Cui Yongxi ( zh, t=崔永熙), also known as Jacky Cui (born 28 May 2003), is a Chinese professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBA), on a

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with the

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of the

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. He is also a member of the

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Early life

Cui was born in Guangxi, China, to Cui Mingguang, one of the most prolific street basketball players in Southern China. He initially attended, as a 16-year-old, the

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camp, representing his home country and making a name for himself. Afterwards, he attended the

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, graduating at 18 years old while setting his sights on going pro.

Professional career

Guangzhou Loong Lions (2022–2024)

Cui began his professional career with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the

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. In his rookie season, he played in 43 games and averaged 12.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals in 30.8 minutes. In his second year, Cui played 56 games and improved his numbers across the board, averaging 15.7 points, 6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game in 34.5 minutes while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from 3, earning CBA Domestic Second Team honors. After the season ended, he declared for the NBA draft.

Brooklyn / Long Island Nets (2024)

After going undrafted in the

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, Cui joined the

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for the

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and on 20 September, he signed a

with the

. With his debut on 27 October against the

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, Cui became the first Chinese player since

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to play in the NBA while going undrafted, as well as the seventh overall Chinese player to play in the NBA. On 13 December, it was announced he would miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL on his left knee while playing for the

. On 15 December, he was waived by the Nets.

National team career

Cui played for the

during the

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and the next year he played in the Asia Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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CBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

Cui Yongxi - NBA profileCui Yongxi - CBA profileCui Yongxi - FIBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cui, Yongxi 2003 births Living people 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Asian Games bronze medalists for China Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games Basketball players from Guangxi Brooklyn Nets players Chinese expatriate basketball people in the United States Chinese men's basketball players Guangzhou Loong Lions players Long Island Nets players Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games NBA players from China Shooting guards Undrafted NBA players Asian Games bronze medalists in basketball Asian Games basketball players for China