Media Figure: Looking Forward to Seeing Cui Yongxu Play in NBA Regular Season in New Season, but He May Spend Most of His Time in the G League

On September 30, media figure @Wang Jian updated his Weibo with his views on Cui Yongxu’s performance in the NBA next season. The original post is as follows:

The thing I’m most looking forward to in the new season is seeing Cui Yongxu play in the NBA regular season. However, realistically speaking, for Cui with a two-way contract, he will likely spend the majority of the new season playing for the Long Island Nets, the G League team of the Nets. Cui had too small a sample size in the Trail Blazers’ Summer League games. For Cui, who is going to the United States to play basketball for the first year, G League games can help him adapt to the environment, improve his personal abilities, and lay a solid foundation. Players with two-way contracts have guaranteed playing time and shot opportunities when playing for their affiliate teams. Everyone can guess what Cui’s G League stats will be in his first year #CuiYongxu#

Let’s take a look at the performances of two Japanese players in the G League in their first seasons in recent years

Yuta Watanabe (two-way contract) averaged 34 minutes per game, scoring 14.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.1 blocks in 33 games during the 2018-19 season with the Memphis Hustle.

Yudai Baba (G League contract) averaged 19.6 minutes per game, scoring 6.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1 steal in 41 games during the 2019-20 season with the Texas Legends.