NBA, Yao Ming is back!

[China's Flying Man - Level 3]

Skill rating: A+

Skill attributed to: Hu Weidong (exclusive and unique talent skill, the ceiling for domestic perimeter players)

Core Skill: This skill combines top-tier outside explosiveness, unparalleled shooting accuracy, and a smooth court rhythm, unlocking an unstoppable outside offense across all scenarios. It's compatible with all outside shooting styles, including on-ball shooting, off-ball movement, physical finishing, and chasing down defenders. This is Hu Weidong's core weapon in solidifying his status as "China's Jordan" and dominating Asian outside shooting. Level three represents the complete form, fully activating the body and shooting instincts, ignoring conventional outside defensive pressure. On-court fighting spirit directly boosts shooting accuracy and offsets the negative effects of fatigue, achieving an ultimate explosive state where accuracy increases with each game.

Level 3 skill effect:

1. Shooting Boost: Three-point shooting percentage +10%, improved stability of pull-up jump shots and pull-up three-pointers, even when shooting against defenders, the deviation in shooting motion is reduced by 60%, and the accuracy of long-range three-pointers (beyond 1.5 meters from the three-point line) +8%. As the team's fighting spirit increases, the three-point shooting percentage increases progressively, with an additional 3% increase when the fighting spirit is at its maximum.

2. Breakthrough Boost: First step starting speed +9.5%, body center control during crossover breakthrough is greatly improved, breakthrough pass rate against single defenders is increased by 60%, and the success rate of finishing a layup in mid-air is increased by 9%.

3. Off-ball buff: Increases the speed of anticipation when moving off the ball by 10%, greatly improving the efficiency of getting rid of close defenders and reducing the release speed of catch-and-shoot by 0.5 seconds, perfectly adapting to fast breaks and off-ball support systems in half-court offense.

Stamina Consumption: Each active trigger (forced shot/breakthrough/pullback three-pointer) consumes 5% of stamina. If triggered more than 3 times consecutively within three minutes, a minor side effect will occur if the fighting spirit is not activated, temporarily reducing the three-point shooting percentage by 2%. When the fighting spirit on the court reaches 50% or above, all shooting percentage side effects caused by stamina consumption can be completely offset. When the fighting spirit is at its maximum, the stamina consumption rate will also be temporarily reduced by 1.5%.

Skill Characteristics: No cooldown, can be actively triggered throughout the entire game, perfectly matching Hu Weidong's technical characteristics of "capable of both driving and shooting, fast offensive and defensive transitions, and clutch performances," making it a top-tier talent skill for outside players that combines explosiveness and accuracy. The dual-effect of "Battle Spirit Enhancement," increasing accuracy and eliminating side effects, was the core support that enabled him to go head-to-head with Kobe Bryant in the 96 Summer League, hitting 9 three-pointers in a single game to defeat the Croatian team, providing ultimate assurance for sustained explosive performance under high-intensity competition.

……

After seeing the densely packed effect, Yao Ming felt only one word: terrifying.

Compared to Battier, this ability is truly formidable.

This was also the first skill he had seen in the country that reached the A+ level.

It truly deserves to be called the pinnacle of domestic and international product lines.

He's already at level three this year, which means his ability this year definitely surpasses that of the league's top center, Battier.

Moreover, the quality of this skill must be higher.

If the Jiangsu team hadn't been so weak overall, and if he hadn't lacked teammates to provide him with strong support, his ability would have been enough to dominate the league.

Otherwise, in his old age, he would have met Tang Zhengdong, who barely had any chance to play on the international stage, and they almost won the championship.

That makes sense.

That's really impressive.

Then I'll try copying it myself.

Ding--

Hu Weidong felt a tightness in his buttocks, as if he had been stung by something.

But when he checked again, he found nothing.

Hmm, is it just my imagination?

[China's Flying Man - Level 4]

Skill rating: A+

Skill attributed to: Yao Ming (Advanced version, with outside talent skills suitable for a 226cm center's build)

Core Skills: Accurately replicates Hu Weidong's "China's Flying Man - Level 3" core characteristics across all dimensions. Relying on his own top-notch body coordination, he achieves an advanced adaptation to the inside game with a smooth shooting feel and a superb basketball vision. He breaks the limitations of height and physique on the outside, allowing the 226cm inside giant to possess top-notch outside offensive explosiveness and shooting accuracy. In the Level 4 form, it is an overclocked level, further enhancing skill adaptability and the margin for error in actual combat. The fighting spirit enhancement effect and the side effect offsetting mechanism are fully upgraded, realizing the ultimate outside offense for inside players.

1. Shooting Boost: Three-point shooting percentage +12%, improved stability of pull-up jump shots and three-pointers while moving and chasing down defenders, and reduced shooting motion distortion by 70% even under intense physical contact and double-team interference. Long-range three-point shooting percentage (beyond 1.5 meters from the three-point line) +10%. The three-point shooting percentage increases progressively with increasing motivation, with an additional 5% boost when motivation is at its maximum. Furthermore, the increased release point due to height advantage significantly reduces the probability of being blocked.

2. Breakthrough Enhancement: First step starting speed +10%, optimized combination of inside footwork to complete change of direction breakthrough, 70% higher breakthrough pass rate against single/help defense players, can be connected with back turn, layup and other inside moves during breakthrough, air pull-up, and dodge finish success rate +10%, height advantage allows the finishing point to be far beyond the conventional inside defense range.

3. Off-ball buff: Increases the speed of initiating and anticipating off-ball movement by 12%, allowing for more accurate movement prediction by utilizing height advantage. This significantly improves the efficiency of getting rid of defenders who are close to or around the defense, and reduces the release speed of catch-and-shoot by 0.6 seconds. It can be adapted to various tactical systems such as fast break and outside support, off-ball movement to open up the inside in half-court offense, and outside pop-up shooting after high and low post play.

Stamina Consumption: Each active trigger (forced shot/drive/pull-up three-pointer) consumes 4.5% of stamina. If triggered more than 3 times consecutively within three minutes, a minor side effect will occur if the fighting spirit is not activated, temporarily reducing the three-point shooting percentage by 2%. When the fighting spirit on the court reaches 40% or above, all the shooting percentage side effects caused by stamina consumption can be completely offset. When the fighting spirit is at its maximum, the stamina consumption rate is temporarily reduced by 2%, and the shooting touch is maintained, with no decrease in shooting stability under high-intensity competition in the final quarter.

Skill Characteristics: No cooldown, can be actively triggered throughout the entire game, perfectly suited to the host Yao Ming's technical characteristics of "integrated offense and defense, well-rounded inside and outside play, and proficient in both playmaking and shooting". Based on the original, it has been specially optimized for the body shape of an inside player. It retains the outside explosiveness and accuracy of Hu Weidong's original skill, while combining the height advantage to create a unique outside offensive weapon for the inside player. The low threshold side effects of the fighting spirit enhancement and the retention of shooting touch in the final quarter allow the host Yao Ming to continuously explode from the outside in high-intensity games, becoming an all-around giant with both inside dominance and outside scoring power, breaking the traditional offensive boundaries of the inside player.

it is good……

Good guy.

Yao Ming was stunned.

When he copied it, he was lucky and it immediately rose another level. After using this ability, he knew that there were three directions: rising, leveling, and, if he was unlucky, falling.

This time I was lucky; my skill level was raised to a whole new level.

But that's not the key point; the main thing is this skill.

I took it over.

That's damn good.

Wouldn't I just transform into...?

Become a Wenban Yama.

No, right now, I have a body that has been trained from the very beginning using an NBA-level professional training system.

Even if Wenban Yama comes, he has to call out to himself:

Hello, elder brother.

Dong Ge has to say something.

With your skills, you truly deserve to be the top player both domestically and internationally.

He truly deserves to be called the only Asian perimeter player who could go toe-to-toe with a young Kobe Bryant and even outscore him.

And decades from now, you'll be one of a kind.

Ok.

This skill.

You are worthy of your status.

……

"Yao, catch the ball!"

Just as Yao Ming was stunned by the description of this skill, Saulius broke through and the ball was slapped away by Hu Weidong with quick reflexes.

then.

One wave when players are scrambling for it.

It rolled right to Yao Ming's feet.

At this moment, John Spencer, the former rebounding champion and Jiangsu's foreign center, saw Yao Ming with the ball in that position but did not think about coming up; in fact, he quickly tried to retreat.

Protect the best route so that it's inconvenient for Yao Ming to squeeze in.

But at this very moment...

No one expected it.

Yao Ming...

This 2.26-meter-tall behemoth.

actually……

He raised his hand directly from beyond the three-point line.

Ah? ? ?

What is this going to do?

Hu Weidong was somewhat stunned.

Saulius was also somewhat taken aback.

Li Qiuping was a little stunned.

Even Hu Weidong was somewhat stunned.

I don't know what he's trying to do.

This is still beyond the three-point line.

Is he going to pass an alley-oop?

"Keep an eye on Saulius!"

Hu Weidong thought he was going to pass the ball to the foreign player for an alley-oop, so he immediately ordered his men to keep an eye on Saulius.

But that's not what they meant at all.

Raising your hand beyond the three-point line is not a pass.

Instead.

In front of everyone.

He threw it as soon as he raised his hand.

three-pointer.

Ah? ? ?

How come a center like him is shooting threes?

Even if FIBA's three-point line is relatively short, there are still very few centers in Asia with that kind of shooting ability.

I've never seen him shoot like this before.

Are people getting into the game?

Available in the next second.

brush--

A vortex created by the basketball.

It pierced through the basketball hoop.

It created a beautiful wave that rolled across the entire net.

Three points.

hit.

5-3.

After Yao Ming threw the ball, he immediately retreated to defense, leaving 9 players on the court.

None of the nine of them reacted.

Big guys, they just concede three points from the top of the key.

Even Wang Zhizhi hasn't developed his three-point shooting ability yet.

This……

Many people were stunned by that three-pointer.

But they certainly don't know.

Yao Ming has been adding three-pointers to his skill set since he was a child because he is very clear about the future trend of basketball.

We absolutely cannot afford to miss three-pointers.

It must become a conventional weapon.

Therefore, over the years, as he has grown older, he has been practicing three-pointers even more.

However, using this skill normally is considered a waste of time. There's no way around it; nowadays, whether in China, Europe, or even the NBA, for someone that big, shooting three-pointers is considered a waste of time.

You can't explain things about the future to him clearly.

It's just shooting practice anyway.

Go back and find a basketball hoop to practice more.

So he throws it out now.

That's what surprised everyone.

Even his teammates thought he was going to make an alley-oop pass.

Only Hu Weidong looked at Yao Ming with those eyes.

Laughed.

Ok.

Interesting.

I haven't encountered such an interesting player in the country for a long time.

Even Wang Zhizhi and Battier are not a level or two behind him in terms of individual performance in the CBA.

Therefore, there are really very few people in China who can ignite his fighting spirit so intensely.

He usually only gets this feeling when playing in international competitions.

And now.

A surge of fighting spirit welled up in his heart.

Liu Yudong and some of his former national team teammates from the Bayi team, who had just returned from the Atlanta Olympics, were also watching the game.

Liu Yudong glanced at Hu Weidong's expression.

He immediately said:

"Old Hu is actually taking this seriously."

"This is in the country."

"It really hasn't happened more than a few times."

P.S.: Second update.