The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), led by center Nicola Jokic, advanced to the Western Finals after three years.
Denver scored 125-100 in the 2022-2023 NBA Western Conference Playoffs (PO) 2nd round (4 wins out of 7) away game 6 against the Phoenix Suns held on the 12th (Korean time) at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. won a major victory
Korea Volleyball Federation Women’s Foreign Player Draft
Finished The Korean 카지노사이트Volleyball Federation (KOVO) Women’s Foreign Player Draft, which was held face-to-face for the first time in four years in Turkey, ended on the 13th. Last season, three V-League veterans and four new faces were finally selected.
Foreign players who played in the 2023-2024 professional volleyball V-League Women’s Division. From left: Brittany Abercrombie (IBK Industrial Bank), Yasmin Bedardt (Pepper Savings Bank), Giovanna Milana (KGC Ginseng Corporation), Giselle Silva (GS Caltex), Vanya Bukirich (Korea Expressway Corporation)./KOVO
Heungkuk Life Insurance renewed the contract with Yelena Mrazenovic (26), who played a big role last season with 3rd place in regular league scoring (821 points) and 2nd place in subs (0.25 per set). Yelena, who is 196 cm tall and has Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbian nationality, said, “The Heungkuk Life Insurance team members are like family.” Heungkuk Life coach Marcello Abondanza said, “Yelena is a player who can grow and grow,” and “(last season) I want to win with this member.”
Pepper Savings Bank nominated Yasmin Bedart (27), who belonged to Hyundai E&C from the 2021-2022 season to last season. Yasmin, who is 193cm tall and of American and Israeli nationality, was replaced due to a back injury during last season. Aachen coach Kim Pepper Savings Bank said, “A V-League veteran will be helpful for a young club entering its third year,” and “I think it can recover sufficiently from an injury in six months.” Yasmin said, “My spine has fully recovered and I am in the process of increasing my strength.”
Hyundai E&C chose Moma Basoko (30, Cameroon), who played for GS Caltex for two seasons until last season. Moma, who is 184 cm tall, ranked second in the regular league in scoring last season (879 points), second in attack success rate (43.68%), and third in sub (0.25 per set). Kang Seong-hyung, head coach of Hyundai E&C, said, “I chose a player who is stable and suitable for our team by referring to everything.”
IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, which picked the first choice, chose Britney Abercrombie (28), a new face. Regarding Abercrombie, who is 191 cm tall and has nationality from the United States and Puerto Rico, IBK Industrial Bank manager Kim Ho-cheol said, “I thought about hiring him before he came to the tryout.” It is said that he has the advantage of being left-handed with a wide range of attacks, and is a player suitable for team situations where he needs to play speed volleyball.
KGC Ginseng Corporation nominated Giovanna Milana (25, USA) with a height of 186 cm. Koh Hee-jin, director of KGC Ginseng Corporation, said, “Everything, including skills, is satisfactory, and the receiving ability is excellent.” GS Caltex selected Gisele Silva (32), who is 191cm tall and has Cuban and Azerbaijani nationalities. GS Caltex coach Cha Sang-hyun said, “The serve is very good, and I have enough second-level attack skills to score points when defending.”
Korea Expressway Corporation, the winner of last season’s championship match, selected Banja Bukiric (24, Serbia), who is the tallest (198 cm) among the players in this draft. Kim Jong-min, coach of Korea Expressway Corporation, said, “I chose it because it seemed to have a high potential for growth not just this season, but next season.”
