The 2007 Korean Basketball League rookie draft (Korean: 2007 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트) was held on February 1, 2007, at the Education and Cultural Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Out of the 33 participants, 25 players were drafted.[1]
| 2007 KBL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | February 1, 2007 |
| Location | Seoul Education and Cultural Center |
| Overview | |
| League | KBL |
| First selection | Kim Tae-sul (Seoul SK Knights) |
Draft selections
editThis table only shows the first twenty picks.
| G | Guard |
| F | Forward |
| C | Center |
| Denotes players who have won a KBL-sanctioned award at its annual awards ceremony[a] |
Players
editKorean-language basketball-centered magazine Rookie and newspaper Sports Dong-a have both retrospectively dubbed the 2007 draft as the "Golden Draft".[2][3] Players from this draft include two winners of the KBL Most Valuable Player Award, members of the team which won gold at the 2014 Asian Games and several "one-club men" (active or retired players who spent their entire playing careers with the same team). Compared to past and present draft classes, as of the 2020–21 season, more players from this draft have continued to play regularly in their respective teams and maintained their professional careers into their mid-thirties.[2][4] The 2021–22 playoffs featured Yang Hee-jong, Jung Young-sam and Ham Ji-hoon, all of whom were still with their original teams.
Ham won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2010.[5] As the last pick of the first round (10th overall), he is the lowest-ranked draft pick to have won the award.[4]
Two players from the draft were much older than the others: Park Sang-oh and Lee Dong-jun. Park previously played for Chung-Ang University's basketball team but left the sport and then completed his mandatory military service before returning to basketball. Lee became a South Korean citizen and thus qualified for the rookie draft (despite having professional experience in Europe) instead of the ethnic draft.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ One or more of the following awards:
- Regular season MVP
- Playoffs MVP
- Rookie of the Year
- Best 5
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Defensive Best 5
- Sixth Man Award
- Most Improved Player
- Fair Play Award
- ^ Traded to Daegu Orions before his KBL debut
- ^ Traded to Incheon Electroland Black Slammer, who then traded him to Busan KTF Magic Wings prior to his KBL debut
- ^ Younger brother of actor Shin Sung-rok
- ^ a b Shin Je-rok was picked by Seoul Samsung Thunders while Anyang KT&G Kites picked Kim Dong-woo. The players were swapped prior to their KBL debuts.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'최고 가드' 김태술, 1순위로 SK행" (in Korean). KBS. February 1, 2007.
- ^ a b "KBL '황금세대' 클래스 뽐내는 1984년생 동기들". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). December 8, 2020.
- ^ "[이동환의 앤드원] 2007 황금 드래프트의 과거와 현재". Rookie (in Korean). 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "[KBL PO] '김영환부터 함지훈까지' 오랜 경쟁자들과 만난 양희종". Jumpball (in Korean). April 19, 2021.
- ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. 7 April 2021.
- ^ "'얼짱' 신인 김태술-양희종-이동준, '오빠부대' 급증". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 15, 2007.
External links
edit- Draft: 2007 KBL Domestic Player draft results / 드래프트: 2007 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트 결과 — Korean Basketball League official website (in Korean)