Choi Young-hee signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Trail Blazers and left for Portland four or five days later to play in the summer league with the team

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2024-06-28 10:20Wuhan Morning Post Jiupai News official account

In the 2024 NBA draft, Choi Yong-hee regretfully failed. Subsequently, Choi Yong-hee's agency announced that 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.

"After the conclusion of the 2024 NBA Draft, our contracted player Choi Yong-hee signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and will play with the team in the NBA Summer League that begins in Las Vegas on July 12 and participate in the Trail Blazers' preseason training camp after the summer league ends," the OBA East basketball star wrote. Cheer for Cui! ”

Choi is expected to travel to Portland in four or five days to join the Trail Blazers. Previously, Choi Yong-hee had a tryout with the Trail Blazers, and the tryout was good. It is understood that some NBA teams have expressed the idea of signing an Exhibit-10 contract with Choi Yong-hee, but after careful consideration in many aspects, Choi Yong-hee decided to choose the Trail Blazers.

In the CBA game in the 23-24 season, Choi Yong-hee averaged 13.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and entered the second round of the playoffs with the team.

Here are some of the provisions of the Exhibit-10 contract:

1. It will not be counted in the team's salary cap;

2. The team is limited to converting the player's Exhibit-10 contract to a two-way contract before the start of the regular season;

3. NBA teams that do not have a Development League affiliate team cannot use the Exhibit-10 contract;

4. The team is limited to 6 Exhibit-10 contracts, and can only be signed once, and cannot be renewed;

5. If a player who signed an Exhibit-10 contract is cut by the team, and then joins the NBA team's affiliated team in the Development League and stays with the team for 60 days, the player can get a bonus of $5,000 to $50,000;

6. When the player's Exhibit-10 contract is converted into a two-way contract by the team, the bonus of the Exhibit-10 contract itself will be directly converted into a fully guaranteed salary.

The Exhibit-10 contract is a great opportunity for some fringe players, and each team is replenishing their roster before the start of each season when the maximum number of training camp contracts is made.

Previously, in the 2024 American Professional Basketball (NBA) draft held in the early morning of the 28th Beijing time, Choi Yong-hee regrettably failed to be selected in the second round.

Choi Yong-hee also talked about the loss in a follow-up interview with the media: "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 (participates) 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. ”

When asked by the media whether Choi Yong-hee has some teams with slightly stronger intentions and if there are any teams that he will strive to play for in the summer league, Choi Yong-hee replied: "Yes! Choi Yong-hee said: "As long as there is a little possibility, I will continue to walk here." You can rest assured about this. ”

According to a previous report by China-Singapore Sports, before the end of the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA League) last season, Cui Yongxi, who played for the Guangzhou men's basketball team, announced that he would register for the 2024 NBA draft. Talking about the original intention of making this decision, Choi Yongxi said frankly that it was out of consideration for the future. Faced with competition from the best basketball players in the world in his age, he is ready to take on the odds and face the odds head-on. In Choi Yong-hee's view, he urgently needs a good confrontation and anti-opposition environment to improve his own level, "Whether he can be selected is one thing, but the challenge in this regard still needs to be done." ”

In early May, Choi Yong-hee participated in the G-League elite training camp in Chicago, but unfortunately failed to be selected for the NBA joint tryout list. In preparation for the club trial, Choi Young-hee flew to Orlando for training. Soon after the day dawned, he got up on time and started his training life. "I started shooting at eight o'clock, and about two hours later, I did strength training. Then go back to the court and shoot. In response to the problems found in the G League's elite training camp, Choi Yong-hee began to strengthen the practice of three-point shooting and breakthrough with the ball.

Before the start of the draft, Choi Yong-hee tried out for a total of 6 teams: Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, and New York Knicks, and the overall feedback was relatively positive.

[Source: Jiupai News Comprehensive OBA East Basketball Star League, Beiqing Sports, Tiger Fight, Tencent Video Sports, China-Singapore Sports]

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