Who is Lee Hyun-joong's competitor?
Who is Lee Hyun-joong's competitor?
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The Portland Trail Blazers announced the 2024 Summer League roster on its official SNS account on the 6th (Korea time). A total of 14 players, including Lee Hyun-joong (24, 200cm) and Donovan Klingen, the seventh overall NBA draft in 2024, were on the list.
From the perspective of Korean NBA fans, attention is bound to be paid to Lee Hyun-joong's performance. If you perform well in the Summer League, you are likely to be interested in the NBA team.
Lee Hyun-joong also participated in the Summer League last year. He showed poor performance in games. He only had 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three games as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. NBA teams had no reason to offer contracts to players with this kind of performance.
Lee Hyun-joong is still young in 2000, but the NBA is a league where new prospects appear every year. The age of prospects is also getting younger. From Lee Hyun-joong's point of view, he should show his true value when the opportunity comes.
Lee Hyun-joong's direct competitors on the 2024 Summer League Portland roster include forward Spencer Jones, a Stanford graduate, Justin Mina, who signed a two-way contract with Portland for the second season, Javan Johnson, who played in the G League in the 2023-2024 season, Chris Murray, the 23rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and Rayan Rupert, the 43rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Murray, who will enter his second year, is a forward who Portland club considers as a future player. He played 62 games in the NBA during the 2023-2024 season. He is a stretchy forward whose main weapon is 3-point shooting, and is also suitable for modern basketball. To be frank, he cannot be seen as a competitor to Lee.
The same goes for Rupert. Rupert averaged four points and 2.4 rebounds in 39 NBA games during the 2023-2024 season. Rupert is also part of Portland's future plan.
But he can compete well with other players. Jones was the ace of Stanford University and participated in the 2024 NBA Draft, but no club drafted Jones. Jones was a 3&D type forward who performed well both on offense and defense on the college stage.
Minaya is a player that Portland has been fostering for two years. He only scored 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds on average in 34 NBA games during the 2023-2024 season. He is a hexagonal forward. He can move between No. 2 and No. 3. He did not show his strong points on the NBA stage.
Johnson primarily plays in the G League. In the 2023-2024 season, he averaged 11.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 34 games for the Golden State Warriors G League team. 에볼루션 바카라사이트
Murray and Rupert, who were drafted by the NBA, deserve to compete with other players. Only when they overcome this level of competition will they be able to attract attention from NBA teams. Will Lee Hyun-joong be able to stand out in the Portland Summer League.
The Portland Summer League will play its first game against the San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday. The team will then face the Philadelphia Phillies, the Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets.