During the second season, he also accepted Yoo Hyun-joon and DB, who declared retirement. Why?
Dec 03, 2024
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It also accepted the DB. DB announced Yoo Hyun-joon as a retired player to the KBL (Korea Basketball Federation) on the 2nd.
It's too bad.
Yoo Hyun-joon is a ball handler with the league's best passing ability. In 2017, he was drafted by KCC as the third in the first round of the KBL rookie draft.
Since his days at Hanyang University, he has been evaluated as having the best pass ability even at the professional level. He was a powerful player in the set offens with excellent vision and passing. He also showed compliance with the 2-2 attack and rapid attack deployment.
There was a weakness in defense, but it was a situation that was developing every season.
After jumping from KCC to the main guard, he transferred to DB as a compensation player for Heo Woong who qualified as an FA during his military service in 2022.
Last season, he helped DB win the regular league as a backup guard to assist Ethan Albano.
However, he has already asked the club to retire once in January. At the time, the DB said "Yoo Hyun-jun expressed his intention to retire, but the coaching staff is working on persuasion."
There seems to have been a disagreement on the playing time and the timing of the game. However, Yoo withdrew his intention to retire.
In this season's off-season training in Japan, Yoo showed very good performance. There didn't seem to be any other problems.
In this season's DB, Lee Sun-Albano and Chinanu Onuaku were sluggish at the beginning of the season, and Yoo Hyun-joon's weight increased as a six-man. He played an average of 16 minutes or more in nine regular league games.
However, the team's position has gradually narrowed. In the end, Yoo Hyun-jun expressed his intention to retire. There are rumors of discord with the coaching staff, but it is not confirmed.
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