The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent forward Yongxi “Jacky” Cui to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Cui (6’6”, 210) joins Brooklyn after going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 21-year-old competed with Portland’s NBA 2K25 Summer League squad in Las Vegas, where he saw action in three games as a reserve. Prior to entering the NBA Draft, Cui played two seasons (2022-24) with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In 99 career games (76 starts), he recorded averages of 14.1 points on 45.3 percent shooting from the field, 36.2 percent shooting from 3-point range and 80.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals across 32.9 minutes per contest. During the 2023-24 campaign, Cui earned CBA Domestic First Team honors and led the Loong Lions in points (883), rebounds (328), steals (89) and minutes (1,934), while ranking in the top five in 3-pointers made (97 – second), assists (173 – second), free-throws made (144 – third) and blocks (21 – fourth). The Nanning, China, native has represented his country in several international competitions, including the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Before joining the professional ranks, Cui attended the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia.
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