2024-09-22
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choi young-hee's agency, east basketball star alliance, announced in the early morning of the 21st that choi young-hee had officially signed a two-year two-way contract with the nba team brooklyn nets. this means that choi young-hee has become the seventh chinese player to enter the nba after wang zhizhi, battelle, yao ming, yi jianlian, sun yue, and zhou qi. this is also the first time in six years that a chinese player has entered the nba!
what is a two-way contract?
the two-way contract choi young-hee signed with the brooklyn nets is a new nba signing method. the contracted player is both a player of the brooklyn nets and a player of the brooklyn nets' development league team, the long island nets. after signing with the brooklyn nets, choi young-hee is expected to play with the development league team most of the time, but he will also have the opportunity to play in the new nba season.
players on two-way contracts can play in a maximum of 50 regular season games per season, but cannot play in the playoffs.
in terms of salary, choi young-hee signed a two-year two-way contract, with a pre-tax salary of half of the base salary per season, which is $578,577 (about 4.08 million yuan) in the 2024-2025 season. the salary is paid in 24 half-month installments. in choi young-hee's first season, the contract is fully guaranteed, which means that even if he is cut by the team, he can still get the full salary.
however, two-way contracts can also be converted into formal nba contracts. if the conversion is completed, the player's salary will become the nba's minimum salary.
choi young-hee's small data
born: may 28, 2003
birthplace: nanning, guangxi
native place: dianbai, maoming, guangdong
height: 1.99m
weight: 97 kg
wingspan: 2.06m
father: cui mingguang (known as the "maoming football king")
at this important moment, choi young-hee accepted an online interview with reporters and talked about the story behind his entry into the nba.
start by finding opportunities and gaps.
how did he stay in the nba?
image source: east basketball star alliance
after receiving the contract from the nets, choi young-hee admitted that his "mood has not changed much.""maybe it's because after the official announcement (of the signing) came out, i felt more at ease," choi young-hee said.
last season at guangzhou long lions, choi young-hee also gradually made progress.he played 34.8 minutes per game for the long-lions, contributing 15.7 points and 6 rebounds. after the end of last season's cba league, choi young-hee immediately signed up for this year's nba draft and went to the united states for special training. although he was unfortunately not selected, he still did not give up his efforts; after that, choi signed a training camp contract with the portland trail blazers and participated in the nba summer league with the trail blazers, and his performance was recognized by the industry.
cui's efforts also impressed the nets - this summer, the first team he tried out was the nets, and during the nets' tryout, he was satisfied with his performance. but at that time, the two sides had not yet communicated about the contract.
"i met the nets a few times during the summer league, and we didn't talk about contract-related matters. we just said hello when we met, just like we were acquaintances," choi young-hee recalled. during the special training, choi young-hee returned to china to recuperate due to a strain. he was actually waiting for news from the trail blazers in china, but what surprised him was that "i didn't expect to receive news from the nets, so i made some choices (decided to join the nets)."
cui yongxi has a good attitude. he said frankly,all efforts this summer started from the starting point of "finding opportunities and finding gaps"."since i want to participate in the draft, i want to come out and find the gap with them (high-level players), play with them, and improve myself." choi young-hee said: "i don't say that i must have a draft result... the main purpose of coming out this year is to play and try on the platform of the summer league, improve myself, and it would be best if i have the opportunity to enter the league."
to be honest, even if you have already got the contract,xiao cui still said that he was "uncertain" before"(getting a contract) is not a sure thing. first of all, communicate with the team's upper management and coaches... you have to perform well in the tryout and the summer league, and what role you can play in the team. satisfying all parties is the key to getting a contract."
make every effort to improve yourself.
“now is not the age to think about money”
cui yongxi's first contract in his professional career was with guangzhou longthe a1 contract signed by the lions will be renewed if he stays in the cba to finish this season - there is no doubt that if he stays in the country, with his performance, his second career contract will almost certainly be greatly improved.but choi young-hee believes that compared to making money, he would rather seek opportunities to "improve his skills."
"i didn't think about it that much. i think being able to play on this platform (nba) is a good thing. i didn't think about the money." choi young-hee said:"at my age now, i shouldn't think too much about money."
family support is also very important to cui. "i have been away from home to play basketball since i was 11 or 12 years old, and i only go home once or twice a year. my family supports me to go out, although they are also worried."
xiao cui has already made plans for his position and tasks in the team."the biggest gain from this time is that i didn't have much experience playing at the nba level before."choi young-hee explained: "it is now the 'small ball era'. one person needs to take on the work of several positions. the game is very fast, you have to find your position on the court, young players have to defend well and not compete with the top five players on the team for the ball. secondly, the team's 'boss' breaks through and passes the ball to you, you have to score, otherwise they will not trust you anymore."
image source: xinhua news agency
cui yongxi hopes to improve himself in all aspects, and he believes that this will have a very positive meaning for his basketball career. cui yongxi answered the question "what does his entry into the nba mean to chinese basketball?"
being signed by an nba team is of great significance to me personally, but how much can it promote chinese basketball? in fact, my own strength is not enough. i hope that more players of my age can be like me and show more "chinese strength" in the nba... if so, the experience and ability of everyone in the national team will be more comprehensive, which will be a greater help to chinese basketball.
source: guangzhou daily
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