There has never been such a leader in men's basketball history! Lee Hyun-joong, the absolute ruler of the court and inside. What's the actual evaluation? Why is the B League's best Asian quarter?
Dec 02, 2025
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It's Lee Hyun-joong.
I'm 25 years old this year. be at one's peak age. He is a small forward and shooting guard who is tall at 2m2 and has Asia's best shooting ability. Wingspan is 2m8.
After graduating from Samil High School, he chose to go to the U.S. early on. I worked hard to advance to the NBA. A key scorer at Davison University, he participated in the 2022 NBA Rookie Draft, but was unfortunately not named due to injury. He has maximized his competitiveness by playing in overseas leagues from 2023. He went back and forth between the Australian League and the B League (Evesa, Osaka, Belka, Nagasaki). He currently plays for Nagasaki Belka.
Sharp shooting ability is already out of Asia, solid defense and team play.
How does he rate it.
He has already established himself as the ace of the national team. Before the Asian Cup last summer, Lee Hyun-joong was a star player in the national team. However, his ability as an ace was unknown.
However, he has perfectly established himself as the leader of the team with a strong performance and an amazing spirit of sacrifice at the Asia Cup. It was the peak in the first and second matches against China in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup.
He is the type of leader that has not been seen in Korean basketball history. He is perfect both on and off the court.
This part is important.
National team coach Jeon Hee-chul and national team coach Cho Sang-hyun highly praise each other. Jeon said "He's a better-than-expected player. The tenacity to win on the court is at its highest level and perfect off the court. I've never seen a player like this before."
In fact, there has never been such a leader in the history of Korean men's basketball.
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It defeated China 80-76.
In the second game, China tried to block Lee's outskirts with a strong blitz targeting Lee Hyun-joong (in the event of a 2-2 attack, a surprise double team). However, Lee Hyun-joong created space by overcoming pressure from China and solved the game with a superb pass and off-the-ball movement. It was Lee Jung-hyun's ace gravity (a term that refers to the gravitational phenomenon of defenders flocking to Ace), the background of Lee Jung-hyun's performance on the outside.
Actually, there is no surprise. It's as expected. He has improved every season. In his freshman year at Davison, he was close to 3&D. However, as the grade went up, he saw remarkable growth in ball handling and scoring. The same is true of the Australian league. In the Australian League, he led the team to victory with 3&D, and in the B League, he played the role of ball handler and ace as the main scorer.
The driving force behind being able to do both 'version' is the unique sincerity and the unique spirit of sacrifice that focuses on team victory. He has already told me in an interview that "you have to accept as much as you can about the team's role and do your best there. Nothing is more important than a team win." In fact, it's being demonstrated on the court.
Chung Yong-gi, CEO of Will, a corporation that serves as a bridge between Korea and Japan, said of Lee Hyun-joong's status within the B-League, `The B-League has one Asian & Mixed Quarter for each team. Lee Hyun-joong is playing in the Asian quarter for Nagasaki. Most officials and coaching staff in Japan's B League praise Lee Hyun-joong as the best Asian quarter. It's not just one of the best players, it's the best player of the season."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
