Choi Yong-hee signed with the Trail Blazers Insider: The Trailblazers actively contacted Choi and sent an invitation immediately after the draft

衣依Monica

2024-06-28 10:02Tencent NBA Editor

In the 2024 draft, although the rising star of the Chinese men's basketball team Cui Yongxi regrettably lost the draft, after the draft conference, it was announced that Cui Yongxi signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and will participate in the NBA summer league that began in Las Vegas on July 12 with the team, and participate in the preseason training camp of the Trail Blazers after the summer league ends.

According to Tencent News, the Trail Blazers were not in Cui Yongxi's trial team plan, and before the last stop of the Knicks, the Trail Blazers were interested in Xiao Cui and sent an invitation, Xiao Cui temporarily changed his itinerary and rushed to Portland, and immediately went to New York after the trial Portland.

The Trail Blazers have always had a positive connection with Choi Yong-hee, and after Choi Yong-hee was defeated, the Trail Blazers sent an invitation as soon as possible, hoping to sign Choi Yong-hee, and there were also other teams interested in Choi, and finally Choi Yong-hee and his team chose Portland based on comprehensive considerations.

After losing today, Choi Yong-hee said: Actually, there are still a few teams that are interested in me, so this draft is really difficult for us, because I am also the kind of player who kills (runs) halfway, so for me, the chances of this draft are also very small. But I'm willing to fight for this opportunity, and I'm going to fight for that two-way contract in the future, and there are more opportunities.

Subsequently, the agency announced that after the end of the 2024 NBA draft, our contracted player Choi Yong-hee signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and will participate in the NBA summer league that starts in Las Vegas on July 12 with the team, and participate in the preseason training camp of the Trail Blazers after the summer league ends. Cheer for Cui!

The Trail Blazers were one of six teams Choi had tried out before, along with the Nets, Grizzlies, Jazz, Pacers and Knicks.

It is worth mentioning that Beijing men's basketball player Zeng Fanbo also signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Pacers in the summer of 2022 and represented the team in the summer league.

The so-called Exhibit10 contract is a special type of contract in the NBA, similar to a contract with a base salary, and contains an Exhibit10 clause. The contract does not count towards the salary cap, and the team can only convert it to a two-way contract before the regular season begins. After a player is laid off, he or she will be awarded a bonus for 60 days with an affiliated team, which will be converted to a two-way contract and the bonus will be changed to a full guaranteed salary.

Cui Yongxi is only 21 years old, last season, Cui Yongxi played for the CBA Guangzhou Longlions, averaging 15.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 45.5% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range, and 78.6% from the free throw line.

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