"There is Son Heung-min in basketball!" Lee Hyun-joong, the ace from overseas, joins the team. Will he be able to join the team
"There is Son Heung-min in basketball!" Lee Hyun-joong, the ace from overseas, joins the team. Will he be able to join the team
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There is also Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) in basketball. Lee Hyun-joong (24, Illawarra Hawks) will play the role of ace.
The men's basketball team, led by head coach Ahn Joon-ho, will play the "2025 FIBA Asia Cup Group League" against Indonesia on the 21st and Australia on the 24th at Goyang Sono Arena on the 21st.
South Korea will be called up to Jincheon Training Center on the 15th to begin tempering. However, Kim Jong-kyu, Moon Jung-hyun, Ha Yoon-ki and Lee Jung-hyun have already been excluded due to injuries, and Moon Yoo-hyun, Shin Seung-min, Jonghyun Lee and Yang Hong-seok have been selected.
In particular, the absence of Ha Yoon-ki and Lee Jung-hyun, who played an active part in the offense and defense as a key player in the generational change in the two consecutive friendly matches between Japan and Tokyo in July, is so painful. The two players have established themselves as key players in the KBL and the national team so that there are no replacements in Korea. Both players are all the more regrettable in that they have excellent international competitiveness due to their height and skills in their positions.
It also has something to offer for comfort. Lee Hyun-joong, a "foreign club," will join the team. Having played in the NCAA D1, G League, NBA Summer League, and Japan B League, Lee plays in the Australian National Basketball League. None of the Korean players has more overseas experience than Lee.
Notably, Lee is the only player in Korea who is taller than 2 meters and can shoot 3-pointers with a defender. His international competitiveness has been proven.
South Korea lost 57-96 to Lithuania in the second Group A match of the final qualifying round for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. La Gun-ah scored 26 points and scored eight rebounds. Lee Hyun-joong had 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists. None of the other Korean players confidently attacked. Even the best strikers in the KBL were unable to properly shoot due to size and momentum of European players.
Lee Hyun-joong's true value is expected to be revealed against Australia. Australia also filled most of the 12 players with NBL players except for NBA stars. Among them, three are Lee Hyun-joong's Illawarra teammates. No player knows the opponent better than Lee Hyun-joong, so he can play the best scout role.
Lee visited the stadium as a spectator at a match between Korea and Japan held in Seoul last year. Lee, who always played in overseas leagues, is also able to display his skills and performance in front of Korean fans for the first time as a member of the senior national team. It feels as if Son Heung-min is meeting his fans at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
"It is an honor to have the opportunity to play for my country," Lee said. "I am happy to think about playing with other players, including Byeon Jun-hyung, Yang Hong-seok, and Lee Seung-hyun, who worked with the national team three years ago. Of course, my goal is to win both games. I will work hard to show good performance to the fans by collaborating well with the players," Lee said, vowing to win the match against Australia. 메이저사이트