MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nets wing Cui Yongxi — in any other case Westernized as Jacky Cui — has been dominated out of the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee.
The 6-foot-7 taking pictures guard, on a two-year two-way contract, is anticipated to make a full restoration for subsequent season.
“Yeah, definitely we don’t want to see that for anyone,” head coach Jordi Fernandez stated. “However the actuality is that is simply a part of skilled sports activities. We are going to help him. He’ll get the process he must get, after which he’ll be on his approach to restoration.
“He has to stay positive. For the most part all of us contacted him. … He’s in good spirits. He’s a positive kid. And we’re going to do whatever it takes, whatever we can do to help him recover. And it’s part of life, too.”
The Nets don’t mechanically get a spot to switch Cui.
They must reduce him and would simply owe him his wage as a two-way. However he’s at the moment nonetheless on the roster, and there aren’t any indications that’s altering anytime quickly.
Nets proprietor Joe Tsai, the co-founder and chairman of Chinese language e-commerce large Alibaba, has been open about wanting a Chinese language participant on each Brooklyn and the Liberty.
The 21-year-old Cui is extensively thought-about the very best younger prospect on the Chinese language Nationwide Staff.
Coincidentally, Cui’s subsequent look for Brooklyn might very effectively be in subsequent 12 months’s preseason journey to his native nation. The Nets will play a few video games in opposition to Phoenix on Oct. 10 and Oct. 12 in Macao.
Cui acquired damage within the first half of Lengthy Island’s recreation Wednesday.
He’s logged simply 10 minutes with Brooklyn over 5 NBA cameos, scoring three factors on 1-of-7 taking pictures, however he had began to point out some enchancment recently within the G League.
In his final recreation earlier than getting damage, he had 14 factors, 4 rebounds and three steals.
“He’s a guy that just brings positive energy every day,” Fernandez stated. Smile on his face. He simply brings happiness, able to work, and each group wants that constructive power, work ethic. And he stored getting higher on daily basis.”
The Nets began Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton, Keon Johnson and Dennis Schroder on Friday in a 135-119 loss to Memphis.
After going with the identical quintet Sunday in opposition to Milwaukee, it snapped a team-record streak of utilizing distinctive beginning lineups in 10 straight video games.
Trendon Watford was a wholesome DNP.
Fernandez had advised him Noah Clowney, working his means again, was going to be getting most of his minutes within the rotation Friday.
However once they went to him on the bench, he wasn’t free.
“He was just not loose to play, and I didn’t want to chance anything to get hurt or anything,” Fernandez stated. “He has to be ready. He has to be loose. When you’re on the bench, you have to be ready to go. And then if you’re not, then it’s hard to play.”
Bojan Bogdanovic, Cam Thomas and Ziaire Williams have been out. Dariq Whitehead and two-ways Jaylen Martin and Tyrese Martin have been all within the G League.Vince Williams Jr., GG Jackson and Zach Edey (left ankle sprain) have been out for Memphis.
“Right now, he’s not going to be able to get better on the court, but he can get better at learning how to recover, still keeping his body in shape with his limitations, being around the group, learning from the league, watching NBA games, watching G League games. So all those things he can keep doing. We can encourage him to do it. We can have him around if we can. And that’s all we can do right now.”
The Nets began Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton, Keon Johnson and Dennis Schroder on Friday in a 135-119 loss to Memphis.
After going with the identical quintet Sunday in opposition to Milwaukee, it snapped a team-record streak of utilizing distinctive beginning lineups in 10 straight video games.
Trendon Watford was a wholesome DNP. Fernandez had advised him Noah Clowney, working his means again, was going to be getting most of his minutes within the rotation Friday.
However once they went to him on the bench, he wasn’t free.
“He was just not loose to play, and I didn’t want to chance anything to get hurt or anything,” Fernandez stated. “He has to be ready. He has to be loose. When you’re on the bench, you have to be ready to go. And then if you’re not, then it’s hard to play.”
Bojan Bogdanovic, Cam Thomas and Ziaire Williams have been out. Dariq Whitehead and two-ways Jaylen Martin and Tyrese Martin have been all within the G League.Vince Williams Jr., GG Jackson and Zach Edey (left ankle sprain) have been out for Memphis.
