Kim Jong-gyu ↔ Jung Hyo-geun's big deal has been made...DB injury gap immediately strengthens mid- to long-term position of power reinforcement director

Jan 23, 2025

Men's professional basketball team Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang and Wonju DB made a surprise trade to exchange Kim Jong-kyu and Jung Hyo-geun.

In an official announcement on the 23rd, the articles of association and DB said "We have decided to make a one-on-one trade according to the agreement between the two sides."

Kim Jong-kyu has been selected as a national team member since 2011 when he was in college and has been a national team center until recently, including winning a gold medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. As the No. 1 overall rookie draft in 2013, he played in a total of 502 games in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and averaged 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds.

After graduating from Daekyung Jeongsan High School and Hanyang University, Jung Hyo-geun made his professional debut as the third overall pick in the 2014 rookie draft, and has an average of 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in a total of 395 games in nine seasons

Through this trade, DB aims to strengthen the gap in the forward team due to injured players. In particular, with the addition of Jeong Hyo-geun, who can play various positions, it is expected that he will be able to build various forwards along with Kang Sang-jae, Min-soo, who is scheduled to return, as well as synergy with Lee Sun-bin

"Kim Jong-gyu is the best center in Korea recognized by his own company. "We agreed in a surprise move as the interests of Jung Kwan-jang, who was looking for a clear opportunity to strengthen his inside position in the mid to long term, and the DB club, which needed a big man immediately to advance to the playoffs."

The addition of Kim Jong-kyu, who will return from rehabilitation in February, will boost synergy between the foreign players' union and domestic players and fill the team's shortcomings, such as inferiority in the right to provide and finishing the fastballs, the articles of association said

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.