Lee Kwan-hee of ‘Basketball Celeb’ DB, the hard-to-hide ‘willingness to win’ that raised him

“Basketball celebrity” Lee Kwan-hee (35, 190cm, guard) is preparing to play for the third team in his KBL career. 바카라사이트

He played in the KBL for 12 seasons until the last season when he made his debut with the Seoul Samsung Lions in the 2011-12 season. He has not shown any significant performance in five seasons since his debut. During the 2017-18 season, he played an average of more than 20 minutes and recorded 8.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists, showing his presence.

Since then, Lee has definitely gained momentum. In the following year, he played for more than 29 minutes on average, recording 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, and has emerged as the mainstay of Samsung.

Lee Kwan-hee, who has been playing for Samsung since then, has changed to Changwon LG’s uniform in the mid-to-late 2020-21 season. His unique desire to win seemed to be on fire. He played 34 minutes and 06 seconds during 14 games, and established himself as an LG ace with an amazing record of 17.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 6.2 assists.

For the next three seasons, Lee Kwan-hee played in the KBL while wearing the LG Twins uniform, and missed only one game, showing the captain’s dignity. Last season, he displayed the spirit of sacrifice by giving way to Yoo Ki-sang, the future of LG.

It has passed the past four seasons with breakthrough power, shooting power that doesn’t matter where it is, and activity and defense based on high energy levels. LG and DB, which stayed in the semifinals after the end of last season, needed to change for a higher place, and announced a trade between the two players after the FA period.

The main characters were Lee Kwan-hee and Doo Kyung-min. It was like a nuclear bomb. That’s how Lee got to wear his third KBL career uniform.

Lee Kwan-hee is participating in the team call-up training that began on the 24th. Last Friday (5th), about two weeks later, we met at the DB practice gym located in Wonju and talked.

Lee Kwan-hee said, “It’s been about two weeks. I’m satisfied. It’s so convenient to exercise because everything is done in one place. Things about movement and rest are completely resolved.” and said, “I’m taking more training compared to LG.” At that time, I didn’t do night exercises. I filled it with morning and afternoon exercises. I do what I do earlier together, and I exercise at night every day. I’m doing it with (I) Yong-woo and (Kim) Hoon. The two juniors are working really hard. I volunteer to come out to the gym first. I want to let you know what I know and help you. After the exercise, we are visiting night snack bars and restaurants together. It’s fun.” He said, expressing that he is adapting smoothly to the new team.

Lee Kwan-hee said one after another, “My goal for the next season is to become LG. I have always wanted to win every season since my debut. That is a good motivation. I have a reason to focus on my training. I am having fun training. I am working on it with a positive desire to win.”

In addition, Lee Kwan-hee said, “(Lee) Jae-do and (Jung) Hee-jae were the first to leave the club due to FA trade. I didn’t feel good about it. I think I played my prime time at LG when I was a player. I clearly have regret about the breakup. I couldn’t even greet them properly at the end. I spent the last two years united under the motto of “One Team” as captain. I think I made great efforts to serve as a bridge between the coaching staff and the players. When I joined the DB training for the first time, I felt deeply saddened by Cho Sang-hyun. “I felt like a general, not a player and a player, was taken to another country (laughs). My last memory at LG was that the buzzer rang to announce the end of the semifinal game and I was watching it on the bench.”

We continued the conversation.

Lee Kwan-hee said, “I confronted DB as LG captain during the regular league. It was a match against DB, which I played with great courage because we had a fierce battle for the top ranks. That’s why I thought about it more. Now I have shaken off my spirit, but I am trying to practice by turning that part into a desire to win. In fact, I am trying to turn it into a good desire to win through practice (laughs). I am trying to keep my mind that I do not want to lose.”

I tried to change the subject to the present.

Lee Kwan-hee said, “I’ve never thought of changing basketball. From Samsung to LG, I think that I’ll do whatever the coach wants in the DB.” That’s how I learned it. If you are given the role of a defensive sleep defender and an offensive sleep striker, you should do it. Last year, coach Cho put more emphasis on (Yoo) Ki-ki. I didn’t understand everything, but I moved accordingly.”

It was an answer to the keyword adaptation in the new team.

In succession, Lee Kwan-hee said, “I am still in great shape. So is my desire to win. I think I can do as much as I want in the 2024-24 season.” He played as the mainstay for Samsung and LG. DB has high-quality players in its guard lineup. Rather than matching the team, if I melt my color into the DB, I think it will help me achieve better than last year’s performance. I think I can make up for my shortcomings. I think my play will help me clear my disappointment in last year’s semifinal.”

Finally, Lee Kwan-hee said, “I haven’t had a detailed conversation with the coach yet. I’m sure there’s a reason why you brought me in as a trade. I think it’s necessary to show it on the basketball court,” and added, “When I watched LG last season, I saw that Albano lacked assistant reading. Onuaku had a lot of issues at last year’s Sono, but he won’t have a problem with a good member. I just need to help Albano to play the role of assistant reading. I can do more than that.” I concluded the interview by conveying confidence.