Sono International, the company that bought professional basketball’s Goyang Day One, announced that it would retain head coach Kim Seung-ki and the entire coaching staff.
Two veteran players in their mid-30s who had signed with a team that was on the verge of disbanding with only Kim as their coach now have new hope.
Reporter Heo Jae-won caught up with them.
[Reporter]
Wearing a tracksuit that doesn’t even have the club’s logo on it, Kim Min-wook is sweating bullets.
Despite his height, Kim Min-wook, who boasts an accurate outside shot, trusted only his coach, Kim Seung-ki, who utilized his strengths to the best of his ability.
That’s why he signed a free agent contract with Day One, a team that was on the verge of disbanding, over other big teams that offered similar sums.
[Kim Min-wook / Former Day One center: I didn’t think much about anything else because I wanted to play basketball with coach Kim Seung-ki once again].
Ham Jun-hoo’s hopes for the end of his active career were the same as Kim Min-wook’s.
He just wanted to show his daughter, who was in elementary school, the image of a dad making great plays.
[Ham Jun-hoo / Former Day One forward: I decided to play because I’m older and I want to show my daughter how I look on the court].
Their wish became a reality when Sono International officially announced that Kim Seung-ki would be accompanying them.
[Ham Jun-hoo / Former Day One forward: I decided to come to this team because Coach Kim Seung-ki is there….]
[Kim Min-wook / former Day One center: I hope that the sweat I put in during the summer off-season will pay off during the season].
Lee Ji-wan, the new head coach of SONO International Basketball Team, held a meeting with the players and promised to provide support for them to focus on basketball 토토 가입머니.
[Lee Ji-wan / Senior Vice President of Sports Business at SONO: We will give you as much convenience as possible and do whatever you want, and we will actively support you, so don’t worry].
Kim Min-wook and Ham Jun-hoo were willing to put their basketball lives on the line, even though everyone discouraged them from making such a risky choice, looking only to their mentors who believed in them.
The final fight between the two veterans is leaving a lasting impression on the professional basketball court.