He led the victory with 18 points in his first regular league appearance of the season
He failed in the 2020 "Mystery Draft," which had a lot of backbiting
"I think it was a year's retreat for a 10-year advance."
Kim Joon-hwan 25, a guard in the third year of his professional basketball Suwon KT's debut, raised expectations by scoring the most points in a game.
KT won 90-87 in the 2023-2024 professional basketball game against Seoul Samsung at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on the 4th, using Kim Joon-hwan's performance as a stepping stone, escaping its third consecutive loss.
Kim Joon-hwan, who had his first chance to play this season, contributed to the victory by scoring 18 points, including two three-point shots. It is the record for the most points scored in a game since his professional debut.
The scene of digging into the gap between the accurate corner three-point shot and the opponent's defense and connecting it to an easy under-the-goal score stood out. He also had two steals and one block shot in defense.
Many were surprised by his performance, which he played in only seven games in his debut season and eight games last season.
Kim Jun-hwan is a player who suffered a lot once in the process of his professional debut. He was shunned by all 10 teams in the 2020 Rookie Draft.
He was an offensive guard who scored 33.7 points per game in the first round of college basketball that year, but he failed overnight and became a "former basketball player."
Back then, there was a lot of talk about his unknown name. It was because Kim Joon-hwan's alma mater Kyung Hee University fell out of the eyes of professional clubs, and "Some clubs were pushed out as they nominated school ties, delays, and blood ties in the lower round."
However, there was no way to beat the invincible logic that "nominating a player is the unique authority of the club and the manager" unless there was a trace of imitation left. Kim Jun-hwan left the court. 토토사이트
In fact, Kim Joon-hwan, who was at the crossroads of retirement, did not give up and maintained his sense on the 3x3 stage. He applied again for the 2021 draft, and KT selected him with the 9th pick in the 2nd round 19th overall.
Wearing KT's uniform, Kim Joon-hwan strengthened his determination, saying, "I think it was a one-year retreat for 10 years forward."
The professional was formidable. There were prominent mainstays such as Heo Hoon and Jung Sung-woo, so they did not have enough opportunities during their two seasons of debut. He averaged 1.4 points in seven games in the 2021-2022 season and 4.3 points in eight games in the 2022-2023 season.
Coach Song Young-jin, who newly took the helm this season, boldly pulled out the "Kim Joon-hwan card" in the crisis of three consecutive losses. In preparation for the off-season, there were jagged ups and downs, so he was not appointed from the opening game.
Kim Jun-hwan, who wrote his career in the Masugagi game. It is interesting to see if he will be able to fly after overcoming the pain.
