"Best Partner: After blocking and dismantling with teammates, increase shooting efficiency within 3 seconds, and temporarily increase passing ability value when choosing to pass to a blocking teammate within 5 seconds, and improve the efficiency of teammates successfully receiving the ball and attacking the frame. (Note: Talent effects cannot be activated when the relationship between a pick-and-roll player and a talent holder is below 60.) ）”

Looking at the name and introduction of the newly grown branches on the talent tree, Wang Chao couldn't help but be overjoyed.

This so-called "best partner" new talent is a playmaking talent, because it grows around the ball handler, and the effect introduction is quite interesting, this is the first time that Wang Chao has obtained a talent that can not only improve himself, but also his teammates.

Obviously, this is a related skill of blocking and pick-and-roll, after helping him block and dismantle, he can improve his shooting efficiency within 3 seconds, and passing the ball to his teammates after 3 seconds can improve his passing ability value and his teammates' offensive ability.

Although this talent does not clearly indicate how much the so-called improvement ability is improved, according to the effect of other talents in the past, it will definitely not disappoint Wang Chao.

But what makes Wang Chao a little speechless is that this talent actually sets a friendly value setting, and the relationship is less than 60 and there is no way to activate the talent effect, what kind of copycat love simulation game is this?

The question is, what exactly is the relationship value of 60, and how many players on his Magic team can meet this standard?

Wang Chao feels that the current relationship between Howard and him should definitely be above 60, there is no doubt about this, as for the others, Wang Chao is not sure.

His interpersonal management with the Magic team is much stronger than when he was with the Suns, especially when he first arrived, he spent money to invite everyone to hang out with him once, and because the team has been making great progress in the regular season since coming to the Magic, everyone's relationship is relatively harmonious.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that the outside of the Magic team does not have players who have differences with Wang Chao in the distribution of the ball.

Although Tekoglou has played well this season, he has not played at a very high level before, and even played as a substitute in previous seasons.

Jamil. Nielsen is in a similar situation, coming to the fourth season of his career, although he is the starting point guard of the Magic team, he has only just played more than 30 minutes, and simply put, his status in the team is not enough to compete with Wang Chao for power.

There are no direct entanglements and conflicts of interest in the team, and the team chemistry is relatively good.

But even so, Wang Chao is not sure, there are a few people who can reach the relationship value of 60, after all, he doesn't even have an idea of what the specific standard of this thing is.

"No matter, just go back and try them one by one."

Wang Chao shook his head and said.

Moreover, judging from the introduction of the effect of this talent, it is obvious that Howard and his blocking and dismantling cooperation effect must be the best, because with Howard's mobility, immediately after blocking and dismantling, Wang Chao can enjoy the effect of talent bonus to the maximum extent whether he chooses to attack with the ball or pass the ball to Howard.

So, as long as Howard's relationship and he can reach 60, then you can actually maximize the talent effect of your best partner.

……

Wang Chao, who has gained new talent and has made further progress, is in a particularly good mood, and the other players on the Magic team are also in a good mood.

They managed to hold on to second place in the East in January, and while their only advantage over the Pistons was to play two more games early, and maybe a little behind in terms of win percentage alone, who cares? Besides, there are still two and a half months left in the regular season, and maybe the team is getting better and better in the next game, so what about throwing the Pistons off in one go?

Time entered February, the Magic team defeated the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers in two back-to-back away games on February 1 and February 2 respectively, and the list of Player of the Month in January was announced, Wang Chao averaged 27.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in January, defeated James, who averaged 32.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, and was elected Player of the Month for the first time in his career.

If you just look at the data, Wang Chao must have been crushed by James's comprehensive coverage, but the selection of the best player of the month, the data is only a part of the reference factors, the team's record, the individual's comprehensive contribution to the team's victory, etc. are important reference standards, of course, it is not excluded that the league intends to support Wang Chao and secretly manipulate the possibility.

Because the one who won the best player of the month in January in the west happened to be Da Yao.

In January, Yao played in 13 games with a 10-3 record, and his personal statistics in those 13 games were 25 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Da Yao and Wang Chao were selected as the best players of the month in the East and West at the same time, and it was like a holiday in Huaguo!

Although the Player of the Month is not a good honor, only 12 players have a chance to be selected in a season, and there is a high probability that these 12 players will be repeated, and even if they can be selected once, it will at least prove that they are one of the best players in the league at a certain time.

The selection of Da Yao and Wang Chao is a testament to the fact that Chinese players have fully established themselves in the NBA and entered the ranks of first-line stars, and it is natural to be happy, not to mention that now the news about Wang Chao joining the national team and preparing for the capital Olympics has become clearer and clearer, and the stronger his strength, the more beneficial it will be for Huaguo.

But in early February, the news that Wang Chao and Da Yao, two Chinese players, won the Player of the Month for the first time in history, did not even occupy a large page, because the announcement of a league team deal shocked all the fans around the world who follow the NBA.

On February 2, the Los Angeles Lakers reached a trade agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Lakers sent the top pick Kwame. Brown, guard Crittenton, guard McGee, '07 rookie Mark Brown. Gasol's ownership as well as two first-round picks in '08,'10 and the acquisition of All-Star interior player Paul from the Grizzlies. Gasol, and a second-round pick from the Grizzlies.

It's definitely a big deal, Paul. Gasol is a high-quality power forward who can consistently contribute close to 20+10 data per game, although he has been criticized for his soft style of play and poor results with the Grizzlies, but his strength is still undoubted.

The Lakers actually only paid for two first-round picks in this deal, and none of the other players were valuable or potential players, at least on the surface, after all, no one knew about Mark who was drafted in the second round at this time. Gasol will grow into an All-Star center who will not lose to his brother in the future.

For a while, the league shouted shady, questioning whether the league official wanted to correspond to the Big Three of the Eastern Celtics, so they helped the Lakers strengthen the existing lineup and recreate the eventful years of the Lake-Kai battle in the 80s.

But in any case, the deal between the Lakers and the Grizzlies has been reached, and there is no way to change the facts, and the Lakers have become the third favorite in the West after the Celtics and the Rockets, two big three teams!

Wang Chao had known that this deal would happen, so he naturally wouldn't be surprised. Jackson's vision is still quite admirable.

Honestly, Paul. Gasol is not the most outstanding interior player in the league, and there are many players in the same position who are better than him, but if it comes to personal skills, Gasol is undoubtedly the most suitable interior player for triangle tactics, tall enough, soft and able to shoot from a distance, and at the same time, the inside confrontation looks soft but has never been afraid of confrontation, and the awareness of passing the ball is also very good.

Of course, most importantly, Paul. Gasol's gentle and non-contentious personality can completely complement the strong and paranoid Kobe, forming an internal and external duo without any conflict and tacit cooperation.

It is these factors that have enabled the Lakers to reach the Finals for three consecutive years and win two championships after acquiring Gasol.

You must know that compared to the lineup, the Celtics are obviously better than the Lakers, the configuration of the Big Three is real, and there is a growing Rondo.

On the other hand, on the Lakers' side, whether it is Odom, Bynum or Artest, who will join in the future, cannot be regarded as giants, at most they are only outstanding starters, especially center Andrew. Bynum, who has been a blue-collar player during the Lakers' three Finals, only grew a little bit later, but soon played himself to the end.

With this deal, the Lakers can be regarded as taking off in the true sense.

Wang Chao and the Magic experienced the fighting power of the Lakers after the trade a few days later.

On February 8, the Magic, which had just defeated the Dallas Mavericks and the New Jersey Nets at home, faced the challenge of the Lakers at home.

The result was a 117-113 win over the Magic by the Lakers.

In this game, Kobe Bryant on the Lakers' side scored 36 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Gasol also had 30 points and 9 rebounds.

On the Magic team's side, in fact, the performance of Wang Chao and Howard's two internal and external duos is actually not bad, Wang Chao has 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 rebounds, and Howard has 28 points and 15 rebounds, but there is obviously a gap in the overall strength of the team.

Wang Chao has the impression that before the Lakers traded to Gasol, their record could only rank about fourth to fifth in the West, but since getting Gasol, the team's record has begun to improve, and at the end of the regular season, it has been able to top the Western Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, although it is a little worse than the Celtics who won 66 wins in the East, but the ability to beat the Spurs, Hornets, Jazz and other giants, which shows the strength of the new version of the Lakers.

After the Magic lost to the Lakers, they lost 111-118 at home to the Cavaliers, making it two straight losses.

But there is no way to do it, the key to the Cavaliers' victory is not James, although he also got a quasi-triple-double of 29 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game, but what really made the Magic lose the game was Larry, who scored 40 points on 12-of-19 shooting and 12-of-13 free throws. Hughes.

At this stage, James lacks such a strong teammate who can help him by his side. Hughes's highlight moment is just a glimpse, and his performance during the regular season can already be described as bad, averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game, shooting only 37.7% from the field, and most of the time he behaved more like an undercover agent.

Although they lost the game, the Magic team still played something different during the game, especially the blocking and dismantling cooperation of Wang Chao and Howard, which seemed to become more tacit and complementary in the eyes of fans.

Although the team is currently suffering two consecutive defeats, whether it is against the strong Lakers or the Cavaliers with undercover players, the Magic team has the strength to fight from beginning to end, but it is a little bit less lucky.

Of course, all the credit goes to Wang Chao, and the main reason why he and Howard's pick-and-rolls have become more lethal is due to his newly acquired talent for being the best partner, which has worked really well. Van Gundy is already starting to consider the combination of Wang Chao and Howard as the team's main offensive tactic.

On February 13, the Magic team defeated the Denver Nuggets 109-98 at home, stopping the losing streak, in this game, Wang Chao and Howard used a lot of blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation on the court, and the Nuggets had nothing to do about it, as a result, Wang Chao hit 8 three-pointers outside the three-point line, and Howard also got 16 foul free throws, even if Anthony scored 32 points on the Nuggets' side, Iverson also had 25 points and 7 assists.

After the victory over the Nuggets, players across the league finally ushered in the "long vacation" after the start of the season - All-Star Weekend is coming!

The 2008 All-Star Weekend, hosted by the New Orleans Hornets, began on February 15 and officially ended on the 17th after the All-Star break.

The Magic team has no schedule since the game ends on February 13, and players with All-Star programs will choose to leave for New Orleans early, while those players who have missed the All-Star will choose to go to the All-Star with them to have a good time, and some will choose to take a long vacation for themselves to spend time with their families.

Wang Chao and Howard left for New Orleans on February 14, and it was already late in the evening when they arrived.

But at this time, for a nightclub prince like Howard, the colorful life has just begun.

After arriving at the hotel and checking in, Howard couldn't wait to pull Wang Chao straight to the nearest nightclub around.

Wang Chao actually didn't want to fool around with Howard at this time, because he had already gotten his agent Bill in advance. Duffy's notice that this All-Star Weekend, his schedule is still relatively full, not only to participate in the All-Star Three-Point Contest and the main game, but also to meet with Nike and Adi separately to discuss the issue of sneaker contracts.

So far in the regular season, Wang Chao has averaged 26.5 points per game, and the average points per game have approached Allen Iverson, once the average points per game exceed Iverson in the second half of the regular season, Wang Chao will rank in the top three on the scoring list, second only to James and Kobe.

In the face of such a rising star with outstanding scoring ability, great potential and the Chinese market, Nike and Adi have long been unable to hold back, and have provided Wang Chao with sneaker endorsement offers, and can't wait to design exclusive boots for Wang Chao and then circle a sum of money in the store.

Bill. Duffy did not rush to negotiate with the two companies immediately, but chose to make an appointment at the time of All-Star Weekend, and then sat down with the two to discuss the specific content and price of the endorsement contract.

"Everyone is easy to discuss, this kind of thing, it is normal for the one with the highest price."

For Bill. Duffy's approach, the representatives of both sides hated itchy, but they could only compromise, Wang Chao's market potential is very large, if he can win, even if he pays some more price, there will definitely be benefits, especially not to be snatched away by competitors, this is the unwritten unspoken rule that Nike and Adi have basically determined for a long time in the sports market preemption.

In addition to discussing the issue of sneaker endorsement contracts, this time on the All-Star Weekend, Huaguo CCTV Sports will also send someone to broadcast the All-Star Game, and is ready to do an exclusive interview for Wang Chao, which will be broadcast in CCTV Sports to further expand Wang Chao's influence in Huaguo and build momentum for Wang Chao to join the Huaguo men's national basketball team and prepare for the Capital Olympics.

No matter who came up with this idea, Wang Chao had to admire, he really understood the traffic password.

is also to return to the national team, quietly release news after joining the team, and began to pave the way a few months ago, using various methods to promote Wang Chao, creating suspense, so that fans across the country are looking forward to Wang Chao's return to the national team, when this emotion accumulates to the peak, when the news is released, the effect is definitely better than the former I don't know how many times!

Even as far as Wang Chao himself is concerned, he also hopes that he can join the Huaguo men's basketball team as a savior hero, and then if he can help the Huaguo men's basketball team achieve a historic breakthrough in the Olympic Games, his popularity and praise in China will also reach an unprecedented height.

As a traverser, Wang Chao is very aware of the horror of this heat, and there is also an athlete in Huaguo in the future, although the situation is different from him, but also because of the aura of popularity and winning glory for the country, she has become the most top-notch well-known athlete in China with unpopular sports, her name is Gu Ailing.

Before 2021, there were only seven names on Gu Ailing's commercial sponsorship list, and most of them were related to skiing, but before the 22 Winter Olympics, her commercial endorsements have exceeded 30, and they are still increasing.

If Wang Chao can also have that kind of phenomenal popularity, his reputation will be close to that of Da Yao, and he can take over perfectly after Da Yao retires and become a new generation of leaders in the Chinese sports industry!

……

"Hey...... You really are. ”

Although he really wanted to rest more and prepare for this busy All-Star weekend, Wang Chao was still forced by Howard to rush to the court.

"What's there to rest, you haven't slept enough on the plane?" Howard said nonchalantly: "I told you, there are many celebrities this time, and it will definitely make the trip worthwhile, and someone specially told me that I wanted to introduce you to them, and it would be too shameful for me not to go there." ”

There is no way, Wang Chao can only sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

Howard really didn't brag, maybe because of the All-Star Weekend, when Howard took him to the party, there were already a lot of people gathered here, and Wang Chao glanced at it and saw several familiar stars.

Of course, more of these people are NBA stars, and almost most of the stars who come to participate in the All-Star are there, including top stars such as James, Kobe, and Garnett.

This makes it even more natural for them to blend in.

As soon as he arrived, Howard was possessed by bovine syndrome, and was completely active in the occasion, and also pulled Wang Chao to introduce several stars in the film and television industry and the music industry.

One thing to say, Wang Chao didn't like this kind of occasion very much, and he felt very tired of socializing, so after hypocritically politely being polite for a while, he found an excuse to withdraw, and came to a corner with a glass of red wine and sat down.

It's just that he didn't sit here long before he was disturbed again.

"Hello, you are Wang Chao."

Wang Chao turned his head and watched a beautiful blonde woman wearing an elegant evening dress with an extremely graceful figure walking towards him.

"I am."

Wang Chao didn't move, and raised his glass to the blonde slightly, but he was a little puzzled in his heart.

The blonde girl in front of him, Wang Chao knows, in fact, there are basically no fans who pay more attention to the NBA.

In the NBA, there is a family whose name is famous, this family is a socialite, and with the help of various means to maintain the popularity of the family and itself in the entertainment circle of the United States, among which they are most involved in the NBA stars, known as the NBA star harvester, this family is the famous Kardashian family.

From the boss Kim. Kardashian started to little sister Kendall. Jenner, there are many women in the Kardashian family who have been married or in romantic relationships with NBA players.

And the blonde standing in front of Wang Chao at this time is the third eldest member of the Kardashian family, Khloe. Kardashian.

Kohler. Kardashian's impressive record in the NBA includes a stellar record with Timberwolves point guard Rasade. McCantz is in love with Lakers star player Lamar. Odom married, and later married James. Harden and Tristan. Thompson made his relationship public.

Even among the sisters of the Kardashian family, Khloe is a famous star harvester in the NBA, both in terms of the number and quality of players he has dating, and her sister Kendall will be in the future. Jenna successively worked with Griffin, Ben. Simmons, Booker and others have a history that rivals her.

Wang Chao for Kohler. Kardashian's impression mainly stayed on her big breasts and fat buttocks, he didn't think Khloe was beautiful, but her plump figure, especially her big buttocks, made Harden want to stop but made Wang Chao remember it vividly.

But now it seems that Kohler is much more beautiful than he remembers.

However, it is not surprising that Kohler, who was born in 84, is now only 23 years old, at the age of youth and beauty, and his figure is relatively well maintained, which can be described as bumpy and convex.

It's just that...... She took the initiative to greet herself, what did she mean?

Wang Chao remembers that Kohler. Kardashian should still be in Hollywood at this time, filming several movies, TV series and variety shows, but her popularity is tepid, far less famous than her two sisters.

Really let Kohler. Kardashian's popularity began to rise after marrying Lakers star Odom in '09 and marrying the league's top star James Lee. The time when Harden was playing hot.

And in '08, Kohler should have been in a relationship with McCantz.

Looking at this picture, the two of them obviously haven't gotten together in February, is this guy interested in himself?

When Wang Chao was still thinking in his heart, Kohler was already sitting beside him very unceremoniously.

"My name is Kohler, Kohler. Kardashian. ”

Kohler smiled and introduced himself to Wang Chao, "I've wanted to know you for a long time, but I haven't had a chance, I like your style of playing on the court very much, you can have such an accurate three-point shooting ability outside the three-point line, I think you must be training hard every day." ”

"It's okay." Wang Chao smiled.

Kohler. Kardashian was quite happy at this time.

A few months ago, at the suggestion of her mother and sisters, she wanted to make a name for herself by dating an NBA player, and Wang Chao was one of the best among all her potential targets.

Wang Chao, who just signed a contract extension with the Magic team with a maximum salary, is definitely a big financier, of course, it doesn't matter, and the Kardashian family is not short of money, they care more about reputation.

At this point, Wang Chao has a natural advantage that no other NBA player has, that is, his identity as a Chinese.

Don't underestimate this identity, although there is serious racial discrimination in the United States, no one is a fool, Da Yao's success in the NBA and the huge economic benefits brought to the league can be seen by everyone, including the players of the Rockets, because of the relationship income of Da Yao's teammates, signed a lot of Chinese commercial endorsements.

The Kardashian family is already very well-known in the United States, if it can also make a name for itself in China......

This reason alone is enough for Kohler to take the initiative, not to mention that Wang Chao's appearance is more capable of playing in the NBA, and he looks more eye-catching, whether it is a man or a woman, it is normal to look at the face and figure.

Compared with Kohler's enthusiasm, Wang Chao was much more flat.

When you know that the blonde beauty in front of you is the famous Kohler. Kardashian, Wang Chao is not too cold, after all, this is the league's famous best defensive player, basically whoever she dates, whose performance on the court will become sluggish.

But then again, Wang Chao is really a little curious, is Kohler really that awesome? Who can't prevent it? He really doesn't believe in this evil, and he must try it himself if he has the chance.

But he still underestimated the arrogance of the Kardashian family, and the so-called opportunity actually came soon!

Seeing that Wang Chao seemed to be a little lukewarm, Kohler couldn't help but wonder a little, is his charm so low?

You must know that she has been carefully dressed up for today, many people here look at her with straight eyes, and several men take the initiative to greet and talk to her, including but not limited to NBA players, Hollywood actors and stars, etc.

"Wang, I'm very interested in some traditional culture of China, and I want to have a good chat with you in depth, it's a bit too noisy here, otherwise let's talk slowly in another place, how about it?"

When it came to going deeper, Khloe deliberately accentuated his tone, so that even a fool could hear the teasing meaning in her words.

Wang Chao's eyebrows raised silently.

"Damn, this is taking the initiative to send it to the door? It is worthy of the famous Kardashian family, bold enough! ”

Someone took the initiative to send it to the door, if he retreated, could he still be considered a man?

Therefore, Wang Chao did not hesitate, and immediately said: "Okay, it just so happens that I don't like the occasion here, so we can have a good chat." ”

……

"Huh? Strange, that guy Wang, why did he disappear in a blink of an eye? ”

Howard walked around the hall, scratching his head suspiciously, the kung fu Wang Chao he had just said hello to a few friends was gone, that guy wouldn't be disliking this place so he left early, right?

At this moment, his eyes suddenly paused, and he looked into the distance in a daze, just in time to see Wang Chao and Kohler. The back of the Kardashians walking out side by side.

Howard: "??? ”

……

Wang Chao: "Howard? Who's that? Not very familiar ......"

At this moment, he has to sigh, worthy of the Kardashian family, Kohler's kung fu is powerful enough, his skills are quite outstanding, and there are many tricks, which is not at the same level as Wang Chao, who has no experience in his previous life or this life.

The regret that I didn't have any impression of the last wonderful night with the two Victoria's Secret supermodels was completely made up, not only that, Miranda and Candace, as Victoria's Secret supermodels, have absolutely no choice, and their appearance is even better than Kohler's, but if you really want to compare the figures, the latter has a huge advantage.

As we all know, although the figures of Victoria's Secret supermodels are very tall and slender, because they want to show their underwear on the catwalk, their measurements are relatively symmetrical, far less than Kohler. Kardashian is a little uncontrollable with one hand, but fortunately, Wang Chao's palm is big enough......

As soon as the two arrived at the hotel, they couldn't wait to go straight to the topic and start learning martial arts, at first Kohler was a little disdainful, compared with himself who was a skilled senior driver, Wang Chao looked very tender, such a rookie was not her opponent at all.

Soon, however, Kohler sensed something was wrong.

Although Wang Chao is relatively rusty and obviously not experienced enough, his moves are powerful and heavy, and he can't stop at all!

At the beginning, Kohler could still take some initiative with the advantage of his move skills, but when he got to the back, he completely fell into the disadvantage, and could only passively parry without the power to fight back, and was unilaterally beaten by Wang Chao and could only scream miserably.

"Sure enough...... What kind of moves and skills, all are floating clouds, and drug abuse is king! ”

(What do you think this is for?) Of course, it's to learn martial arts, Yongchun vs Hong Fist, Master Wang, try to cut her down. ）

(End of chapter)