The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent forward Yongxi “Jacky” Cui to a Two-Way contract.
Cui (6’6″, 210) joins Brooklyn after going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 21-year-old competed with Portland’s NBA 2K25 Summer League squad in Las Vegas, where he saw action in three games as a reserve. Prior to entering the NBA Draft, Cui played two seasons (2022-24) with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In 99 career games (76 starts), he recorded averages of 14.1 points on 45.3 percent shooting from the field, 36.2 percent shooting from 3-point range and 80.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals across 32.9 minutes per contest.