NBA: Too Soft? I Shoot Threes from Center Court from the Start!

Back in the golden 1996 draft class, he’s a scrawny shooter everyone in the league despises. Facing the Orlando Magic coach’s sarcastic taunts, Ling Yi has no intention of keeping a low profile.

The Tyrant of the Era System is his! He has a 100% fusion with Michael Jordan’s peak physical attributes, plus Stephen Curry’s SSS-rank three-point shooting skills. He’s the biggest cheat code of the era!

At the tryout, Ling Yi ignores the defensive powerhouse charging at him. He doesn’t even cross half court. Amid shouts of “He’s messing around!” and “He’s asking to get killed!”, he casually launches a shot on an impossibly long arc. Swish! Nothing but net!

A wild drift from the corner, a miraculous fast-break shot over his shoulder, a Harden-style step-back… With a storm of threes that sees him go eight for eight, followed by a tomahawk dunk launched from the free-throw line, Ling Yi tears the arrogant Orlando Magic defense to pieces!

The general manager begs him to stay, and franchise star O’Neal is happy to play second fiddle. That night, the God of Basketball, all the way over in Chicago, dials a secure line: “I hear you’ve got a guy over there who’s even cockier than me?”