As a Chicago-born data storyteller raised in the cross-cultural grit of urban basketball, I’ve crunched the numbers: a 5'8" guard with 19.6% efficiency isn’t just a stats glitch—he’s a cultural Rorschach test. This isn’t about talent. It’s about systemic delusion disguised as value. Let me show you why the market’s arithmetic is broken—and who’s really paying for it.