Humiliated at the Draft? I Forge a Legacy with the Lakers

Lu Chi, a seventeen-year-old Chinese prodigy, enters the NBA draft fresh off winning the college league’s FMVP award, only to be publicly humiliated by evaluation director Carter. Carter declares that Asians lack the physical gifts to make it in the league, then joins forces with scouts from twenty teams to blacklist him, claiming he can get no more than a ten-day contract and should hurry back to China. As the entire internet mocks him and everyone writes him off, the Los Angeles Lakers go against the grain and select Lu Chi with the 37th pick in the second round, offering him a three-year rookie contract. The moment he signs, the Basketball Deification System activates! His one-of-a-kind innate talent, “Blade Breakthrough,” tears through every defense. Four permanent buffs cover stamina, injuries, mentality, and growth, while the badge shop, clutch-shot skill library, and replicas of legendary players are all unlocked. Faced with Carter’s double teams, smear campaigns across the internet, and opponents deliberately targeting him, Lu Chi remains cool and unflinching. He dominates the training scrimmages to secure a spot in the rotation, drops 35 points in the preseason to silence his critics, claims the scoring title in the regular season, and leads his team to the championship in the playoffs. From a second-round pick to the greatest Chinese guard in league history, he shatters every stereotype single-handedly and forges a basketball legend. This novel and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.