1998 NBA Draft! Carter, Pierce...

He was a point guard from Fresno State University, only 6'1" and 175 pounds, with a slender build.

The scouting report was filled with even more skepticism:

"Strengths: Extremely flashy ball-handling skills and incredible creativity."

"Weaknesses: Too heavily influenced by streetball, plays too freely, and lacks tactical discipline. His shooting is highly inconsistent, and he is a liability on defense. He has a defiant personality and poses a potential locker-room risk. Projected draft position: late second round or undrafted."

He was a typical player whom the NBA mainstream did not think highly of.

Yet the instant Li Fei saw that name, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Rafer Alston.

Perhaps that name was not particularly prominent in the NBA's official records.

But in another world, in the realm of street basketball, he possessed a thunderous nickname—"Skip to my Lou."

He was a streetball legend from Queens, New York; the soul of the AND1 Mixtape Tour; a godfather figure who brought countless unimaginable streetball moves into the public eye!

In an instant, Li Fei's mind filled with images of Alston's dazzling dribbling, that sense of rhythm and creativity which completely transcended the conventional rules of basketball.

Yes, his shooting was inconsistent, his defense was a problem, and his style was full of the marks of pickup basketball.

But... his ball-handling and passing talent were historic!

With Starks gone, the Knicks' bench desperately needed an explosive spark who could handle the ball and disrupt opposing defenses. Alston might not have been a perfect answer, but he possessed tremendous untapped potential.

More importantly, Li Fei was confident.

He was confident that he could tame this unruly street stallion in his own way. If he could teach Jackson how to defend, then he could teach Alston how to read the game and integrate his miraculous streetball