On July 17th, in the NBA Summer League, the Portland Trail Blazers narrowly defeated the Washington Wizards 82-80. Cui Yongxi played for 10 minutes in this game, setting a new personal record for playing time in the NBA, scoring 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting. After the game, many media personalities shared their views on Cui Yongxi, including his performance in this match. Below is a summary of the media discussions:
Media personality @SanTudaiCi (Three Earth with Thorns) posted about Cui Yongxi, as follows:
Cui Yongxi’s second Summer League game, 10 minutes and 3 seconds, scored 3 points, 1-for-3, 1-for-1 from the free throw line.
More playing time and earlier entry into the game are both gains.
The field goal today was more valuable not because it was a set shot, but because it was a self-initiated ball-handling offense, which is what we truly want to see. It was good, really good.
Little Cui is deeply loved by the official web editor. Look at the victory poster after the game, they used Little Cui’s image, it’s too funny!
We need young players like him, more integration, braver, and more open!
Media personality MaiSuiFeng wrote about Cui Yongxi, as follows:
The Blazers narrowly beat the Wizards 82 to 80, Cui Yongxi played for 10 minutes and 3 seconds, contributing 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting.
He had a bit more playing time, and his basic stats dropped, but I still think Little Cui played well, because he did more things on the court that don’t directly show up in the statistics, and his points came from ball-handling offense, which was self-initiated rather than waiting for teammates to pass him the ball.
Focus on the present, not the future, and make steady progress, it’s really good!
Media personality “Detective Zhao in the Basketball Circle”:
Little Cui’s Summer League playing time 鈫?/p>
G1: 0 seconds
G2: 7 minutes and 36 seconds
G3: 10 minutes and 3 seconds
p.s. Blazers, you’ve found the traffic code.
In today’s game against the Wizards’ No. 2 pick, Sar, his offensive performance was truly exaggerated… He went 0-for-15 from the field, 0-for-7 from three-point range, and 0-for-2 from the free throw line… He played for 29 minutes and 44 seconds without scoring a single point.
In the last three games, he made only 8 out of 41 shots (19.5% shooting), and only 2 out of 17 three-point attempts (11.8% shooting).
Media personality “Where I Lie, Director”:
Gradually establishing himself in an NBA team, Cui Yongxi refreshed his NBA playing time record to 10 minutes and 3 seconds today, delivering a spectacular one-legged shot and a free throw, contributing a total of 3 points.
This year’s No. 2 draft pick, French player Alexander Sarr, had a breakout game: 0-for-15 shooting, 0-for-2 from the free throw line, 0-for-7 from three-point range, and got blocked 4 times.
Media personality “Only About Basketball”:
Cui Yongxi’s third Summer League game: 10 minutes off the bench, scoring 3 points. One driving one-legged shot, one free throw. Little Cui said he communicated a lot with Klinge, trying to figure out how to pass him the ball. On the court or on the bench, you can also see him participating very actively, with strong integration.
Every time he comes off the court, he communicates with the coaching staff, because compared to scoring, the coaching staff pays more attention to his defensive choices, help defense, etc. This is also Little Cui’s current role.
The Summer League is like this too, apart from the super rookies, everyone else is here for a two-way opportunity, and as a formal team player in such a role, you need to have a certain functionality or your own characteristics.
Reporter Kong Dexin wrote about Cui Yongxi, as follows:
Cui Yongxi played back-to-back in the Summer League for 10 minutes and 3 seconds, scoring 3 points with 2 fouls, 1-for-3 shooting, 0-for-1 from three-point range, and 1-for-1 from the free throw line. His playing time has increased, and his help defense and transition defense were very positive, but his rebounding does not meet the requirements for a forward position. He still needs his teammates to create opportunities or rely on tactical cooperation, so it’s difficult for him to consistently produce in the Summer League.
Interestingly, during the post-game interview, Little Cui said: I told Klinge, you need to be more aggressive when positioning, don’t let others get ahead of you all the time. Is this gaining a little brother?
Reporter “YiYiMonica” wrote:
“Little Cui has black tape on his right calf, asked him about it after the game, he said he pulled it a bit. Looking at the game photos from these two matches, there was no tape during his debut, it must have been an injury from yesterday’s game, but it didn’t affect his vitality on the court 馃敟.”