Setting: A modern American high school basketball scene, with the NBA draft timeline woven in. The protagonist is at a pivotal point, just beginning to shine in the high school league.
Location: The gym at Santa Clara Valley High School in California, a prestigious basketball school that has produced NBA stars and foreshadows the protagonist's later NCAA career.
Background: After a car accident, a Chinese American teenager awakens a dual basketball talent, perfectly combining the physical abilities of Black athletes with the shooting savvy of Asian players and breaking with traditional ideas about basketball.
