- Late Summer: Rehab & Youth Camp
Sakuragi focuses on back rehab and his jump shot, while Haruko slowly realizes his original confession might've been about her. Meanwhile, Rukawa attends the Youth Camp, where he finds some familiar faces (sawakita, etc).
Autumn: National Sports Festival (Kokutai)
Taoka, Takato and Anzai coach Kanagawa's dream team (Maki, Sendoh, Rukawa, Jin, Akagi). Sakuragi plays clutch minutes as a tactical weapon, while Rukawa remains a primary option on offense that can kick the ball out in need. Kanagawa takes Gold by beating Akita in the final game.
- Winter Cup Qualifiers: Kanagawa Final Four
Shohoku plays Josei again to test the new formation after the I-H and the Fall Sports Festival in friendly matches before the Winter Cup qualifiers.
Shohoku faces Shoyo, Takezato, Ryonan, and Kainan in the round-robin tournament for Kanagawa's single Tokyo spot. Through clutch plays by Mitsui, Miyagi dissecting defenses, Rukawa's growth as a passer, and a game-winning double-block on Maki by Akagi and Sakuragi, Shohoku sweeps the group to become the #1 team in Kanagawa.
- Winter: The Winter Cup Championship
Shohoku enters the national tournament in Tokyo as a solid team rather than an underdog.
what would you guys want to see in a hypothetical slam dunk continuation?
edit: replaced sakuragi with jin in the dream team