soon after integrating into the team, cui yongxi will make his nets debut?
2024-10-06
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the 2024-2025 nba preseason continues. according to the schedule, the nets will face the clippers on october 9. chinese player cui yongxi will have the opportunity to make his preseason debut. since signing a two-way contract with the nets on september 20, cui yongxi has participated in the team's training camp, mingled with his teammates off the court, and has quickly integrated into the team.
although he can only be regarded as a "temporary worker" for the nets, being able to win a two-way contract is already a big breakthrough for today's chinese basketball. you know, cui yongxi is the first chinese player to enter the nba in five years. the first time a chinese player appeared in an official nba game dates back to the 2018-2019 season, when zhou qi played for the houston rockets.
from the current point of view, the nets have excellent management and reconstruction goals, and the competition within the team is also very fierce. after cui yongxi signed, the nets have a surplus of forward personnel reserves and have become a veritable "forward team" - —in addition to all-star player ben simmons, the team also has forward players with starting capabilities such as cameron johnson, bojan bogdanovic, and finney smith. in addition, cui yongxi also needs to work with jay players such as len wilson, zaire williams, trendon watford, whitehead, noah clowney and other players compete for playing time. however, for now, his body size of 201 centimeters and 97 kilograms is not enough to help him gain a foothold at the third position (small forward). therefore, in the upcoming new season, cui yongxi may also play more appears in positions 1 and 2. when it comes to the positioning of the team he is about to face, cui yongxi has clear expectations and preparations. he admitted that he needs to start seriously as a "3d player" (that is, a role player who is responsible for catching, shooting three-pointers and defending on the court): "on the field i have to do what i can do well. it is impossible to compete with the top five players on the team for the ball. the first thing for young players is to defend, and the second thing is to seize everything created by the team’s star. opportunities, i have to have good execution and concentration on the court at any time. "cui yongxi also has a very clear understanding of the changes in the basketball environment and position: "' in the era of small ball, there is no clear division of positions on the court. a person may need to switch back and forth between different positions. this is the current basketball trend. i can only explore other aspects after i have done a good job in 3d. development.”
after becoming a member of the nets, cui yongxi was awarded the no. 8 jersey in the training camp. he has an outgoing personality and almost no language barriers. he quickly integrated into the team. a few days ago, cui yongxi had hot pot with nets player cameron johnson and assistant coach juwan howard. on the nets media day on october 1, a video released on the nets’ social media showed that cui yongxi could communicate smoothly with his teammates and accept interviews in english. when his teammates were taking makeup photos, he was acting funny and saw the team’s all-star players. ben simmons, he generously invited him to greet chinese fans via video.
proofreading by sheng yuanyuan
