On October 31, Beijing time, the training camp of the Long Island Nets continued, and Choi Yong-hee prepared for the new season with the team. New York media Nets Daily recently updated an article about Choi Yong-hee, mentioning that Choi Yong-hee is not the Yi Jianlian of 15 years ago, but he will bring the "Jacky (Choi Yong-hee's English name) effect" to the Long Island Nets, and said that Choi Yong-hee is expected to get a lot of playing time in the Development League.
"The 21-year-old Cui Yongxi is currently the only Chinese player in the NBA, and he will have plenty of time playing in the Development League this season," NetsDaily wrote. We can expect that Cui Yongxi, like previous Chinese players and Chinese-American players, especially his mentor Jeremy Lin, will attract a large number of Chinese fans and Asian fans to watch the game, and during the Nets Park training two weeks ago, Cui Yongxi attracted a lot of reporters, who mainly interviewed him in Chinese. ”
NetsDaily pointed out that getting fans to the court is not the focus of the Long Island Nets, but with Choi Yong-hee's arrival, things may change a little. NetsDaily also mentions Yi Jianlian, who played for the Nets 15 years ago, when many reporters in China were covering him in the New York area.
"Choi Yong-hee's situation is different from Yi Jianlian. Yi Jianlian was already a mature player when he was in China. Choi Yong-hee is a rising star. Yi Jianlian is a lottery show, and Choi Yongxi is a lost draft. After entering the league, Yi Jianlian has played all of his games in the NBA, while Choi Yong-hee is expected to play most of the time in the Development League. Despite this, many fans in New York and China were intrigued by Choi's performance, even asking online if his Long Island Nets jersey and Brooklyn Nets jersey were still in stock. ”
Choi Yong-hee and two other two-way players are expected to get plenty of playing time with the Long Island Nets, and coach Udofia says he's looking forward to the new season. 'It's going to be an intense training camp and we've got the squad in place, so I'm very excited about that.'
The Long Island Nets training camp has a total of 16 rosters, and according to the arrangement, the training camp will be held from October 29 to November 8, Beijing time. The season opener will be on November 9th. Choi Young-hee is expected to make his Development League debut in that match.