Here Comes the Scoring Machine

"That Steve is pretty good. He has the potential to be a top-notch guard. I guess he is good enough to play in the NBA," as Zach said this, he wrote down something in his notebook.

Steve's heart would dance with delight, if he knew of Zach's comments about him. In the draft period, this exact comment from Zach would raise Steve's ranking in the draft pick.

After finishing his note-taking, Zach looked up and saw a figure get to the basket and score through a layup, while the opposing defensive player didn't make any defensive action, as if he had been nailed on the floor. The big guy under the basket, who was responsible for the ball recovery, was also looking at the basket blankly, as if he hadn't come to himself yet after that layup.

What happened just now? Did the defenders zone out? As Zach thought of it, he fixed his eyes on Alan Hampton, who had just scored that layup.

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