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Chapter 907 - 384. Jack, I want to challenge you one-on-one!

Chapter 907: 384. Jack, I want to challenge you one-on-one!

After having a drink to celebrate breaking 90 on his three-point shooting, Zhang Yang continued training.

He had long anticipated that his three-point shot would reach the top level before his mid-range shot.

He actually has zones where his mid-range is more accurate than his three-point shot. His mid-range shots from the free-throw line and extended line are more accurate than any area’s three-pointers, but he’s a bit weaker from the two wings’ baselines, and long two-pointers are a bit less accurate than free-throw line mid-range shots.

There are also differences in three-point shooting from various positions: the top of the arc is the most accurate, followed by the 45-degree angles on the wings, next is between the wing 45-degree angles and the top of the arc, and finally, the sidelines, with the left sideline being slightly more accurate than the right.

The mid-range shot’s scope is much larger than the three-point line’s circle, so overall, the three-point shooting value increases faster than the mid-range.

A few more days passed, and on the fifth day of the new month, as Zhang Yang was finishing up his morning training, he finally received a notification that he had accumulated 120,000 Shooting value!

"Rushing and rushing, finally accumulated enough shooting value before turning 20!"

Zhang Yang whispered a soft "Oh yeah."

Why rush to do it before turning 20? There’s actually no big reason, just for the sake of ceremony.

He mentally commanded to claim the reward.

"Spent 120,000 Shooting value, physical fitness improvement task completed, rewarded with 1 random physical fitness talent point... Your speed talent cap has been increased from 93 to 94, your speed has been increased from 93 to 94, keep up the good work."

"Task 1: Spend 100,000 Shooting value, unlock the next stage of the trial journey.

Task 2: Spend 120,000 Shooting value, reward 1 random shooting talent point."

The increase was actually in speed, which greatly delighted Zhang Yang. From a practical standpoint, among the four physical fitness talents, jumping is the weakest, strength is good, stamina is very good, and the best is certainly speed, as he is an outside player.

With good strength and sufficient jumping, stamina and speed are the top choices; enhancing stamina extends endurance, while increasing speed elevates the upper limits of various skills.

In fact, strength and jumping also raise the upper limits of various skills, but currently, for him, the most direct improvement comes from speed.

If he had the speed of Parker, Ford, or Iverson, his breakthroughs and counters would be unstoppable.

After rewarding himself with a piece of chocolate, Zhang Yang practiced another set of Fixed-Point Mid-Range Shots before going to lunch. Resting until 3 pm, once his body recovered, he continued training...

...

The next morning, Zhang Yang was woken up by his alarm clock. He got up and tore off the calendar on the wall; it was June 6th.

"Unknowingly, five years have passed, already hitting the age of rushing towards thirty. Today is another beautiful day with the sun shining, the flowers are smiling at me..."

Zhang Yang hummed a song as he walked into the bathroom, took a shower, changed clothes, and shortly after reaching the living room, his mom dragged a box of clothes and his younger brother came in with a food box to his house.

While Zhang Yang was having breakfast with little Goku, Yang Jing laid out a few selected sets of clothes.

Zhang Yang took a couple of bites and asked, "Did Dad make this breakfast?"

Yang Jing responded sourly, "You can taste Dad’s flavor with just one bite..."

Zhang Yang immediately changed his tone: "Yeah, it’s really rare; it’s been a long time since he got up to make breakfast for the two...three of us, why didn’t he come with you?"

Yang Jing, pleased with her son’s understanding, replied, "Your dad has work this morning and will go directly to your boss’s house at noon."

After eating breakfast and chatting, Zhang Yang transformed into a model, trying on all seven or eight sets of clothes his mother instructed him to.

"Yang Yang, you look so much like your dad when he was young, truly handsome, everything looks good on you, no, you are taller and more handsome than him!"

"Of course, Mom, I’ve inherited your beautiful genes too."

"Which set do you want to wear, Yang Yang?"

"Hmm... Mom, every set you picked is lovely, but I like this one the most, not sure why."

"Of course, it’s because of our heart-to-heart connection; it’s designed by your mom’s own hands..."

If not for dad’s email last night, where would that heart-to-heart connection come from... Zhang Yang criticized inwardly, picked the outfit he spent more than half an hour selecting, and went back to his room to change.

To be fair, Zhang Yang thought his mom’s design talent might not be so great, but her sense of aesthetics wasn’t abstract either; this outfit she fashioned was actually good, fitted and simple, very suitable for his slender physique.

Changing his clothes, Zhang Yang went outside to the mailbox to fetch the newspaper and passed the time reading the news while waiting for the car to pick them up. Yang Jing also came over to look at the news.

As soon as he spread out the newspaper, both he and his mom exclaimed, "What the hell!"

Zhang Yang: "Could it be..."

He opened a few other newspapers, and sure enough, it was as he guessed.

The headline on the front page of several mainstream newspapers in the Carolina region and the sports column front pages of the nationwide newspapers he subscribed to were all printed with his photo!

The headline was very consistent—Jordan: "Happy 20th birthday, Jack, we will welcome an even greater next decade together."

The 06-07 season championship trophy, FMVP trophy, 07-08 All-NBA First Team trophy were all printed on top.

Yang Jing exclaimed in amazement, "Yang Yang, did your boss buy the front page of every newspaper?"

Zhang Yang counted and replied, "Probably, although I haven’t subscribed to all the newspapers, I did subscribe to the famous local ones. Maybe he bought front-page editorials locally, not just in the sports section, but also entertainment and social sections. And in nationwide newspapers, it’s possible he bought the sports columns too."

Yang Jing: "Does he value your birthday so much? Not only did he spend money hosting a birthday party for you at his house, but he also bought editorials for you!"

Zhang Yang shook his head: "What he values is not my birthday, but probably my contract renewal, not just this renewal, but mainly the future renewals..."