Popularity for the Namnong Team ‘One Team’ The remaining thing is the ‘naturalized player’ problem
“It’s a ‘nong nail’, but when I was evaluated, I knew the fun of basketball.”
Similar articles are often noticeable in basketball -related communities. I didn’t know basketball well, but I would like to ask a question with the declaration that I will see it in the future. In August, the national team showed a dynamic basketball in four evaluation games (11-20 days) ahead of the FIBA Asia Cup. The national team won both Japan (November 13) and Qatar (18th and 20th). Teams gathered among domestic players were able to overwhelm Qatar, which included a large number of naturalized players.
The preliminary basketball fan, who met at the Anyang Jeonggwanjang Arena, which held the third game on the 18th, also said, “I followed my friend and saw basketball for the first time. In the evaluation game, all the matches were sold out except for the third game. In the goods shop on the first floor of the stadium, there was a long line of buying uniforms.
Korea has been consistently evaluated in 2022, starting with the Philippines. The evaluation exhibition held in Korea has always been sold out, and this year’s popularity is very hot. Young players called the so -called ‘golden generation’ are convened to be convened, and the veteran’s skillfulness is harmonized. ‘One Team Korea’ is the national team’s first team manager, emphasizing no players than the team.
‘Overseas’ Lee Hyun -joong (Illa Wara) and Yeo Jun -seok (Seattle University) played together in Korea for the first time in Korea. The two made their debut as an adult national team in the final qualifiers of the International Basketball Federation in Latuania in 2021. This is the first time that we have been together in Korea with the Taegeuk Mark. The two players who are challenging the US professional basketball (NBA) scored 21 points and 18 points in the evaluation.
The fun of checking them in front of the scary growth in the years of experiencing various things in the center of basketball was so fun. The two created synergies not only in the scoring but also in the inside and outside the coat, such as defense and fraud. Ahn Jun -ho said, “Lee Hyun -joong is working hard to play hard and actively participates in defensive rebounds, raising the team’s energy level.”
It is also a result of confirming the rosy future of young players who lead Korean professional basketball (KBL) through this evaluation. Lee Jung -hyun (Goyang Sono) showed 10 points in 13 points in the match on the 18th, and the game’s ability to operate was outstanding. Jung Sung -woo (Daegu Korea Gas Corporation) was devoted to defense by pressing the opponent. Veterans such as Lee Seung -hyun (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis) and Kim Jong -kyu (Anyang Jeonggwan) also played their part.
A basketball official said, “The first act of thinking about the team without being greedy was noticeable throughout the evaluation. The Korea Basketball Association said, “We have been promoting the first evaluation game this year ahead of the Asian Cup.
I also left my concerns. In this case, the naturalized player is more eager to confirm the skills of the domestic player through the evaluation. The national team should go beyond the Asian Cup and look at the Asian Games (Aichi Nagoya) in Japan next September. There is also a 2028 Olympics (LA). Ahn said, “In the international competition, naturalized athletes are necessary. If the teamwork of domestic players is good, the synergy effect will be significant if there is a naturalized player.
The men’s basketball team is not looking for a naturalized player for Laguna, who played from 2018 to early 2024. I contacted several players, but it didn’t fit in conditions. In that sense, naturalization is the work of the Korea Basketball Association, but there is also a voice that the Korean Basketball Federation wants to solve the head together. A basketball official said, “The most important thing in naturalization for foreign players is a monetary part. This is not a matter that a particular person can persuade it as a personality.”
By Nam Ji -eun, reporter myviollet@hani.co.kr
