The Korean Basketball League and its ten teams kicked off the new season over the weekend, with some notable figures having switched teams in the offseason.

Sin Gi-seong, one of the league's best point guards, has transferred to the Busan KTF Magic Wings from the Wonju Dongbu Promy, where he won the championship last season.

Star power foward and national team member Hyun Ju-yeop has joined the Changwon LG Sakers after playing for Busan last season.

Former scoring champion Heo Jae is making his coaching debut with the Jeonju KCC Egis.

Sin Seon-wu, who has the most KBL titles among coaches, has left Jeonju, where he earned his fame, for Changwon.

Former players in the U.S. National Basketball Association are also expected to draw fans this year.

Forward Dontae Jones of the Anyang KT&G Kites has played for three NBA teams and was a hit among South Korean fans last year.

Jeonju center Sharone Wright was the sixth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft.

Meanwhile, Jay Humphries, who played guard in the NBA for more than a decade, is the coach of the Incheon Electro Land Black Slammers.