Although they missed the regular league MVP, Byun Jun-hyung (27, Anyang KGC) and Jeon Seong-hyun (32, Goyang Carrot) both had an amazing season. deserves applause
The KBL Awards Ceremony was held on the 30th at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Grand Ballroom in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. At this gathering of professional basketball players who created the best dramas in one season, the best star was Kim Seon-hyeong (35, Seoul SK), “Flash Sun”. Kim Seon-hyung, who is called a special guard, received the most votes of 65 out of 109 votes by the reporters and won the MVP honor as a domestic player. It was an impressive MVP achieved 10 years after the 2012-2013 season.
This season, Kim Seon-hyeong was active with career-high averages of 16.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.8 assists, even at the age of 35. Kim Seon-hyeong, who won the second MVP in his life after 10 years, expressed his heart-warming feelings, saying, “I was surprised that my prime came back at this age. I think my glory days are now.”
The players who competed with Kim Sun-hyung were Byun Jun-hyung and Jeon Seong-hyun. Both players showed great performance so that it was not easy to predict who would be the MVP. Unfortunately, he failed to win the award, but in the case of Byun Jun-hyung, he received 43 votes, not much different from Kim Seon-hyung. Byun Jun-hyung and Jeon Seong-hyun both achieved great results, and spent a season to be proud of. It was an MVP level season.
First of all, Byun Jun-hyung was the main character who led his team, KGC, to win the regular league. He played in 53 games this season and averaged 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. In assists, he ranks third overall in the league. Like an ace, he was strong even at the decisive moment. In a close game, he fired several winning shots to give the team victory.
Thanks to this, KGC overturned the negative evaluation that it was far from a championship candidate and stood proudly at the top of the regular league. Even before the season, KGC was expected to have a power vacuum as coach Kim Seung-gi, who led the team to the championship match for the previous two consecutive seasons, and Jeon Seong-hyun, the ‘firework shooter’, moved the team to the new club Carrot at the same time. However, under the unique leadership of director Kim Sang-shik, Park Ji-hoon, Bae Byung-joon, Oh Se-geun, and Yang Hee-jong, centered on Byun Jun-hyung, showed strong organizational skills and collaborated to win the championship.
It was more meaningful because it was a ‘wire-to-wire’ victory that did not come down from the lead throughout the regular season. Recording the KBL’s ‘Wire-to-Wire’ victory is a great record that has only been won three times, including this KGC victory.
In addition to this, KGC won the first championship in the East Asian Super League (EASL), which was held for the first time this year. Byun Jun-hyung also played a big role.
Carrot ace Jeon Seong-hyeon was also one of the best players in the league. This season’s record is 50 league appearances, averaging 17.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists. Above all, he showed off his strong 3-point shot. He drove in 171 total 3-pointers for an average of 3.4 per game. All of them rank first in the league. As a shooter representing KBL, he showed his best performance.
In particular, Seong-Hyun Jeon played for the team this season while showing his fighting spirit from injury. Even in the first half, Jeon Seong-hyun was so active that he was mentioned as the most influential regular league MVP, but he suffered from sudden deafness in which his cochlea was damaged during a game last November. He suffered from ear pain, tinnitus, and dizziness, so his scoring and 3-point shooting fell.온라인바카라
However, Jeon Seong-hyun did his part even in poor physical condition and led Carrot to advance to the playoffs. Carrot, who finished 5th in the regular league, will participate in the playoffs normally by fully paying the controversial KBL subscription fee of 1 billion won. 4th place Ulsan Hyundai Mobis will face off.
They missed the MVP, but Byun Jun-hyung and Jeon Seong-hyun made up for their regrets by putting their names on the top 5. Byun Jun-hyung promised, “I will play a better and winning game.” Jeon Seong-hyun said sincerely, “I want to express my gratitude to the Carrot family who helped me win this award. I will show a better image next year. I also want to say thank you and love you to the bride-to-be.”