Every basketball player dreams of making it to the NBA — but for most, that dream goes unrealized.

"When you stop playing, a part of your identity as a basketball player fades," says Scotty Weaver, a former college hooper turned basketball content creator. "It's always that feeling of never making it."

While playing overseas or in semi-pro leagues is still an option, it rarely comes with the recognition that the NBA offers. With The Next Chapter, Weaver is aiming to change that.

Co-founded with fellow basketball creator D'Vonte Friga, The Next Chapter (TNC) is a premier 1v1 basketball league spotlighting some of the most dynamic streetballers in the game. Players go head-to-head for cash prizes in a format reminiscent of cage fighting.

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Weaver was in the streetball content world long before TNC, starting out working with BallisLife doing content with their East Coast squad, where he met standout player Isaiah Hodge, aka Slim Reaper. They left Ballislife and started making their own street ball content with a group called The Wild Hunt. Weaver would bring his Wild Hunt team to local parks and film five-on-five basketball videos.

"We had a bunch of guys who were characters," Weaver says. "Slam dunkers, guys doing creative dribbling, big talkers. Everyone brought their own personality and energy."

The five-on-five format helped draw big........

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