's normal that you haven't heard of him, but you shouldn't have never heard of me."

Rich said, "I'm James's agent, and our company also has many big-name players."

So they were agents. Wade Dong finally confirmed their identities. He didn't know them, and this could only be blamed on the system, because this world had changed significantly from his previous life.

He had looked through some player information last night and realized that, apart from the first game between the Suns and the Lakers, which seemed to be arranged to let Wade Dong avenge his ten-year-old humiliation, many other teams were different from his previous life. This could only be attributed to the parallel world.

Coach Gentry tried to smooth things over, "Wade Dong, I know you don't have an agent yet. In this league, a good agent is crucial. Jeff and Rich are both here, and I think you should have a good talk with them."

"I watched the video of last night's game, and I was initially interested in you, but your performance today has left me dissatisfied." Jeff said.

"You've also left a bad first impression on me, kid from China." Rich added.

Before Wade Dong had even agreed, these two were already acting as if they had him in the bag. Wade Dong smiled, "Since I've left such a bad impression on you, why are you still here? Are you trying to freeload on our team's buffet?"