Omari Spellman made a surprise return to KBL. Wonju DB 2 Option Recruit Carter as a Replacement Foreigner
Feb 10, 2025
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Professional basketball multiple agents will move to Wonju DB on the 10th "Omarie Spellman." I understand that he has already been on a flight to Korea"2 Option Robert Carter's replacement as a foreign player joined the DB" he said.
Spellman, 27, is a dual citizen of the United States and Lebanon this year. He was naturalized to Lebanon and played for the national team in the Basketball World Cup.
He is a foreign player with power and speed of 2m3 and 129kg at the same time. Wingspan of 2m18 is also impressive.
The position is a big man, but the outside 3-point shooting accuracy is quite good in the event of an attack. His reckless breakthrough under the basket is also impressive.
Spellman, who graduated from Villanova University, was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in 2018 with the 30th place in the NBA Rookie Draft. He moved to Golden State in 2019 and Minnesota in 2020 and also wore a New York uniform. Mainly played in the G League.
Eventually, he joined Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang (KGC at the time) in August 2021. During his three seasons, he was known as the league's top foreign player.
The skill is impeccable. There are some lazy aspects to the defense under the basket, but he is at the top of his offense. It has catch and short, good dribbling ability, and strong athletic ability. In addition, he has good power and has strengths in vertical defense.
However, there has always been a weight issue. In particular, he weighed 150kg in 2023, and the articles of association included weight loss as a contract option. As the weight increased, the speed decreased, and injury issues arose. Eventually, he broke up with the articles of association.
He plays for the Lebanese national team and signed with Zenit in the Russian league. However, the contract expired in January this year.
He tried to advance to the Chinese CBA, but it was not easy, and eventually returned to the KBL. The final destination is DB.
Agent A said "Spelman tried to advance to the Chinese league, but I understand he failed. In the end, he joined the DB Robert Carter as an alternative foreign player with two options.
There is one question. Given Spellman's skill and ransom, two options are questionable.
Agent B said "In fact, the salary cap limit for foreign players ($800,000 for two) is not realistically correct. Therefore, each club sometimes guarantees or sign a two-year contract. Regarding season guarantees and two-year contracts, KBL has stated that `it is not against the regulations.'
Agent B goes to the DB for "Carter gets 2 option level of salary. The ransom is out of line. The possibility of back pocket money is not high. However, there is a strong possibility that he signed a contract with a season guarantee or an option for next season. It is highly likely that he was brought in on condition that he guarantees the renewal of his contract next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
