Air conditioning league... FA chain shift, KBL changed the game
Air conditioning league... FA chain shift, KBL changed the game
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The air conditioning league has heated up. Unexpected changes in perception have been made around the main guards such as Heo Hoon and Kim Sun-hyung. The unpredictable game of the new season is expected.
According to the Korea Professional Basketball League (KBL), the free agent's self-negotiation period ended as of noon on Tuesday. Of a total of 52 free agent players, 26 have signed contracts. There are 18 transfer students including Heo Hoon (KCC) and Kim Sun-hyung (KT), while eight players including Ahn Young-joon (SK) and Seo Myung-jin (Hyundai Mobis) remain.
Basketball fans were very surprised during the FA period. The FA market fluctuated as the ace players, who were the symbol of the team, moved to the team. It started with Heo Hoon's transfer. Heo Hoon, who received attention early on as the second son of "basketball president" Heo Jae, wore KT's uniform as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 rookie draft. He stood tall as the representative guard of the KBL, being named the MVP of the 2019-2020 season, but he was far from winning the championship. As he lost to KCC in the 2023-2024 season championship game, he had to give his brother Heo Woong the trophy and the MVP honor.
His desire to win the championship made him take a leap forward. Heo Hoon, who was considered one of the biggest fish in the FA market, continued negotiations with several clubs, including his original team, KT He signed a contract with KCC (a five-year contract period, a total of 800 million won (850,000 U.S. dollars) for the first time in 11 years. KCC, which has already established a super team consisting of Heo Woong, Choi Jun-yong, Song Kyo-chang, and Lee Seung-hyun, have established a more luxurious lineup with the recruitment of Heo Hoon. Of course, we have to wait for the selection of compensation players and KT's selection, but even if one player leaves, the fact that the team is a strong combination remains the same.
Fire started in the foot. The series of transfers took place as they fought for minutes. On Thursday when Huh Hoon headed to KCC, KT met Kim Sun-hyung. With Huh Hoon's transfer, Kim filled the vacant point guard position 토토사이트. He secured a three-year, first-year compensation of 800 million won (approx. Kim Sun-hyung is a one-club man who has played for SK since joining the team as the No. 2 player in the 2011 rookie draft. It is no exaggeration to say that fastball basketball at SK has been established thanks to Kim Sun-hyung. However, Kim took off his red jersey. Moon Kyung-hwan, who had been with SK for 10 years, fell into the arms of KT coach, despite unexpected conditions.
SK also couldn't stay put. On the following day, the team recruited guard Kim Nak-hyeon while retaining forward Ahn Young-joon of the house rabbit on Sunday. Although Kim Nak-hyun is one of the top guards in the league, he scored an average of 9.0 points last season due to injury and other reasons. However, Kim's ransom jumped due to a series of transfers that are continuously progressing. In the end, SK suggested a five-year contract period and a total of 450 million won (450 million U.S. dollars) in compensation for the first year, keeping Kim Nak-hyun in mind. Finally, the team succeeded in minimizing bleeding. Initially, SK, which was lined with heavy hares (Kim Sun-hyung, Ahn Young-joon, and Oh Jae-hyun), kept Ahn Young-joon, its top priority, and formed a stable track record by signing Oh Jae-hyun with a three-year, 250 million won contract on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the 24 players who failed to sign a contract during the previous voluntary negotiation period will receive letters of intent to recruit from Friday to Saturday. Players can choose from a club when they receive a call of love from multiple teams, but if they are a single team, they must sign a contract with the team concerned. If their future is not decided during this period, the team will hold renegotiations with the original team for four days from Friday to Sunday.