In 2024, 28-year-old Jiang Lin dies in a car accident. When he opens his eyes again, he is an 18-year-old Chinese American boy who has just drowned in San Francisco in 1995. Two manuals of internal martial arts have appeared in his mind, the Yijin Jing and the Shenzhao Jing, and his body has been reshaped to surpass the limits of human potential.
Armed with memories of stocks, music, and sports from his previous life, he chooses the most attention-grabbing path: the NBA.
From a late first-round pick by the Golden State Warriors to the god of basketball, averaging 50+15+15+15 in a single season; from going head-to-head with Jordan at the United Center and putting up 43+12 to forcing the league to change its rules three times; from stepping into a Las Vegas boxing ring wearing boxing gloves to conquering the UFC with a rear-naked choke inside the Octagon, he has swept up every trophy he could win over the past five years, and made three sports change their rules five times for him.
When Time magazine declares on the cover of its millennium issue, “He has redefined what it means to become a legend,” Jiang Lin stands beneath San Francisco's New Year's Eve fireworks and touches the faded Lakers wristband he brought with him from his previous life.
He says, “I can still play”
