Reports out of China — and Portland— have Brooklyn NetsDaily are close to filling one of their two remaining two-way slots, signing Yongxi “Jacky” Cui, a 6’8” Chinese shooting guard, to a two-year deal.
No official word yet from the Nets organization on the reports.
The 21-year-old Cui — pronounced “tsway” — is has had one of the more interesting development paths in the 2024 rookie class. He first popped up on NBA scouts’ radars after he attended the NBA Global Academy in Australia, working closely with the league’s Head of International Basketball Development, Chris Ebersole.