Analyzing foreign players from 10 teams, who will be the best ace to save the team
Oct 15, 2024
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The question needs to be slightly transformed to answer this. Who gives the most wins to the team. After all, it is the best foreign player who can maximize team tactics through synergy with other domestic players. It has nothing to do with individual skill. After all, the best foreign player is the player that the team wants, and the player who can perform the exact play that the team wants.
There are several interesting points to watch in the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball', which will kick off with the official opening match between Busan KCC and Suwon KT at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 19th. In particular, the main point to watch is how foreign players will play to lead the team to the top.
There is an interesting feature. Of the 20 foreign players (two per team) who participated in the league in the new season, as many as 15 were filled with 'KBL experiences'.
The massive comeback of these 'experienced' means that fierce competition will eventually unfold from the beginning of the league. There is no time for problems such as 'adaptation to the league' or 'trial error' to occur. There is a high possibility that sparks will fly from the beginning of the season.
Then, who will be the best out of the 20 foreign players this season. Considering the past career and style and synergy with the current team, the most outstanding player is Chinanu Onuaku, who DB brought back for the first time in five years. Onuaku made his first step on the KBL stage during the 2019-2020 season and played a big role. He gained popularity due to his strong ability to control under the basket and his unique 'Kang Baek-ho free throw'.
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The beginning appeared at the KBL Cup, which ended on the 13th. DB won the cup with quick attacks by Lee Sun-bano, Lee Kwan-hee and Robert Carter Jr. and outer guns on Onuaku and Kim Jong-kyu's strong double posts. And Onuaku was named MVP, winning 34 of the 65 press corps votes. At this point, it can be said that he is the player who shows the most obvious synergy effect with the team.
It doesn't show all the skills and tactics that every team has in the Cup. However, it is possible to predict the game and power of the regular season to some extent through the cup competition. If Onuaku maintains his skills and team play in the cup tournament in the regular league, he will not be difficult to win the best foreign player position in the league. And this means that DB is also likely to reach the top of the league.
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'Long-lived Foreigner'Jamil Warney (SK) is likely to go through an ordeal. The SK team itself is currently weakened due to the departure and injury of many players. Warnie is also clearly showing signs of degradation. It is expected to struggle in the new season because it has also shown difficulties in the past in the under-the-goal competition with Onuaku or Long. LG's Asem Marei still boasts strong under-the-goal competitiveness and scoring ability. He, too, is an ambush worthy of MVP.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
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