On April 26, Beijing time, before the start of the game between Guangzhou Longshi and Xinjiang men's basketball G4, Cui Yongxi was interviewed by the media about his participation in the NBA draft.
Choi Yong-hee's response was: This decision, whether it is from my family, from myself, or from the brokerage company, is for my training and for my future! I think I will face this challenge positively.
I was 20 years old in Serbia, because I stayed with Lao Qiao (Chinese men's basketball coach Djordjevic) for 1-2 years, and then in fact, I am abroad at my age, not a young player, and now I urgently need a good confrontation and opposition environment to improve myself. ”
This draft is also an opportunity for me to have a chance to play against the players in training camp and some summer leagues, so that I can improve myself this summer, whether I can be drafted or not is one thing, but there is still a challenge to be done.
Head coach Guo Shiqiang talked about the topic of Choi Yongxi's draft and said: As his coach, I hope he will complete the training and improve himself in a down-to-earth manner, and strive to be selected.
According to previous media reports, Choi Yong-hee began to prepare for the summer draft as early as last year, and after the CBA league in the new season, he will first go to Orlando for a period of special training alone, and then sign up for various training camps, so as to impact the opportunity to get an NBA joint tryout.
Media person "Wang Jian" talked about the topic of Choi Yong-hee's participation in the NBA draft, and his comment was that he would lose the selection with a 99% probability in his current situation, and it is unlikely that he will be directly invited to participate in the joint trial, unless he performs particularly well in the G League elite training camp, and then gets the opportunity to participate in the joint trial, and then has a good performance in the joint trial to have a chance to be selected in the second round.
There are several possible options for him:
One is that after playing in the G League elite training camp, he chose to withdraw before the withdrawal deadline, and he still has a chance to be 22 years old next year, and of course he can also accept some NBA teams for individual tryouts under the arrangement of his agent.
If he chooses to withdraw from the selection, then he will not be eligible to participate in the NBA Summer League in an individual way this summer, but he can participate as a member of the men's national basketball team as a team.
On the other hand, if he is 100% determined to impact the NBA and has made enough difficult preparations, and the CBA club is willing to let him go, he can also choose not to withdraw from the election, so that as I said before, there is a high probability that he will be defeated, but losing the election does not mean that the NBA door is closed, and after losing the election, he can participate in the NBA Summer League in an individual way, and then strive for the opportunity of two-way or Exhibit 10 contract, if not, he will stay in the development league to exercise himself while waiting for the opportunity.
Before Choi Yong-hee signed with the Guangzhou men's basketball team, the club promised to give the green light to support Choi Yong-hee in his pursuit of a higher-level stage
Former Guangdong men's basketball coach Li Qun once talked about the interesting story of Cui Yongxi's signing with the Guangzhou men's basketball team on social media.
However, the sincerity of Guangzhou Longshi is the greatest, and the club's management has gone to Guangxi many times to communicate with his parents, and also promised that if Cui Yongxi has a higher pursuit, the club will support Cui Yongxi to pursue his dream.
Combined with Cui Yongxi's family are basketball practitioners, and he grew up in a good basketball atmosphere and environment, as long as Cui Yongxi decides to have a higher pursuit, I believe that the family level will not give him too much pressure, especially the economic pressure, Cui Yongxi does not need to consider too many external factors, and he will not be particularly surprised if he chooses to stay in the NBA Development League to seek opportunities.