“A one-year contract? It’s rather motivating.”

Samsung in Seoul and LG in Changwon made trade deals during the 2020-2021 season. The core of Samsung was to recruit Kim Si-rae, who was a member of LG. Samsung’s long-cherished “definite point guard recruitment.” That was why it recruited Kim Si-rae.

However, Samsung failed to confirm the reason for recruiting Kim. It failed to advance to the playoffs for two consecutive seasons from the 2020-2021 season. However, it was hard to blame Kim. Kim struggled a lot alone.

However, after the 2021-2022 season ended, Samsung began to strengthen its power. Lee Jung-hyun, former free agent, was captured in the U.S.A. He can play as both a ball handler and a scorer. Kim’s shoulders seemed to become lighter.
However, Kim did not play in the playoffs either during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons. In particular, he was out for the season due to an injury during the 2023-2024 seasons. For that reason, Kim’s downward trend was more noticeable.

Kim Si-rae, who has shown a downward trend, received a free agent after the end of the 2023-2024 season. The atmosphere was not as good as before. As a result, he could not renew his contract with the original club, Samsung. He also signed a contract with Wonju DB for a “one-year contract period” with a “total remuneration of 100 million won (2024-2025).”

Kim Si-rae said, “I would like to thank the general manager and director for calling me, and coach Kim Joo-sung, coach Han Sang-min, and coach Lee Kwang-jae. Although I still have injuries, I will prepare well. I will restore my honor in the DB.”

DB expects quite a lot from Kim Si-rae. First of all, it expects ‘sense of stability’ from veteran guard Kim Si-rae. It also wants synergy with DB’s representative big man Kim Jong-kyu (206 cm, C).

Kim Si-rae and Kim Jong-kyu have made good memories at LG. In particular, they tied for first in the regular league in the 2013-2014 season. They also led the semifinal playoffs in the 2018-2019 season.

“I’m looking forward to seeing him again (with Kim Jong-kyu) the most,” Kim Si-rae said. “(Laughs) He showed great chemistry when he was playing for LG. So I’m not too worried about playing with Kim Jong-kyu.”

“You have to build your body well. That way, you can show good performance. And I think I will be one of the best in the DB, but I have to lead young players well off the court,” he said, adding what he has to do in the DB.

However, the time Kim Si-rae will show in the DB may be short. As mentioned above, the contract period between Kim and DB is one year. If Kim does not show his strengths in the 2024-2025 season, Kim may have to leave the court.

So I said, “I think I’ll be more motivated (laughs). So I’ll do my best to build up my body.” Also, DB is the No. 1 team in the 2023-2024 regular season. Since it’s a well-equipped team, I think I just need to melt well into it,” he said, explaining the meaning of the 2024-2025 season.토토사이트 순위

At the end, he said, “I need to be flexible in order not to break the frame that will be matched. Also, I want to take good care of young players outside of the game. I want my team to stay calm.” He did not let go of his duties. It seemed that he had already drawn a blueprint for how he would spend the given year.