Sono as a candidate for the 10th professional basketball team…”All the players take over”
July 19, 2023
Professional basketball is expected to be able to maintain the system of 10 clubs.KBL, which expelled Day One basketball team, selected Sono International as a candidate for the 10th team.The players, who had not given up hope, could not hide their joy.
KBL selected Sono International, the holding company of Daemyung Sono Group, as its 10th club candidate.
Sono is said to have submitted a letter of intent to acquire 18 players in a lump sum.
With the withdrawal of Day One, which caused the team’s overdue wages, the league almost ran with nine clubs, but there was a way to maintain the 10-team system.
The special draft also avoids the worst situation in which the team could have been scattered.
Former Day One players, who had been training at Goyang Gymnasium, breathed a sigh of relief.
Players who had to worry about meals and basketball arrows due to Day One’s poor management expected to be able to focus only on basketball in the future.
<Kim Kang-sun/Former Day One Claim> “I think I’m digested now. It’s good to be able to be on the same team without being separated. I want to work hard in Goyang.”
Head coach Kim Seung-ki and the coaches are also likely to succeed in employment, and they hoped that they would be able to conduct normal training as a whole as soon as possible.
<Kim Kang-sun/Former Day One Captain> “I want to come out to this gym with the coach and coach as soon as possible and exercise together.””
Sono’s establishment of a professional basketball team will be finalized through the KBL board and general meeting on the 21st.