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Women's Basketball BNK Recruits Free Agent Park Hye-jin and Kim Sonia
Woori Bank, the winning team with a large number of free agents leaving, is concerned about its power weakening.
Busan BNK, which ranked last in the women's professional basketball 2023-2024 season, recruited Park Hye-jin and Sonia Kim at the same time in the free agent (FA) market.
BNK announced on the 18th, "We signed a four-year contract with Park Hye-jin with an annual salary of 270 million won and an allowance of 50 million won." 온라인카지노
He also said, “We decided to recruit Sonia Kim with an annual salary of 300 million won and an allowance of 100 million won.”
BNK also renewed a contract with guard Ahn Hye-ji, an internal free agent, for a four-year period with an annual salary of 280 million won and an allowance of 30 million won.
As a result, BNK has established a strong guard team that includes Park Hye-jin and Ahn Hye-ji along with Lee So-hee.
Park Hye-jin appeared in 17 regular league games for Asan Woori Bank in the 2023-2024 season, scoring 9.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists.
She was selected by Woori Bank with the first overall pick in the 2009 rookie draft, and Park Hye-jin has been the leading player in Woori Bank's 6 consecutive losses since the 2012-2013 season.
She is the league's representative guard, having been selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the championship game three times and tied for first place in this category.
Park Hye-jin, who was born in Busan, said through the club, "I am grateful to BNK Chairman Bindae-in, owner Kim Seong-ju, and coach Park Jeong-eun for calling me home.
I will always show my hard work and do my best on the court, so please give me more encouragement and support" He expressed his feelings.
He also said to Woori Bank coach Wi Sang-woo, "Thank you for nurturing me when I was only heard as a promising player.
Since you understand my choice, I will become a player who will do my best until the end."
Sonia Kim, whose mother is Romanian, scored 16.5 points and 9.1 rebounds at Shinhan Bank in Incheon last season.
It is expected that there will be no problem in working with Park Hye-jin at Woori Bank and working together again at BNK until the 2021-2022 season.
BNK was at the bottom with 6 wins and 24 losses in the regular season in the 2023-2024 season, but with the recruitment of Hye-jin Park and Sonia Kim, it is expected that it will be possible to leap to the mid-to-upper ranks next season.
Jinan, who was guarding the goal, gained free agency status and transferred to Bucheon Hana One Q, but BNK can bring in a compensation player.
As there is talk of the possibility that Shin Ji-hyun, the star of Hana One Q, will be excluded from the protected player list, this is actually an opportunity for BNK to strengthen its strength.
On the other hand, Woori Bank, which reached the top of the championship in the 2023-2024 season, is expected to inevitably weaken its strength as most of the players released as free agents leave the team.
Park Ji-hyun became a player on voluntary dismissal, saying she would challenge herself on the foreign stage, and Park Hye-jin, Na Yoon-jung, and Choi Lee-sam all transferred.
Na Yoon-jung signed with Cheongju KB on this day, and Choi I-sam is scheduled to wear the Shinhan Bank uniform.
Woori Bank is expected to form its lineup for next season with its star player Danbi Kim as compensation players for free agent transfers and Asian quarter players.