"I took the opportunity! I don't think the gap with them is actually that big. ”

After his summer league debut, Choi Yong-hee said this to the camera. In the debut game, the person in the same position as Choi Yongxi was sick and couldn't play, so Choi Yongxi got the opportunity to make his debut "in advance", in Choi Yongxi's words, he grasped it.

Appeared in 7 minutes and 36 seconds, made 2 of 3 three-point shots, and contributed 6 points and 1 assist. The period when he hit consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter was really amazing, but Choi Young-hee's chances were still limited.

After the summer league, Choi Yong-hee played in 3 games, averaging 7.2 minutes per game, averaging 3 points and 0.3 assists per game, shooting a total of 3 of 7 shots and 2 of 5 three-point shots. For a player who only averages seven minutes per game, it is not worth it to have some highlight moments.

Just these 7 minutes of playing time was also earned by Xiao Cui by relying on a summer of hard work. He left for special training in the United States just after the CBA season, participated in the elite training camp of the G League, and tried out with several NBA teams. Although he was not selected, he was awarded an Exhibit-10 contract with the Trail Blazers and was able to stay in the United States to improve himself.

In fact, in summer league, it is not that whoever scores more has a better chance of staying in the NBA. A lot of people who average a dozen points per game don't get a contract in the NBA. Rather than scoring, coaches are more interested in how much you can do on the pitch and how motivated you are on the pitch.

Therefore, even if Xiao Cui does not have the ball, he is actively running on the field to find vacant opportunities, as the arrow on the opposite side of the defense of the leader, to fight for every 50% chance ball. As long as you do it, the coach will always see.

Choi suffered a slight calf strain in the final minute of the game against the Hornets and decided to return home early for treatment before heading to the United States again in early August to participate in the Trail Blazers' training, warm-up games and preseason training camp.

Choi's ultimate dream is, of course, to get a two-way contract, but after the summer league is over, the hope is honestly slim. The Trail Blazers have three two-way spots, one for a player on a two-way contract with the Trail Blazers last season, and one for McGevens, who played 59 games with the Hornets last season.

Although it is only a two-way contract, which two-way contract player is not a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, many of these people can make more money overseas, but in order to continue to impact the NBA, they choose to take two-way. Suffice it to say, most of the CBA's foreign players are not as strong as these two-way contract players.

Ask yourself, has Xiao Cui's strength reached this level? Not yet. So it's normal not to get a formal contract from the NBA. Xiao Cui is a guy who dares to think and dare to do, and he has the opportunity to impact his dreams, so he came decisively.

Xiao Cui said: "Actually, the dream of this thing is step by step for me, from my childhood dream was to play CBA, and then I ended up playing, playing CBA for a year or two, and I found that I seemed to be able to go up enough, and then changed my dream to the NBA." ”

Xiao Cui was bold and directly said that CBA is like a greenhouse, so he wanted to jump out and improve himself. has a straightforward personality, which has offended many fans in the past two years, but it has also allowed him to gain more.

I've always felt that if Xiao Cui can go out, he doesn't have to worry about socializing. Although Choi didn't get many opportunities in summer league, you can often see him interacting with his teammates on the bench and getting along well with No. 7 Klingen.

"Choi is fantastic, he's always full of energy and energy," Klingen said. He likes to compete and he likes to win. He is also the pistachio of the team and always makes everyone laugh. "We Chinese are all introverted in our bones, but sometimes it is not a good thing to hide and tuck, and only by being generous can we gain more recognition."

Xiao Cui's summer is not over yet, and he will set off again soon, for the sake of his dreams, but also for the sake of no regrets.