Penny Hardaway

Luke assessed his ability value and accepted his fate upon the system's explanation, trusting its honesty.

"The system will provide novice benefits, but entering the NBA with this ability value is impossible," it added.

Luke's eyes lit up at the mention of a novice gift pack, a player mall, and a lottery at the 90-99 ability level stage.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You get a novice gift pack, player mall access, and a lottery chance at 90-99 ability level," the system announced.

"Don't get too excited. The player you draw might be Michael Jordan, or you could get his autographed jerseys, unwashed socks, an experience card, or one of his star skills. You might even get his talent card," warned the system.

"Okay, I'm done talking. Click the button next to the ability value, and you can start," it concluded.

Life and death determined by fate and wealth, Luke clicked the button, exhausting his strength.

The data panel disappeared, leaving only one player on the big screen—Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway. Excited, Luke questioned, "Why is the ability value only 93?"

"Hardaway's injury limited his talent. The rating is based on his entire career performance," the system explained.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You obtained Anfernee Hardaway and 50% of his technical talent," the system announced.

Luke, shocked by the transfer option, decided not to waste any opportunity to improve. "How to use the system?" he asked.

"Silently state your desire," replied the system.

Hardaway's moves and playing methods flooded Luke's mind like an enlightenment.

A second outside, but a career inside, Luke asked, "Why only 50% of the technical talent?"

"Due to Hardaway's career injuries, you can't obtain his complete talents," the system clarified.

"Ding! Publish a system task: become the starting point guard of the school team.

Task reward: a training acceleration card. Failure penalty: lose Hardaway's technical talent. And the system will find a new host."

"What's the training accelerator card's use?" Luke inquired.

"It increases training results by 20% for three days. Complete the task to quickly improve your abilities," the system explained.