Will Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi achieve his second regular league MVP and eight gold medals?
Feb 20, 2025
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In the meantime, the regular league awards ceremony will be held on the 24th before the playoffs, which begin on March 2. Although there is a regret that the overall performance of the league is declining, unlike in previous years, it was a season that gave all players a clear motivation because the ranking fight was fierce until the end without a team playing the lead.
The MVP awarded to the best player is actually Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi. This is because Kim Dan-bi led the team to its 15th regular league championship by almost alone in offense and defense against Woori Bank, whose power has weakened significantly. As of the 20th, Kim Dan-bi has virtually confirmed the top spot in most of the categories except for assists and 3-pointers, including average points (21.82 points), rebounds (11.04), block shots (1.57), steals (2.14), and contributions (958.7 points), and has performed unrivaled in the record.
Interestingly, if Kim Dan-bi wins the regular league MVP position this time, it will be only the second time in history. In the meantime, Kim Dan-bi has continued to be an ace through Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank, but only in the 2022-2023 season, when he was 33 years old, behind outstanding teammates such as Park Hye-jin (BNK) and Park Ji-soo (Turkiye Galatasaray), and holding the regular league MVP for the first time, at least in mourning.
With little disagreement over MVP, the reporters will get unanimous vote, but it can be said to be the key. In the past, there were only five unanimity, Park Ji-soo was selected three times, and Jeong Seon-min, the former national team coach, was selected twice. In addition, Park Ji-soo won eight gold medals last season, the most ever, and attention is being paid to whether Kim Dan-bi will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder this time. Unless something major happens in the remaining three games, Kim Dan-bi will win seven gold medals if he is selected as MVP and the best five, with the top five statistical records confirmed. If Kim Dan-bi also wins the Outstanding Defensive Player Award selected by the coaches of the six clubs, it can be said that Kim Dan-bi can also win eight gold medals.
The field that attracts as much attention as Kim Dan-bi's solo win is by far the rookie player award. This is because, with the player's base thinned, more new players than usual had a chance to play, and even showed considerable performance, leading to all-time competition as much as the ranking.
It is unclear who will be the main character in the three-way race between Hong Yoo-soon (Shinhan Bank), Song Yoon-ha (KB Stars) and Lee Min-ji (Woori Bank). It is true that the player who led the team to fourth place among Hong Yoo-soon and Song Yoon-ha is more advantageous, but the vote has already been closed, so it is more mixed. Lee Min-ji entered the competition late, but the impact was so great in leading the team to the regular league championship, so it is also a point of interest to see if she can turn it over at the last minute.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
