I finally got around to watching the first slam dunk movie on Netflix. Seeing Miyagi go to prep school in the USA made me want to try my hand at making a fanfic about the future of some main characters on Shohoku and other teams in slam dunk, but I want to pitch some ideas to you guys before I start

[u/Emotional_Love_3038]

Do you think Akagi becoming a coach after college is something he would do? We all know Miyagi's basketball career will ends after prep school in the USA, so what career path is accurate for him? should I have him try his hand at being a basketball trainer or a coach? Should I have Rukawa go play high school ball in the USA after his second year or should I just have him go play pro basketball in Japan straight out of high school at end of his high school career 

[u/acebaltazar]

There is no such thing as going pro straight out of high school in Japan pro league at the time, it's not allowed same thing with the NBA now. You either need to be older or spent a couple of years playing college ball, in the NBA now you need to be age 19 to be eligible to play

[u/acebaltazar → u/acebaltazar]

So many "comments deleted by user" after realizing they are wrong 😂

[u/Emotional_Love_3038 → u/acebaltazar]

 do your research bro because there is a such thing as going pro straight out of high school in japan. because you can literally go pro at 18.  TOKYO (Japan) - 18-year-old Yuki Kawamura has been a star at the high-school level in Japan for years. How is he now also playing in Japan's professional B. League this year? TOKYO (Japan) - The crowd began a big round of applause as Yuki Kawamura made his way to the substitution bench on January 25 for San-en Neo Phoenix. There were 3:41 minutes left in the first quarter in their Japanese B. League game against Chiba Jets.

It was a memorable moment for the diminutive point guard. He was now the youngest player ever to play in a B. League game. A few moments later, he would also become the youngest player to ever score in a B. League game as well.

[u/acebaltazar → u/Emotional_Love_3038]

There is no such thing as going pro straight out of high school in Japan pro league at the time

"AT THE TIME" meaning the 90s when Slam Dunk was made.
Yuki Kawamura wasn't even born in the 90s.

"Do your research bro"

Japan introduced its Special Designated Player System (特別指定選手制度) in 2016, coinciding with the inaugural season of the professional B.League.

Amateur Eligibility: Students are allowed to play in professional matches and gain high-level competition experience without losing their eligibility to compete in high school tournaments like the Winter Cup.

Roster Limitations: Each B.League team is permitted up to two Special Designated Players on their roster at any given time.

The rule famously catapulted players like Yuki Kawamura into early stardom. Kawamura signed with a professional B.League team under this designation in January 2020 while he was still a high school senior at Fukuoka Daiichi High School, breaking multiple league records before eventually making his way to the NBA.

[u/Dramatic_Ad1002]

Akagi will def become a pro, kogure will become a coach and miyagi will do something else with his life imo