Big catch KBL FA market is heating up...Out of a total of 53 people, there are big fish-class lines such as Heo Hoon, Ahn Young Joon, and Kim Sunhyung

May 19, 2025

Big catch KBL FA market is heating up...Out of a total of 53 people, there are big fish-class lines such as Heo Hoon, Ahn Young Joon, and Kim Sunhyung



'Catch the big fish.'

The hot spring season of men's professional basketball is not over yet. After the fierce championship game, competition for free agency (FA) was held.

The Korean Basketball Federation (KBL) announced a total of 53 players eligible for the 2025 FA on the 19th. This year's FA market is expected to be filled with 'big fish' players, which is expected to emerge as a top-notch concern.




According to the list announced on the day, all teams, including Ahn Young-joon (SK), who won the MVP of the 2024-2025 regular season, Kim Sun-hyung (SK), Oh Jae-hyun (hereinafter SK), and Heo Hoon (KT), are likely to be eye-catching.

In addition to these, Kim Si-rae (DB), Lee Jung-hyun (Samsung), Kim Nak-hyun (Korea Gas Corporation), Han Hee-won (KT), and Seo Myung-jin and Han Ho-bin (Hyundai Mobis) are considered to be in the 'big fish'.

Big catch KBL FA market is heating up...Out of a total of 53 people, there are big fish-class lines such as Heo Hoon, Ahn Young Joon, and Kim Sunhyung
By club, Hyundai Mobis has the largest number of nine, KT and Korea Gas Corporation have seven, SK six, and Samsung and LG five each. Then, four articles of association, three each from KCC and DB, and two from Sono appeared in the FA market.




Meanwhile, Kim Min-wook, who had signed with his team Sono due to suspicions of 'school violence' in college in the past, was listed on the FA list, while Park Se-jin, who played in Japan's B3 League (third division), is seeking to re-enter Korea through the FA market as a player who has not signed a contract.

With the announcement of the list, fierce competition began. The FA target players will hold self-negotiations with 10 clubs, including their original clubs, for 15 days until June 2 on the 19th.

Big catch KBL FA market is heating up...Out of a total of 53 people, there are big fish-class lines such as Heo Hoon, Ahn Young Joon, and Kim Sunhyung
Players who fail to sign a contract in self-negotiation must go through the 'second round', receiving letters of intent from the club from June 3-5.




In the 'Second Round', FA players can choose a club if they receive letters of intent from multiple clubs, and if they are a single club, they must sign a contract with that club.

Players who cannot find their destination here must enter the '3rd round' and renegotiate with the original club for four days from June 6 to 9 to survive and decide whether to retire.

"The FA briefing session will be held at 2 p.m. on the 20th at the training center on the 5th floor of the KBL Center," KBL added.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.