I asked Lee Hyunjoong. When will he come to KBL?

I asked Lee Hyunjoong. When will he come to KBL?

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It's difficult to go on a path that others don't. Everything is a series of crises.

Such is the case with Lee Hyun-joong (25), who is pursuing his own goal of becoming an NBA player. He even calls himself "my professional career is a series of uncertainties."카지노사이트

He played for the Illawarra Hawks in the Australian League for two seasons as a key six-man, contributing to his team's playoff win in the 2024-2025 season, but he also came out in the dark again. He came out with a one-year penalty on his remaining contract. He also thought that if he remained in the same role under the same circumstances, he would not be able to approach the NBA.

After playing the NBA Summer League once more, his primary goal is to join the G-League (NBA's lower league). However, nothing has been decided yet. Whether he will be able to join the Summer League or not, let alone the G-League, has yet to be determined.

It would be a totally different situation if he gave up his dream to join the KBL. Considering his skill level as a foreign player, he is sufficient to become a top-ranked player in any team in the KBL, not to mention an ace player. He seems to have let go of his high annual salary within two or three years. In fact, many people around him ask him to stop challenging himself and come to Korea.

I met Lee Hyun-joong at the UA NEXT COMBINE held at the Active Pi Factory in Seoul on May 23. While continuing the conversation naturally, I asked him bluntly.

"We can't just keep trying. When will Korea join us? Economic aspects are important, too."

Lee Hyun-joong replied.

"I can have thoughts (of economic things coming into the country). I'm working out three days after I arrived in the country after the Australian League, and the driving force behind this kind of exercise and challenge is that I have a dream of the NBA. Challenging in itself makes me push myself to be a better player and judge with a cool head. So I'll do it until I can."

"It's no loss to try. You can develop yourself into a better player in and of itself. So I will keep trying. If you chase after money right now, you have to give up trying to become a better basketball player. For me now, being a better basketball player is more important than being economical. Money is never too late to think about it later. To have an experience that you can't buy with money. That's the most important thing for me."

It was a question and answer.

The late Kobe Bryant spoke to his daughters at the funeral.
"The moment you wake up early and live your life hard, when you have to do something you don't want to do, when you're too tired to do it. I want you to know it's a dream. A dream is not a destination, it's a journey itself. If you understand this, something greater will happen than you thought it would be."

I sincerely hope that the 25-year-old's challenge will be a great journey to resonate with Korean basketball, which is a frog in a well that only stays in the frame.