Rookie wing Yongxi Cui, who is on a two-way contract with the Nets, sustained a torn ACL in his left knee on Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via Brian Lewis of The New York Post).
Cui, 21, suffered the injury while playing for the Nets’ G league affiliate in Long Island. He’s expected to make a full recovery, per the team.
Also known as “Jacky,” Cui is a 6-foot-6 guard/forward who graduated from the NBA Global Academy and played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association last season. He posted solid numbers in the CBA in 2023-24, averaging 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 56 appearances for Guangzhou, with a .520/.365/.783 shooting line.
Cui, who went undrafted in June, made five NBA appearances for the Nets in 2024-25, playing just 10 total minutes. He also played in five games for Long Island, averaging 6.2 PPG, 2.6 RPG and 1.2 APG in 16.9 MPG.
If the Nets need depth in the future, it wouldn’t be surprising if they release Cui for a healthy player. But it’s also not uncommon for NBA teams to keep injured players on two-way deals for an entire season, with Collin Gillespie and E.J. Liddell among the recent examples of that occurring.
