At the baton are DB Kim Joo-seong and LG Cho Sang-hyun.
1st and 2nd place in fan voting Heo Woong and Heo Hoon, captains of each team
▲ Lawson breaks through
Didrick Lawson (center, Wonju DB). Yonhap News The theme song for the 2023-24 season professional basketball all-star game has become ‘Reunion’. Didrick Lawson (Wonju DB), Jeong-Hyun Lee, and Seong-Hyeon Jeon (Goyang Sono) reunite in the All-Star Game. Last season, Goyang Day One, which was suffering from financial difficulties, worked together to advance to the playoffs (PO). ▲ ‘Prim Double Double’ Pro Basketball Hyundai Mobis wins by 31 points over Cheong Kwan Jang
Jeonghyeon Lee. Yonhap News KBL announced the 2023-24 All-Star draft list on the 20th. DB’s coach Kim Joo-seong, who takes the helm, and Changwon LG’s coach Cho Sang-hyun directly composed the team. Coach Kim was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2007-08 All-Star Game, and Coach Cho was the MVP of the 2006-07 All-Star Game. Until last year, the players who ranked first and second in All-Star fan voting served as captains for a while to form the team.
Coach Kim and Coach Cho decided to make Heo Woong (Busan KCC) and Heo Hoon (Suwon KT), who took first and second place in the fan vote, as captains of each team and decided the selection order through the game. As a result, Coach Kim chose Heo Woong first and Coach Cho chose Heo Woong first. had Heo Hoon. Afterwards, Coach Kim selected the best 5 in that order: Lawson, Jeong-Hyun Lee, Seong-Hyun Jeon, and Yoon-Ki Ha (KT), and Coach Cho selected the best 5 in that order: Jamil Warney (Seoul SK), Jun-Yong Choi (KCC), Hong-Seok Yang (LG), and Jong-Gyu Kim (DB). ▲ KCC Choi Jun-yong and Alize DeShawn Johnson. photos | KBL
Choi Jun-yong (right, KCC). SportsSeoul.com In addition, Coach Kim selected Yoo Ki-sang (LG), Song Kyo-chang (KCC), Park Ji-hoon (Anyang Jeonggwanjang), Kim Nak-hyeon (Daegu Korea Gas Corporation), Lee Won-seok, Kim Si-rae (Seoul Samsung), and Lee Kwan-hee (LG). Coach Cho selected Woo-seok Lee (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis), Jae-do Lee (LG), Jeong-hyeon Lee (Samsung), Seong-gon Moon (KT), Daryl Monroe (Kwanjang Cheong), Dae-heon Lee (Korea Gas Corporation), and Seon-hyeong Kim (SK).
It is noteworthy that Lawson, Lee Jeong-hyun, and Jeon Seong-hyun, who played together at Day One last season, and Warnie, Choi Jun-yong, and Kim Seon-hyung, who played together at SK, are grouped together as a team. ▲ Kim Seon-hyung making a fast attack.
Seonhyeong Kim (right). Director Kim of Yonhap News explained, “I chose Lawson because I thought it would be good for him to have a good season by gaining strength from the memories of the All-Star Game,” and added, “I chose Heo Woong because I was happy with the memories we had together as a player.” Coach Cho said, “I thought about the height,” and added, “Choi Jun-yong has a lot of talent and good performance, so he will play an important role in the game.”
Using the most popular characters from ‘KBL Friends’, Director Kim’s team was decided to be the Kblemong Team, and Director Cho’s team was decided to be the Gong Aji Team. The All-Star Game will be held at Goyang Sono Arena on January 14th of the new year.
Reporter Hong Ji-min
2023-12-20 15:19:32
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