The CBA playoffs are in full swing, and the Guangzhou men's basketball team defeated the Xinjiang men's basketball team at home in the last game without being favored, rewriting the series score to 1-2, once again giving fans hope of a comeback. As the main forward of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Cui Yongxi also scored a wonderful performance of 20+ and provoked the team's pillars. Not only that, Choi Yong-hee also announced that he will officially participate in the 2024 NBA Draft and strive for the opportunity to participate in the NBA Summer League. After this news was exposed, it also caused a lot of heated discussions in the circle, in recent years, no player in the Chinese men's basketball team has been selected for the NBA, after Zhou Qi left the NBA, the Chinese men's basketball team has no players galloping in the NBA, if Cui Yongxi can create a miracle, it will get more attention.
Cui Yongxi is 21 years old, 2.01 meters tall, 2.06 meters long, weighs 93 kilograms, and played 50 games for the Guangzhou men's basketball team this season, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, contributing 15.7 points, 6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals, shooting 45.5% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range, and 78.6% from the free throw line. So far in the playoffs, Choi Yong-hee has averaged 17.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 36.4 minutes per game, shooting 38.9% from three-point range and 55% from the field. From the perspective of technical play, Choi Yong-hee is a very well-rounded small forward, with a certain offensive ability with the ball, a very positive performance on the defensive end, and a very good outside three-point shooting, but if he wants to impact the NBA arena, Choi Yong-hee still needs to put in more effort in the offseason.
According to the news revealed by the media person "Inspector Zhao of the ball circle", Cui Yongxi's team also shared his plan for this summer, Cui Yongxi will go to Orlando in the United States as soon as the CBA season is over, for personal training, strengthen strength polishing skills, and then participate in the NBA Development League training camp to get the opportunity to participate in the Chicago joint trial, and after that, Cui Yongxi will also strive to get the opportunity to get a separate trial for the NBA team, hoping to get the opportunity to play in the summer league through outstanding performance.
Judging from the current situation, Choi Yong-hee is still full of confidence in himself, and he hopes to seek more opportunities in the NBA through hard training in the offseason. It is worth mentioning that the last time a Chinese player was selected in the NBA Draft was eight years ago, when Zhou Qi was selected by the Rockets with the 43rd pick in the 2016 draft, and Wang Zhelin was selected by the Grizzlies with the 57th pick. Even if Choi Yong-hee has a small chance of being selected, I still hope that he can get the opportunity to participate in the NBA Summer League and take the initiative to go out and see the outside world, which is very helpful for the growth of his career.