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The 2013 Korean Basketball League rookie draft was held on September 30, 2013, at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Out of the 39 players who participated in the draft, 22 were selected. Changwon LG Sakers won the lottery for the first overall pick.
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The 2016 Korean Basketball League rookie draft was held on October 18, 2016, at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Of the 38 candidates, 26 were drafted, making this draft one of the few years with such a high draft rate. It was also one of the rare drafts which continued until the fourth round.
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- 1 2 "올 KBL 신인드래프트 1순위는 허훈-양홍석 중 누구?". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). September 29, 2017.
- 1 2 "꼴찌의 행운…kt, 신인 1·2순위 싹쓸이". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). October 23, 2017.
- ↑ "'깜짝 이적' 조성민을 둘러싼 트레이드 궁금증 3가지". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 1, 2017.
- ↑ "올 프로농구 드래프트에 조기진출 선수가 많은 이유는?". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). September 29, 2017.
- ↑ "'2·3순위' 양홍석-유현준, 거셌던 얼리 엔트리 바람". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "[서정환의 사자후] 프로농구 조기진출 바람...'명문대=성공' 공식 깨질까". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 20, 2017.
- ↑ "[2017 KBL 신인드래프트] 'KT행' 허훈, 10년만에 연대 출신 1순위의 역사 쓰다" (in Korean). SisBoomBah (Yonsei University Official Naver blog). October 31, 2017.
- ↑ "[뒷북STAT] KT 허훈과 양홍석처럼 동시 20-10 사례 있었나?". Jumpball (in Korean). March 24, 2021.