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'Winning Member Kunjae'Changwon LG'Super Team'Busan KCC…. Men's professional basketball wakes up from a long sleep. There is a passion for winning the championship trophy. The new season's long journey will begin with the 「Return Match」 between Changwon LG, the winner of the 2024-2025 season championship match, and the runner-up Seoul SK at 2 p.m. on October 3.
The opening day of the 2025-2026 season is about two weeks earlier than usual. In response to the opinion of the clubs that the league schedule is tight, the KBL pulled the opening to increase the interval between the game days. In the regular league, 11 games per week will be held, one game each on weekdays and three games on weekends. It was down from the previous season (13 games). Instead, the interval increased between game days. However, according to the schedule of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers during the regular league, there will be two breaks between November 21st and December 3rd, and February 20th and March 4th, 2026.
Prior to the full-fledged competition, there was an off-the-shelf 'talk competition'. The Korea Professional Basketball Federation (KBL) held a media day for the '2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball' at SOL Travel Hall in Blue Square, Seoul on the 29th. Head coaches and key players from 10 teams attended the meeting to express their strong determination for the new season.
This season has seen a lot of change. Half of the head coach has changed. Goyang Sono coach Son Chang-hwan, Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang coach Yoo Do-hoon, KCC coach Lee Sang-min, Suwon KT coach Moon Kyung-eun and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis coach Yang Dong-geun took the helm. Some players have changed their uniforms and are taking on new challenges. Huh Hoon, a guard from the league's MVP, left KT and moved to KCC, where his brother Heo Woong belongs. KT, which sent Heo Hoon, recruited Kim Sun-hyung, who was the ace of Seoul SK. Kim Nak-hyun, who was the mainstay of Daegu Korea Gas Corporation, joined SK without Kim Sun-hyung. 'Rebound King' Ra Gun-ah returned to the KBL stage wearing a Korea Gas Corporation uniform.
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LG and KCC were the strongest contenders. LG won votes from Sono, Jeong Kwan-jang, KT, and Hyundai Mobis. "The other team has a move, but LG has most of the existing players left. I think it'll be stronger because there's Yang Hongseok coming back from Sangmu" has been evaluated. 'Defending champion'LG is strong with existing organic players such as Yang Hong-seok, Asem Marei, and Carl Tamayo.
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KCC was named by DB, Samsung, SK and Korea Gas Corporation. KCC even recruited Heo Hoon to the existing Song Kyo-chang Choi Joon-yong Heo Woong. This is why the modifier 'Super Team' was added. KCC is a team with all the players who are the best in the KBL. It seems that Heo Hoon went and the weakness of the point guard was also erased. I think he's the strongest candidate" received a positive look. Director Lee Sang-min said, `I set my goal big. I really want to win the unified championship, too. Players have also been working hard to win the combined championship. There is nothing natural about it. I think I can play well if I do my best in one game, and if the players sacrifice, I think I can play well.'
In addition, KT and Korea Gas Corporation each received one vote. LG's Yoo Ki-sang, who picked KT, said, `Domestic players are better. I think the composition of foreign players is also good." Heo Woong, who picked Korea Gas Corporation, said, `La Guna won the most among foreign players. So I think Korea Gas Corporation will win."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
