The start of the 2024-2025 professional basketball season is just four days away. The No. 1 favorite among the 10 teams was Wonju DB, who won the regular season title last season. Busan KCC, which started the regular season in fifth place and lifted the championship trophy, and Suwon KT, which boasts a strong domestic roster including Heo Hoon, were also considered strong favorites.
The KBL held its opening media day for the 2024-2025 season at Blue Square in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Friday. At the event, which was attended by the head coaches and two representative players from each of the 10 teams, 무료 토토사이트 four teams named DB as the favorite to win the title this season.
DB had an early exit from spring basketball after losing to KCC in the best-of-four playoffs despite finishing first in the regular season. DB avenged the disappointment of last season by winning the Cup on the 13th. The team lost star forward Kang Sang-jae to injury, but had solid foreign players such as Chinanu Onuaku and Lee Sun Albano, as well as transfer Lee Kwan-hee.
“Last season, we were eliminated early from the playoffs, so this year we aim to reach the playoff final and win the overall title,” said DB coach Kim Joo-sung. “Last season, we beat our opponents with cannons (outside shooting), but this season, we will build a high wall and play basketball that cannot be overcome,” Kim said, foreshadowing the resurgence of ‘DB Mountain Castle’.
KCC finished fifth in the regular season last season and entered spring basketball as the eventual champions. Despite many bad news such as ace Choi Jun-yong injuring the sole of his foot and being unable to travel early in the season, and the departure of foreign player Tyler Davis, the team still has top players such as Lee Seung-hyun and Heo Woong. “We’ll have a bad start to the season like last year, but we’ll have something to smile about at the end,” said KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin.
KT also finished runner-up in the Cup in the last postseason. “Whether Heo Hoon plays with excitement or not is the key to watching the game, so pay attention to that,” said KT head coach Song Young-jin.
