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Yeo Jun-seok, the hope of Korean basketball, departed for the United States today (20th) in a blitz.
Next month, we aim to advance to the G-League, the lower NBA league, through a showcase.
Correspondent Lee Jeong-chan.
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Yeo Jun-seok wore the Taegeuk mark last weekend and played a big role in two evaluation matches against the Philippines.
He was born in 2002 and was the youngest but most brilliant of his team.
He flew off with a spectacular high-altitude dunk show in front of the crowded crowd that filled the basketball court.
[Yeo Jun-seok / Basketball team forward: I think it was thrilling.
I think the jump went up even more because a lot of fans came.]
Jun-seok Yeo, who gave hope to the national team ahead of the Asian Cup appearance, received an unexpected invitation on the evening of the evaluation match.
Another promising player in Korean basketball, a local agency helping Hyun-joong Lee advance into the NBA, invited Jun-seok Yeo to the 'Showcase' to be held next month.
He was offered a public test in front of scouts in the G-League, the lower league of the NBA, but Jun-seok Yeo, who had dreamed of advancing to the US, asked for permission from coach Il-seung Choo of the national team and boarded a plane to the United States on the morning of the 20th.
[Yeo Jun-seok / Basketball team forward: He thought that no one could go unless he kept knocking.
(Lee) Hyunjoong hyung and I think we should try harder to knock.]
Yeo Jun-seok's challenge to the stage of his dreams has begun in a flash.
(Video coverage: Park Seung-won, video editing: Woo-jung Woo)