First-round pick Kang Ji-eun joins High1 Resort, while 'Hulk' Kang Dong-gung dons the Hyumons uniform... Rookie Choi Bom-i receives a warm welcome [PBA Team League Draft]

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The first-round pick was Kang Ji-eun (34). Kang Dong-gung (46), the 'last captain' of SK Rent-a-Car, which has since disappeared from history, has joined Hyumons.

On the 14th, the PBA held the 2026-2027 PBA Team League player draft at the PBA Stadium, Goyang KINTEX, Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.

Each team had previously protected 3 to 4 players, while the remaining players were released and became draft-eligible. Draft order proceeded with the team that protected the fewest players going first, and from the fifth round onward—the additional draft round—the order was reversed from the previous round.

Each club may register a minimum of 7 players and a maximum of 9 players. Under regulations requiring each club to hold at least two foreign players, with a maximum of three men and one woman, each club calculated its roster strategy accordingly.

High1 Resort selected Kang Ji-eun with the first pick of the first round, and Welcome Savings Bank selected Jo Geon-hwi with the second pick.

Hyumons selected Kang Dong-gung with the first pick of the second round, Es-Way selected Nguyen Duc Anh Chi (Vietnam) with the second pick, High1 Resort selected Eddie Levens (Belgium) with the third pick, Woori Financial Capital selected Lee Sang-dae with the fourth pick, Crown Haetae selected Kim Im-kwon with the fifth pick, and Welcome Savings Bank selected Yong Hyun-ji with the sixth pick.

In the third round, Hyumons selected Ngo Dinh Nai, Es-Way selected Choi Won-jun, NH Hana Card selected Oh Tae-jun, High1 Resort selected Jeon Ji-woo, Woori Financial Capital selected Eom Sang-pil, Crown Haetae selected Noh Byeong-chan, and Welcome Savings Bank selected rookie Choi Bom-i.

In the fourth round, major names continued to be called. Hyumons selected Seo Han-sol, Es-Way selected Kwon Bal-hae, NH Hana Card selected Dao Van Li, High1 Resort selected Im Sung-gyun, Woori Financial Capital selected Kim Ji-yeon 3, Crown Haetae selected Higashiuchi Natsumi (Japan), Welcome Savings Bank selected Semi Signer (Turkey), and Hanaka selected Han Seul-gi.

With the first pick of the fifth round, Hanaka selected Han Ji-seung, Woori Financial Capital selected Jang Ga-yeon with the fourth pick, Harim selected Im Wan-seop with the seventh pick, and Hyumons selected Kim Ye-eun with the ninth pick. The remaining clubs forfeited their picks.

As a result, Woori Financial Capital, Hanaka, Harim, and Hyumons each assembled rosters of eight players, while the other clubs assembled rosters of seven players.

Hyumons added Kang Dong-gung, Ngo Dinh Nai, and Seo Han-sol to its existing roster of Choi Sung-won, Robinson Morales, Kim Se-yeon, and Choi Jimin. High1 Resort added Kang Ji-eun, Levens, Jeon Ji-woo, and Im Sung-gyun to its existing roster of Lee Chung-bok, Rottf Chennet, and Lee Mi-rae. Welcome Savings Bank added Semi Signer, Jo Geon-hwi, Yong Hyun-ji, and Choi Bom-i to its existing roster of Daniel Sanchez, Kim Jong-won, and Choi Hye-mi, preparing for the new season with the most significant roster changes.

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