All the way uptown in Harlem, NY you will find the mecca of basketball and the court that America's best basketball players have been playing on for over 50 years: Rucker Park. Wilt Chamberlain has player there. Kareem has played there. Vince Carter has played there. But Rucker Park is not about fundamental NBA basketball, it is about schoolyard street ball.
In 1998 the first AND1 Mixtape was filmed at Rucker Park highlighing America's best young street baller, Rafer Alston aka "Skip To My Lou". He is best known for being able to break down any defender, making his way to the basket with his jaw dropping dribble moves and unbelievable ball handling.
Alston was a late 2nd round draft pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998. He struggled in his first few seasons but would go on to make his mark on the NBA, eventually finding a way to incorporate his street ball technique to the game with such teams as the Raptors, Rockets, Heat and Magic.
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