Oh Jae-hyun of SK will receive a pay of 310 million won (230 million won per year, 80 million won in incentives) during the 2024-2025 season. It is hard to find a player who was nominated after the second round exceeded 300 million won in compensation for the first time in four seasons (based on contract period).
The KBL registered Korean players who will play during the 2024-2025 season on April 28. In this regard, the players’ compensation is of interest.
With Moon Sung-gon (KT) ranked first in the remuneration with 750 million won, the 30th-ranked tuckers in the conservative group, which was the subject of interest, were up to Oh Jae-hyun and Seo Myung-jin (Hyundai Mobis).
The 30th place in the pay list is based on the criteria that could be a crossroads between success and failure of prospective free agents. Based on the 30th place, compensation is divided into 200 percent for all seasons, one compensation player and 50 percent for all seasons, and 100 percent for all seasons.
In the remuneration ranking announced by KBL, preliminary FA Oh Jae-hyun and Seo Myung-jin are tied for 29th, but Ahn Young-joon (SK), who applied for salary adjustment, is actually tied for 30th as he will receive at least 500 million won.
Oh Jae-hyun won the Rookie of the Year award in the 2020-2021 season after being selected 11th in the 2020 KBL Rookie Draft, and was selected as the 5th defensive girl in the 2022-2023 season.
Oh Jae-hyun, who quickly became an indispensable player in the team despite being nominated in the second round, won the best defense award last season. In addition, he averaged 11.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and a 3-point shooting success rate of 32.3% (61/189). 파워볼사이트
The winner of the Best Guard Award, which scored double digits, came in seven seasons since Lee Seung-hyun (KCC), who averaged 11.6 points in the 2016-2017 season.
Oh Jae-hyun, who even scored double digits by supplementing his weak 3-pointer, ranked 12th in terms of contribution by Korean players. He elevated his performance by 17 notches from 29th place in the previous season, and is the highest among SK players. Oh has displayed performance that could significantly increase his salary.
An SK official said, “We considered Oh’s pay up to 300 million won. The standard for ranking 30th in terms of pay increased slightly from 300 million won expected.
This means that Oh Jae-hyun’s pay was not raised (210% compared to the previous season) to meet the 30th place. From the October 2012 draft, rookie players will debut immediately after the draft, but the debut season is not included in the contract period.
Oh Jae-hyun exceeded 300 million won in remuneration in his fourth season based on the contract period. Players nominated after the second round rarely receive more than 300 million won in compensation.
Kim Dong-wook (14th) first passed it to 450 million won in the 2012-2013 season, followed by Lee Dae-sung (11th) and Lee Kwan-hee (15th) with 550 million won and 350 million won, respectively, in the 2020-2021 season.
Choi Sung-won (13th) with 400 million won last season and Jung Hee-jae (14th) with 350 million won this season are also second-round picks.
Among them, Choi Seong-won is the one who exceeded 300 million won in four seasons like Oh Jae-hyun. However, since Choi joined the military ahead of the FA, he played another season that was not included in the contract period after his discharge.
In addition, Kim Dong-wook, Lee Dae-sung, Lee Kwan-hee, Choi Sung-won and Jung Hee-jae were all guaranteed more than 300 million won in compensation in the FA contract.
Oh Jae-hyun is different from other players because he signed a contract for 310 million won even though he is not an FA.
Of course, it is necessary to take into account the increase in salary cap, but it is meaningful to prove that if a player nominated after the second round constantly tries to improve his skills, he can be paid high enough even if he is not an FA.