On May 14, it was reported that a few days ago, the NBA officially announced the list of people invited to participate in the NBA joint trial in the G League elite training camp. Only five of the 45 players who participated in the training were selected, and Chinese men's basketball player Cui Yongxi was not selected and will not be selected in this season's NBA draft. According to domestic media reports, Chinese players have to pay money to participate in NBA tryouts, and Sun Yue spent tens of thousands of dollars to participate in the tryout.
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 Yong-hee played 2 games in the G League training camp, and 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.
According to the rules of the NBA draft, players participating in this year's draft must participate in joint tryouts, and with Choi Yong-hee's failure to be selected for the joint tryout, it also means that he will not be selected for the draft. However, Choi Yong-hee plans to participate in an NBA team's individual tryout.
Subsequently, basketball media person Don't Run Gang's back pig talked about Choi Yongxi's defeat on social media: "NBA trial, I remember that you have to pay money to go. This is also the hardship of the NBA workers, I am optimistic about you, you come to my trial, but I have to charge money for this trial. Although there is not much money, it reminds you all the time that opportunities are not given in vain, and you should cherish them, because it is your own money that is spent. So it was really not easy for Sun Yue to go to the United States for a trial back then, and he tried out more than a dozen teams, and the cost of machine wine + catering + trial fee was a few dollars. Cui Yongxi is the same, if you want to try out, you really have to have a good job. ”
In this regard, netizens said, "Xiao Cui works hard, but he really doesn't have the talent to play in the NBA." ”
"At the beginning, Jeremy Lin didn't have it, and Watanabe didn't have it, and it wasn't all played by himself."
"He just needs to be average, and someone will keep him for the market! Come on, don't brag."
"It's really cool to have Sun Yue, the No. 1 defensive guard in the history of the men's basketball team"
"It's good to see the world, although he knows that it may not end well, maybe this experience will help him in his future basketball career."
"Don't spend that unjust money"
"I feel that Xiao Cui is still very eager for the NBA, come on"
"The Great Sage's talent is also very good."
"Xiao Cui: It's not a matter of money or money! The main spell dad! ”
"It's no wonder that players of the same level in the country are reluctant to go out and suffer this crime."