Basketball: From the Bench to an NBA Legend

At 1.88 meters tall, Lin Ye is the most overlooked benchwarmer on Jiangcheng No. 1 High School’s basketball team. He isn’t even trusted to look after the water cooler. The coach thinks his physical abilities are mediocre, his teammates laugh that he shoots like he’s throwing a shot put, and even the captain’s younger sister, whom he secretly likes, has never given him a second glance. On the rainy night he’s ready to give up his basketball dream, an old basketball struck by lightning unexpectedly activates the [Legendary Superstar Evolution System].

“Ding! Host’s shooting percentage detected below 30%. Beginner mission triggered: make 100 free throws in a row. Reward: ‘Curry-level shooting touch (trial card).’”

From then on, the benchwarmer everyone looked down on begins an astonishing rise: crushing streetball hotshots on outdoor courts, hitting a buzzer-beater against the neighboring school’s archrival, earning a place on the national youth team and dazzling audiences across Asia, and ultimately stepping onto an NBA hardwood court. When Lin Ye sinks a game-winning three-pointer at Madison Square Garden in a jersey bearing the Five-Star Red Flag, the whole world finally realizes that the boy who once could barely hold onto his place on the bench has transformed into an Eastern legend on the basketball court!

Here you’ll find thrilling game-winning shots, the brotherhood of teammates in the locker room, breakthrough challenges brought on by System missions, and a dream-chasing journey from the dust to the summit. The beauty of basketball goes beyond winning and losing, and the fire of youth never stops burning!