Staying in the KBL? Going into the B. League?

Ra Gun-ah has become a foreign player again in six years.

KBL held the 7th board meeting of directors in the 29th session on the 17th to discuss the exact status of the special naturalized player (Raganah).

From the results, Ra Gun-ah will be classified as a foreign player starting from the 2024-25 season. He received special treatment from the 2018-19 season to the 2023-24 season after a special naturalization in 2018.

Ra Gun-ah was paid about W1.3 billion by the Busan KCC in the 2023-24 season, including remuneration and national team allowance. He was definitely recognized for his dedication to KCC and the South Korean national team.

He led KCC to victory in the playoffs and championship games. Ra Gun-ah played in 12 games, scoring 22.0 points, 12.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 blocks in 29 minutes and 2 seconds on average. He was recognized for his performance as he ranked second in the voting results after the final MVP, Heo Woong.

However, as Ra Gun-ah becomes a foreign player again, his future is full of variables. He had been the main foreign player until now, but now it is difficult to do so.

Now, teams that want to recruit Ra Gun-ah can freely negotiate rather than the special naturalized draft. However, many KBL clubs say that it is okay if it is a serve rather than the main team.

"Raganza is more attractive when serving than serving as the main player at the moment. His skills and experience can certainly be helpful at a time when it is difficult to find foreign players on the serve," a source from the A team said. "However, based on the main player, I have more regrets. He performed well in the playoffs and championship games, but when I think about the regular league, he is relatively weak." A source from Team B also said, "If Ra Gun-ah can accept the sub option, it can be a really good option. I don't know if that will happen."

The most expensive player to pay for the 2023-24 season was Coffey's Coburn. He was paid $596,000 (Korean currency about 800 million won). It is hard to compare with what Ra Gun-ah has been paid.

If the main foreign player turns to a foreign player as a sub, his ransom will drop significantly. The highest paid among foreign players was Paris Bath of Suwon KT. He was awarded 370,000 U.S. dollars (excluding Alize Johnson).

The salary cap for a foreign player in the KBL is 800,000 dollars after tax. Given that the 1.5+1.5 system has failed repeatedly and is eager to find the main foreign player, few clubs seem to recruit Ra Gun-ah for a fee of more than 500,000 dollars. Many clubs already want to renew their contracts with the main foreign player. If so, it means that Ra Gun-ah might have to lower her ransom as much as possible to accept the sub option, but it is unclear whether she will agree with that. Of course, it is unclear whether any other team will choose Ra Gun-ah as its main or sub foreign player.

It is certainly attractive that the team is free from allowances related to national team unlike in the past when it was special naturalized. Clubs spend more than half of their expenses. However, the prevailing response is that choosing Ra Gun-ah as the main foreign player is an adventure.

The possibility that Ra Gun-ah will advance to the B.League will not be easily treated according to the field reaction. A source familiar with Japanese basketball said, "I recently read an article that Ra Gun-ah may come to the B.League. However, it will not be easy. We cannot help but think about Ra Gun-ah's age. I know that she did well in the playoffs, but there are many disappointing aspects considering the long-term regular season. In addition, there are more players in the B.League than Ra Gun-ah, and we plan to recruit those players."토토사이트

Ra Gun-ah is a foreign player, not an Asian quarter, in the B.League. A source said, "Since Ra Gun-ah is registered as a naturalized player in the FIBA, she is not allowed to play as an Asian quarter of Korean nationality in the B.League. She is a foreign player."

Ra Gun-ah has a variety of options, including staying in the KBL and advancing to the B. League. Nevertheless, she has to let go of herself in the end. That's how much time has passed and the professional world is cold-headed.

What choice will Ra Gun-ah make? We still have a lot of time.