The time came to September 21, and the NBA Brooklyn Nets announced a news that the team officially signed a two-way contract with Chinese player Cui Yongxi. The Nets' official social account also posted: "Welcome Choi Yong-hee to the Nets. This news made many fans very excited. Two years ago, Chinese star Jeremy Lin said that he felt that Choi Yong-hee had the ability to impact the NBA, and now Jeremy Lin's prediction has come true.
In the past 4 months, Cui Yongxi has worked hard to attack the NBA, and with his continuous efforts, he has finally ushered in good news, Cui Yongxi joined the Nets, so that he became the 7th Chinese player to land in the NBA league, the first 6 players are Wang Zhizhi, Battle, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, Zhou Qi. Choi Yong-hee is in a different situation from the previous six seniors, and he needs to work harder to get a chance to play.
As early as 20 days ago, it was reported that the Nets were preparing to offer Choi Yong-hee a two-way contract, and now it seems that the rumors at the time were correct. As we all know, Nets owner Tsai Chongxin wants to bring in 1 Chinese player, and now Boss Cai's dream has come true. However, Boss Cai also said that the NBA league is very competitive, and if you want to play more minutes, you have to show corresponding strength.
According to the Nets, Choi Yong-hee will wear the Nets' No. 8 jersey with the same number as the one he wore in Guangzhou. Choi Yong-hee is 21 years old this year, with a height of 203 cm, an arm span of 203 cm, and a vertical jump height of 86 cm. Last season, Choi Yong-hee played for the CBA Guangzhou team, where he averaged 15.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, shooting 46.1% from the field and 36.5% from three-point range.
It stands to reason that an average of 15.7 points per game in the CBA can't play in the NBA, but Choi Yong-hee is very active on the defensive end. He'll need to continue to defend aggressively with the Nets before he thinks about scoring. In any case, congratulations to Choi Yong-hee, who officially landed in the NBA league and created his own history.