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Lee Hyun-joong, who is growing as a top shooter in American college basketball, is increasing his chances of advancing into the NBA. Today (the 20th), he led the victory with a high-sensitivity shot and cruised towards the dream stage.
Correspondent Lee Jeong-chan.
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Hyun-joong opened 3 stores at the beginning of the game, local broadcasters praised him.
[ESPN local broadcast: Last year, he achieved a record 50% from the field, 40% from the 3-point shot, 90% from the free throw, and even 'Stephen Curry' failed to achieve.] The
'50-40-90 Club' symbolizing the elite shooter and focused on Lee Hyun-joong, who joined the club last season for the 12th time in NCAA history.
Hyunjoong Lee showed off a high-sensitivity shot today.
He took the lead in winning the team by scoring 12 points in 26 minutes with a fielding percentage of 62.5% and a 3-point shot with a 50% success rate.
Lee Hyun-joong, who was selected for the national team last summer and has grown a step further, is attracting attention from the local media as the ace of the team this season when he is in his third year.
Along with the evaluation as a top college shooter, the prospect of being selected in the first round of next year's NBA Draft continues.
[Lee Hyun-joong / Davidson University Guard: NBA players are all excellent attacking players. I think I need to have a basic defense, and I plan to take on the challenge without pressure.]
Lee Hyun-joong's dream to become the second Korean NBA player in history after Ha Seung-jin is growing.
(Video editing: Park Chun-bae, CG: Kim Jong-un)