Will it be the last dance? Legend Ham Ji-hoon has decided to extend his active duty for another year. ··Negotiating positively with Hyundai Mobis
Will it be the last dance? Legend Ham Ji-hoon has decided to extend his active duty for another year. ··Negotiating positively with Hyundai Mobis
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Legendary Ham Ji-hoon (41, 198cm) will be able to watch the play for another year.
Ham Ji-hoon is a living legend of the KBL. He was selected by Ulsan Hyundai Mobis as the 10th player in the first round in the 2007 KBL Rookie Draft, and played for Ulsan for a whopping 18 years. He became the first KBL player to lead the three-fit team and lifted the trophy five times. He has also won awards including one regular league MVP, one championship game MVP, and three best five times. The overall KBL record is 10.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in 805 regular league games with an average of 27 minutes and 44 seconds.
In the last season, he played an average of 21 minutes and 11 seconds in 37 regular league games with 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists. Had it not been for finger injury, he would have been able to play more games. Even at the age of 41, he showed off his robustness. In the playoffs, he showed off his presence with 7.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists for an average of 16 minutes and 10 seconds in six games. He has shown that he is sufficiently competitive in the KBL.
After the end of the season, Ham became the fourth free agent. Considering his current age, he is at a crossroads between retirement from active duty and extending his career. After much consideration, he decided to wear Hyundai Mobis uniform for another year and go around the court.
Recently, Hyundai Mobis newly appointed Yang Dong-geun to replace Cho Dong-hyun, whose three-year contract has ended. Yang Dong-geun is the main player who led the Hyundai Mobis dynasty along with Ham Ji-hoon. Rumor has it that Ham Ji-hoon wanted to be at the center of the team for one more season as a veteran. 토토사이트
"We talked about wanting to play for another year. We are negotiating positively. I also had a meeting with manager Yang Dong-geun. I conveyed my wish to Ji-hoon to play for another year," a Hyundai Mobis official told the newspaper by phone.
Team legend took the helm, but Hyundai Mobis is expected to make many changes in the new season. Except for Ham Ji-hoon, eight players, including Jang Jae-seok, Myung-jin, Kim Ji-wan, Han Ho-bin, Kim Kook-chan, Kim Hyun-min, Jeon Joon-woo and Park Sang-woo, have qualified as FA. Han Ho-bin and Kim Kook-chan, who are popular as non-compensators, are highly likely to transfer to other teams. Hyundai Mobis left the entire team composition to Yang Dong-geun.
Hyundai Mobis, which is expected to change a lot, will be able to take a sense of stability under the basket as Ham Ji-hoon decided to extend his career for another year. Legend's Last Dance next season is expected to kick off.