2017 Korean Basketball League draft

2017 KBL draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)October 30, 2017
LocationJamsil Students' Gymnasium
Network(s)MBC Sports+
Overview
LeagueKBL
First selectionHeo Hoon
(Busan KT Sonicboom)
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The 2017 Korean Basketball League rookie draft (Korean: 2017 KBL 국내신인선수 드래프트) was held on October 30, 2017, at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Out of the 44 participants, 27 players were drafted.

In September 2017, the KBL announced its confirmed list of 44 participants for the upcoming draft.[1] The order of selection was chosen through two lotteries and announced on October 23.[2][3] Busan KT Sonicboom won the right to the first overall pick and also obtained the second pick via a player trade with Changwon LG Sakers.[3][4]

  1. ^ "프로농구 신인 드래프트, 허훈·양홍석 등 총 44명 참가확정" (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "올 KBL 신인드래프트 1순위는 허훈-양홍석 중 누구?". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "꼴찌의 행운…kt, 신인 1·2순위 싹쓸이". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "'깜짝 이적' 조성민을 둘러싼 트레이드 궁금증 3가지". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.