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Nets owner Joe Tsai has said in the past that he’d love to have a Chinese player on the roster in Brooklyn. He might be getting his wish.

Multiple reports out of China have the Nets on the brink of adding Yongxi “Jacky” Cui with one of their two available two-way contract.

The Nets neither confirmed nor denied The Post’s inquiry regarding the reports.

Adding Cui, 21, who is viewed as the top young prospect in China, would continue the team’s recent youth movement.


  The Nets are reportedly adding Yongxi Cui on a two-way deal. VCG via Getty Images The Nets are reportedly adding Yongxi Cui on a two-way deal. VCG via Getty Images

Cui had agreed earlier this summer to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Trail Blazers but never officially signed it, according to Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report, and was pursuing a two-way opportunity with a different team.

A 6-foot-8 shooting guard, Cui had two solid years with Guangzhou in the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 15.7 points and 5.8 rebounds last season on 46.1 percent shooting and 36.5 from deep.

The Nets worked out Cui before the draft but had no picks in June. After going undrafted, he played for Portland in the summer league, where the wing showed a nice shooting touch in Las Vegas — fully expected, considering he hit 23 of 25 in the 3-point shooting drill at the G-League’s pre-draft workout camp.

If Cui does join the Nets, he would be the franchise’s first player from China since Tsai bought the team from Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov. Taiwanese-American point guard Jeremy Lin was on the roster when Tsai became minority owner, and the two have stayed friends.


  Cui is a strong shooter from outside. NBAE via Getty Images Cui is a strong shooter from outside. NBAE via Getty Images

  The Nets worked out Cui before the draft and now are bringing him in. Getty Images The Nets worked out Cui before the draft and now are bringing him in. Getty Images

Cui, who shares his agent with Lin, had graduated from the NBA Global Academy in Australia, where NBA head of international basketball development Chris Ebersole praised his defense.

“He was really, truly like cracking jokes. I just thought he was so impressive, willing to make mistakes and take risks,” Ebersole told HoopsHype. “Everybody, from our staff to all his teammates, thinks so highly of him because of that.

“He’s got really good feet and plays super hard. Those ingredients, for both on-ball defense and off-ball positioning, serve him well.”

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