Return of injured players → New foreign players join KBL semi-final PO fate is A match break

Feb 13, 2025

Return of injured players → New foreign players join KBL semi-final PO fate is A match break
Alan Williams of Goyang Sono. Photo courtesy =KBL



It's two weeks to change your destiny. After the match between Wonju DB and Busan KCC on the 14th, men's professional basketball will begin a short spring break. It will enter the A-match break as a preliminary round for the FIBA Asia Cup in 2025. The direction of spring basketball is expected to be different depending on how you spend this time. Arithmetically, all teams can compete in the semi-finals (PO) as there are more than 10 games left per team.

Kim Hyo-beom, the head coach of Seoul Samsung, who has been at the bottom of the league throughout the season, said "If we say we want to fight the semi-finals, we can laugh at it. But I don't know what will happen after the break. I want to bump into you"I think I need to rest well for now. We didn't always play well after the break. I think I have to think about what to do. Kofi Coburn is going to the U.S. for a while. I'll give you my homework." Samsung started to rest early after the game against Goyang Sono on the 9th.

Some teams in the middle and lower ranks, who are in urgent need of a semi-final PO fight, have shown a winning move by replacing foreign players. He is determined to use the break to counterattack. No. 6 DB has hired Omari Spellman in place of Robert Carter. DB plans to significantly increase its offense by setting up a new lineup of foreign players with Chinanu Onuaku and Spellman. Spellman is a former NBA Golden State and joined Jeong Kwan-jang (then KGC Ginseng Corporation) in August 2021 and shook the KBL. At that time, he averaged 20.2 points-10.3 rebounds in 43 regular league games. In the 2022-2023 season, Jeong Kwan-jang took the lead in winning the championship game. However, I had difficulty controlling my weight. He was kicked out with injuries, big and small. Afterwards, he played for Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian League.




The bottom-ranked Sono also terminated his contract with Alfa Cava and re-selected Alan Williams as his new foreign player. Williams has 17.9 points-12.4 rebounds in 18 games in the Sono uniform this season. However, due to personal reasons such as the birth of his wife, he last broke up with Sono in December last year at the Samsung match in Seoul. Williams chose to return to the KBL after two months at the club's request. Williams will play his return match against KCC on the 26th.

Return of injured players → New foreign players join KBL semi-final PO fate is A match break
Ham Ji-hoon of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis. Photo courtesy =KBL
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis and Changwon LG are expected to have strong supporters. The two teams are tied for second place with 24 wins and 14 losses. It is in fierce competition for the direct rights to the semifinal PO. This season, the first and second-place teams in the regular league will go straight to the semifinal PO stage. Hyundai Mobis is waiting for Ham Ji-hoon's return as a `mental prop.' According to club officials, Ham Ji-hoon will only return at the end of February. LG is expected to return from the injury with 'Rookie'. LG manager Cho Sang-hyun said, `Ki Yu-sang is thinking of returning at the end of February.'






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.