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choi young-hee joins the nba: two years, $1.55 million, the story behind the nets signing

2024-09-22

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after a short wait, choi young-hee finally announced that he had officially joined the brooklyn nets. the earliest news was revealed by the well-known nba reporter shams, who said: "the nets will sign a two-way contract with chinese undrafted player choi young-hee."

the official confirmation that followed

soon after, choi young-hee's agency also released a statement on domestic social media, confirming the authenticity of the news and stating that he had reached a two-year two-way contract with the nets. the nets also announced through social media that choi young-hee has become a member of the team and will wear the no. 8 jersey in the new season.

contract details interpretation

according to a report by nets reporter lucas kaplan and further confirmation by choi young-hee's team, the first year of this two-way contract is fully guaranteed, and the team will evaluate whether to execute the second year based on future performance. according to current nba regulations, the amount of a two-way contract is about half of a rookie contract. combined with bronny's four-year, $7.9 million contract analysis, choi young-hee's income in the 24-25 season is expected to be $1,157,143, and in the 25-26 season it will reach $1,955,377. therefore, choi young-hee will receive a total of $1,556,260.