On May 13, it was reported that on May 13, according to the NBA's official announcement, Chinese men's basketball hook hook Cui Yongxi missed the 2024 NBA draft because he failed to get a joint trial invitation through the G League elite training camp. But Choi Young-hee can still participate in individual tryouts for NBA teams and participate in this summer's NBA Summer League.
On the afternoon of April 25, the agency of Cui Yongxi, a 21-year-old Chinese men's basketball player and Guangzhou Dragon and Lions player, announced that Cui Yongxi had officially signed up for the NBA draft. Choi Young-hee went to the United States for special training at the end of the season and participated in the NBA Development League training camp in order to participate in the Chicago Syndicate tryout, where he received a separate tryout for the NBA team.
In the G League training camp elite game on May 12, Choi Yong-hee came off the bench for 12 minutes and scored 5 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals and 1 block.
On the second match day of the G League training camp on May 13, Choi Yong-hee played 18 minutes off the bench, shooting 2-of-7 from the field, including 0-of-4 from three-point range, with 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, with a plus/minus of +7.
Choi Yong-hee's offensive performance is average, but his performance on the defensive end is still eye-catching.
On May 13, the NBA officially announced the list of G-League elite training camps invited to participate in joint tryouts, and only 5 of the 45 participating players were selected.
这5人分别是：Jesse Edwards，Boogie Ellis，Enrique Freeman，Isaac Jones，Nae'Qwan Tomlin。
According to the new NBA draft rules this year, players participating in the draft must participate in joint tryouts, which means that Choi Yong-hee loses the possibility of being directly selected by NBA teams.
In this regard, NBA draft expert Wang Jian said that Xiao Cui's performance on the defensive end of the training camp is remarkable, but the competition is cruel, and if you don't have a good performance on the offensive end, it is almost impossible to stand out from the G League training camp and get an invitation to a joint tryout. From training camp to joint trials and summer leagues, the players who formed the temporary team did not have much technical and tactical cooperation, and more were one-on-one demonstrations of ability on the offensive end.
At present, Xiao Cui has two paths in front of him, one is to participate in some team tryouts and choose to withdraw before the withdrawal deadline, and he can automatically qualify for the draft next year, but if he does so, he is not eligible to participate in the next summer league as an individual, and the other is to choose not to withdraw. Because the Chinese men's basketball team has a plan to participate in the summer league as a whole, it is recommended to choose the former.
In this regard, netizens said, "It's okay, it's good to be able to go out"
"You can dominate the CBA before you can touch the side of the NBA, remember this standard"
"What Xiao Cui urgently needs to improve now is his temperament, he plays too dull and lacks passion, and his personality will become a big obstacle to his progress in the future!"
"It's better to go out for training and see confrontation than to stay at home"
"Originally, the NBA was definitely no show, and this trip was mainly to improve myself and broaden my horizons"
"It's okay, it's training!!! It's already OK, keep up the good work"
"There is a chance to play the development league. But he definitely won't go, I felt from the beginning that the agent was taking him to hype, a lot of factors, Yang Bulai is one"
"Although I couldn't be invited, I played more high-end games. It is also a strong improvement for myself, and if I return to the CBA, there will definitely be a qualitative transcendence. ”