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KBL's spring basketball finally kicks off. From the lowest seed who challenges 0% of the probability to the first team aiming for the combined championship, the coaches and representative players of six clubs have thrown their passionate bids for the championship.
The 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball Playoff (PO) Media Day, held at the KBL Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 10th, was divided into the first part attended by the first, fourth and fifth places in the regular league, and the second part where the second, third and sixth places were located.
Busan KCC coach Lee Sang-min threw the most unconventional bid. KCC won the championship match by ranking fifth in the 2023-2024 regular league, but there has never been a single time when the sixth-ranked team has been on top in 56 playoffs.
Coach Lee Sang-min said, "There is a 0% chance that the sixth place will win, but I will try to make that myth again this time," adding, "KCC has won the championship even in fifth place, so I want to try sixth place now. Our players' PO mentality will be completely different from that of the regular league," he declared.
Against this, Wonju DB manager Kim Joo-sung said, "The club celebrated its 20th anniversary. "I want to color the history I've been writing with my fans with a green championship," he said. "KCC is a team that has to stop all five players, but I will avenge my defeat two years ago and beat them in the third round to go to the semifinals."
19-year-old rookie Eddie Daniel (Seoul SK) showed off his determination. Danielle, who was born in 2007, the youngest of the Media Day participants, said, "The playoffs are out to win. I'll tear everything up," he said, making the hall shake with an unconventional determination.
In response, regular league MVP Lee Jung-hyun (Koyang Sono) responded, "I won't be able to tear it up like a regular league," and responded, "There is nothing to be afraid of from the standpoint of a challenger." Sono coach Son Chang-hwan also showed strong confidence, saying, "I will make sure that SK touched the honeycomb called Sono."
Cho Sang-hyun, head coach of Changwon LG, which ranks first in the regular league, promised the club's first-ever unified championship. Cho Sang-hyun, who won the championship last year, said, "I was worried after winning, but I'm grateful to the players who showed good results," and added, "I'll achieve my goal with organizational strength." Yoo Ki-sang (LG) said, "I prepared a ceremony with the coach. Both the baseball team LG Twins and the basketball team Sakers will try to win consecutive championships, he added.
Coach Yoo Do-hoon, who is waiting for the winner of DB and SK in the semifinals, fired up his will to take off the title of "no involvement." Coach Yoo Do-hoon said, "The players said they would win me a championship. "I will shake off the disappointment of the regular league by winning the championship game," he said. He also made a relaxed joke about the teams playing the semi-final PO, saying, "Whatever team comes up, I hope it will come back to the fifth game."
Statistics emphasize the importance of Game 1. There is a whopping 91.1% (51 times) of the team that has won the first round of 56 semi-final POs in history. The semifinal PO also has a 78.6% probability that the winning team of the first round will advance to the championship game.
The first round of the semifinal playoff, which will determine fate, will begin at Jamsil Student Gymnasium (SK-Sono) and Wonju DB Promy Arena (DB-KCC), respectively, on the 12th.
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