Not a complete champion, Asian stage 'Knock Knock' Knock... LG joins Polycap-Allen as short-term foreigners
Not a complete champion, Asian stage 'Knock Knock' Knock... LG joins Polycap-Allen as short-term foreigners
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LG is challenging the Asian stage. LG, the champion men's professional basketball player, will participate in the "2025 FIBA Basketball Champions League (BCL) Asia" in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from July 7 to 13. The team, which departed from Korea on May 5 and started adapting to the local environment, is preparing for the group league with a new combination of short-term foreign players polycap and Kevin Allen.온라인바카라
He will compete on behalf of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). The BCL Asia was previously well-known as the "Asia Champions Cup." The champions of Asian professional leagues, including Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Lebanon, will compete for the championship.
Last year, KCC, the champion of the KBL in the 2023-2024 season, participated in the event, and suffered three losses in the group league. Aliyadi of Lebanon, who won the title at the time, will be in Group C of this year's event and play a match against LG. Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of Taiwan also belonged to the same group.
In particular, Aliyadi has many players to watch out for. Wael Araji, one of Asia's top guards, 213cm center Thorn Maker, and veteran forward Hayk Kyocchian were on the roster. There are some things to smile about in order to maintain performance, such as playing in his own league until early June. Taoyuan met the Korean team KT twice (91-70, 100-64) in the East Asian Super League last season and beat them all significantly.
LG is expected to have a difficult journey. About a month has passed since it won the championship trophy by beating SK Group on June 17 after a blood clot that filled the best-of-seven series. Moreover, it is unable to play as a "complete team" as it ranked second in the regular season and won the Championship Upset title.
Asian quarterback Carl Tamayo and foreign player Asem Marayo, who are in charge of height, will not participate in this year's championship. Veteran Heo Il-young, who displayed stellar performance in spring basketball last season and won the MVP award at the playoff, was also absent. Instead, two players, polycap and Allen, joined the team through a short-term contract as foreign players in Dubai.
After Maray's renewal, a two-option foreign player is LG's remaining puzzle for the next season. It will be a kind of "audition." If they show good performance, they can consider accompanying them. LG initially sought a short-term foreign player through polycaps and Devin Williams, an experienced player. However, there was a variable due to unfavorable injury conditions. "After Williams suddenly got hurt and quickly found a substitute, he will be with Allen," a club official said.
Polycap is a 203 cm forward - center resource born in 1997. During the previous two seasons, he played in the Italian rega basket Serie A (LBA), averaging 8.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.2 assists, and 1.3 blocks in a total of 59 games for 24.4 minutes.
Allen, who joined Williams, who played for Orion (2021), was born in 1994 and has a physical condition of 211 centimeters. Since last year, he has played in Thailand, Venezuela, Mexico and Jordan in the last two seasons. Although it is not the best record, the peregrine falcon corps composed of young blood is expected to be an opportunity to grow further based on its valuable international experience.
In this year's event, the top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals through the group stage. From then on, the rankings will be decided through a single-round tournament. The final winner will be qualified to play at the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
"Sehbaragi (LG fan nickname)" also puts off sleeping and starts cheering for the fans early in the morning. LG's first game will be held against Taoyuan at Sheikh Said bin Maktoum Sports Hall in Dubai at 2 a.m. Korean time on Saturday. The match against Aliyadi will also be held at 2 a.m. in the same venue on Sunday.