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[Training camp focus] Free agent Park Jun-young speaks out as he seeks to redefine the “Byun over Park” meme: “I have no choice but to lose weight. I’ll become a key player for Korea Gas”

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Park Jun-young has moved from Suwon KT to Daegu Korea Gas and is trying to change the narrative around the “Byun over Park” meme.
  • KT selected Park first in the 2018 KBL rookie draft, while Byun Jun-hyung went second and later developed into a top-paid player.
  • Park said he needs to lose weight and aims to become a key player for Korea Gas.

Park Jun-young is trying to rewrite the story behind the “Byun over Park” meme after moving from Suwon KT to Daegu Korea Gas. The phrase refers to KT’s decision in the 2018 KBL rookie draft to select Park first, ahead of national-team guard Byun Jun-hyung.

The comparison has remained painful for Park. His adjustment to professional basketball was slow, while Byun continued to develop and became the league’s highest-paid player this season.

Now with Korea Gas, Park says he is determined to turn the old comparison into motivation. “I have no choice but to lose weight. I’ll become a key player for Korea Gas,” he said.

I have no choice but to lose weight. I’ll become a key player for Korea Gas.

· Park Jun-youngPark described his goal after moving from Suwon KT to Daegu Korea Gas.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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