I got a 7% chance Jeong Kwan-jang's No. 1 rookie for 2 consecutive years...DB, KCC, Sono, and Samsung are second to fifth

Nov 07, 2025

I got a 7% chance Jeong Kwan-jang's No. 1 rookie for 2 consecutive years...DB, KCC, Sono, and Samsung are second to fifth



I got a 7% chance Jeong Kwan-jang's No. 1 rookie for 2 consecutive years...DB, KCC, Sono, and Samsung are second to fifth
The luck of the first place in the men's professional basketball 2025 rookie draft went to Anyang Jeonggwanjang.

The Korean Basketball Federation (KBL) made the decision on the 7th at a lottery ceremony for the 2025 KBL rookie draft team at the KBL Center in Seoul.

On this day, the ranking lottery event was divided into the first draw to draw the first to fourth and the second draw to draw the fifth to eighth. Last season's playoff winners, Changwon LG, and the runner-up, Seoul SK, were automatically assigned to the 10th and 9th spots, respectively.




In the first draw, Wonju DB, Goyang Sono, Busan KCC, and Seoul Samsung, which failed to advance to the semifinal playoff last season, were assigned 20% each, Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and Jeong Kwan-jang, who were eliminated from the semifinal playoff, and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis and Suwon KT, who were eliminated from the semifinal playoff, were assigned 3% of lottery balls, respectively, to determine the first to fourth rankings.

Then, the second lottery was held for the four teams that were not assigned to the first to fourth rankings, and 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% were given in the reverse order of last season's regular league rankings, respectively.

I got a 7% chance Jeong Kwan-jang's No. 1 rookie for 2 consecutive years...DB, KCC, Sono, and Samsung are second to fifth
In the draw, Jeong Kwan-jang was lucky to pick No. 1, beating DB, KCC, and Sono, which have relatively high probabilities. Jeong Kwan-jang is the main character of the first place for two consecutive years following last year.




Next, DB, KCC, Sono, and Samsung were selected in the order of 2nd to 5th, followed by Korea Gas Corporation, Hyundai Mobis, and KT.

Manager Jeong Kwan-jang and Yoo Do-hoon said, "It was a 7% chance, but I'm really happy to win the first place." I plan to think about it with the club secretariat and coaching staff so that I can select players who are helpful to the team. I will select well according to the order."

Kim Joo-sung, the second-ranked DB coach, said "I'm happy. It was the highest ranking in the club's history since the first place in 2002. Since there were a lot of good players this year, we will select the players we need for our team after Jeong Kwan-jang's choice."




KCC manager Lee Sang-min, who was ranked third, said "Honestly, I was expecting a higher ranking. I will think about the coaching staff from various angles so that I can make a good choice" expressed regret.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.