Anyang Jeongkwanjang, a men's professional basketball team looking to restore its honor in the new season, has completed the signing of its second foreign player.
On the morning of the 25th, the team announced the signing of Michael Young (30) as a second-option foreign player. Prior to this, the club signed Cady Laren, a KBL veteran, as a one-option foreign player for the 2024-2025 season at the end of June. He then traveled to Las Vegas, USA, to search for a player and chose Young as the second option.
Young, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, has played in the European big leagues, including the French First Division, Israeli First Division, and Turkish First Division. At 6-foot-6, he is considered to be a strong scorer and rebounder. 파워볼사이트 추천 In the 2022-2023 season, he played 55 games as a starter for Kawasaki in Japan's B League, helping the team win the regular season division title. This seems to have helped him adapt to the Asian league and culture.
Most recently, Young was in top form in the Puerto Rico League, where he played in six games and averaged 18.2 points, seven rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.
“I've heard a lot of good things about the KBL from my teammates,” said Michael Young, ”and I'm looking forward to re-proving my competitiveness in the KBL along with the team's performance. I'm not worried about adjusting to a new league.” With the foreign duo of Caddy Laren and Michael Young, it will be interesting to see if the team can regain the majesty of the 2022-2023 season after last season's failure.
