Brooklyn Nets Media Day was not incredibly revealing, not that these events ever are. The vibes were quite good, spirits high, and though the promise of Ben Simmons reverberated once again throughout the walls of HSS Training Center, Brooklyn’s lone All-Star is not the the only attraction on this team.
Yongxi ‘Jacky’ Cui, if we’re going by sheer numbers, is as popular as anybody. Of course, much of that attention comes from his native China, and you can believe Mandarin-language media was well represented on Monday morning.
Cui shared the podium with two-way Jaylen Martin, and answered the first question of the three-hour event by nervously laughing into the microphone, admitting, “I mean, this is a big turn in my life.