First transfer since debut’ Shim Seong-young

oining Woori Bank, I’m so excited”

The 2024 WKBL FA (free agent) market attracted attention with big fish-level moves. In particular, Park Hye-jin (178cm, G), Choi I-sam (182cm, F), Na Yun-jeong (173cm, F) and Park Ji-hyeon (183cm, G), all of whom were affiliated with Asan Woori Bank, were scattered.

In addition, Jinan (181cm, C), a key big man of Busan BNK, also wore a different uniform. And Sonia Kim (177cm, F), who was Incheon Shinhan Bank’s first option, transferred to Busan BNK. As a result, the 2024–2025 WKBL landscape has changed significantly.

Therefore, the transfer of Shim Seong-young (165cm, G) did not receive much attention. Shim Seong-young is a guard who only played for Cheongju KB from the 2010–2011 season to the 2023–2024 season. Shim Seong-young no longer wears the yellow uniform.

Shim Seong-young’s choice was ‘Asan Woori Bank.’ Shim Seong-young signed a contract with Woori Bank with a total annual salary of 120 million won (annual salary: 100 million won, allowances: 20 million won) from 2024 to 2025 in the 3-year contract period. He moved to KB’s biggest rival team.

Shim Seong-young said in an interview with this newspaper on the 23rd, “I obtained free agency status even after the end of the 2022–2023 season, and even then, I only signed a one-year contract. “I had a great desire to be evaluated again,” he said, looking back at the 2023 Stove League first.

He continued, “I spent one more year at KB, but I felt like I was getting too used to it. I felt like I was too complacent. “So I wanted to take on a new challenge,” he said, talking about this stove league.

After that, “Coach Seong-Woo Wi, Coach Joo-Won Jeon, Coach Young-Hee Lim, and the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General all came to me. I felt like he really cared about me and treated me with sincerity. “I was touched and very grateful,” he said, talking about the conversation process with Woori Bank.

As mentioned above, Woori Bank is KB’s rival. The 2023–2024 championship match created a dramatic story. Although most of the starting players left after the end of the 2023–2024 season, Woori Bank is a traditional powerhouse in the WKBL.

Shim Seong-young also said, “This is a strong team.” And, “The director is such a master. Coach Jeon Joo-won and Lim Young-hee were also legends. So I had a great desire to learn. As I learn, I think I will be able to find a new me. “I’m so excited,” he said, expressing his emotions.

Meanwhile, Shim Seong-young now has to face KB players as enemies. And he must be booed by KB fans. This will come as a special feeling to Shim Seong-young.

Shim Seong-young said, “I think it will be awkward but also welcoming. However, since I am now a Woori Bank player, I have to do my best even if I am stuck with KB,” he said, talking about his feelings as a professional player.

However, he said, “I made the transfer after much consideration. Fans who heard the news must have felt disappointed and disappointed. But the fans supported me. So I felt like I was comforted. “I was very moved,” he said, emphasizing the emotion he got from his fans.

Lastly, “I really felt a lot during this free agency. In particular, I felt the passion and love of the fans. So he pledged, ‘I have to become a harder player,’” he said. In order to repay the emotion I received from Woori Bank and the love I received from fans, I thought more about my mentality as a ‘player Shim Seong-young.’

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