In the NBA regular season on October 28, the Nets defeated the Bucks 115-102, and Chinese player Cui Yongxi got the opportunity to play, scoring the first point of his NBA career on 1 of 2 free throws.
Choi Yong-hee's small step is a big step in his career.
Today, Xiao Cui has become the seventh Chinese to officially log in to the NBA after Wang Zhizhi, Battle, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and Zhou Qi.
Congratulations.
If every basketball person's ultimate childhood dream is to play in the NBA, then this 1 minute and 58 seconds is the day when Choi Yong-hee's dream comes true.
Chinese fans have been waiting for this day for a long time.
The last time a Chinese player scored in an official NBA game was back on October 30, 2018, when Zhou Qi scored 2 points in 57 seconds against the Trail Blazers, 6 years.
Chinese fans have experienced too many sad moments in the past 6 years.
Losing two consecutive World Cups, missing two consecutive Olympic Games...
If anything, Chinese basketball needs to do something different.
Therefore, it is very important to encourage players to play at a high level of competition.
With Cui Yongxi's current strength, he dared to get out of the comfortable nest and go to the tempering of the highest competitive platform, and he had already won.
Next, a lot of his time will be in the Development League, playing for the team's subordinate team, the Long Island Nets.
Wherever you are, you'll face tougher competition than the CBA, and you'll have the opportunity to play at a higher level.
This is the purpose and significance of Cui Yongxi's going out.