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Mike Chan

Hong Kong basketball player David Muoka has signed with NBA team the Brooklyn Nets, raising the possibility of him playing for them in Macau next month.
Muoka inked a partially guaranteed standard NBA contract with the franchise on Monday, US time. He had signed with the Portland Trail Blazers last October, becoming the first Hongkonger to land an NBA deal, before being waived the same day and playing the 2024-25 season for the Windy City Bulls, the Chicago Bulls’ G League affiliate.
A partially guaranteed contract allows a team to waive a player without consequence beyond paying a guaranteed amount.
Set to face the Phoenix Suns in two pre-season NBA China Games in Macau on October 10 and 12, the Nets had previously reached an agreement with China’s Zeng Fanbo.

Mainland Chinese media reported that Chinese national team member Zeng was expected to make the trip to the casino city next month.
The 6ft 10in Muoka’s presence could provide a further marketing boost for the games. If he and Zeng were to play together, it would be the first instance of two Chinese players featuring in an NBA-level game for the same team.
Joining the Nets is not Muoka’s first involvement with the Brooklyn organisation, having played for the Long Island Nets in the G League in 2023-24. The Nets are owned by Joe Tsai, the chairman of Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post.
But with the NBA season starting on October 21, the 24-year-old Muoka is likely to face an uphill battle to seal a spot on the Nets’ opening night roster. The defensive-oriented centre could, however, be seen as a proven G League player and earn another shot with the Long Island Nets.
His addition gave the Nets 21 players: 19 on standard deals and two on two-way contracts – deals for players who split time between the NBA and its G League affiliate.
The Eastern Conference team will need to trim their roster to 15 standard deals and three two-ways, the training camp limit, by next Tuesday.


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Nets had already signed Zeng Fanbo, and could break new ground for Chinese basketball if Zeng and Muoka were to play together


Nets had already signed Zeng Fanbo, and could break new ground for Chinese basketball if Zeng and Muoka were to play together.


NBA’s Brooklyn Nets sign Hongkonger David Muoka ahead of Macau pre-season games

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Nets had already signed Zeng Fanbo, and could break new ground for Chinese basketball if Zeng and Muoka were to play together

Nets had already signed Zeng Fanbo, and could break new ground for Chinese basketball if Zeng and Muoka were to play together