How Players Perform Moving From South Korea D1 - KBL to Japan D1
15 players moved from South Korea D1 - KBL to Japan D1, arriving between the 2021-2022 and 2025-2026 seasons. On average, minutes per game went from 21.1 to 22.7 (+7.4%) and points per game from 12.8 to 11.0 (-13.5%).
Minutes and points after the move
| Per game | In South Korea D1 - KBL | In Japan D1 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 21.1 | 22.7 | +7.4% |
| Points | 12.8 | 11.0 | -13.5% |
Pooled over the 15 players who made the move: their last season in South Korea D1 - KBL against their first in Japan D1. A historical average of past moves, not a prediction for any one player.
The full breakdown, per game and per 36 minutes
Rebounds, assists, turnovers, shooting splits, per-36 rates and every player who moved from South Korea D1 - KBL to Japan D1 are in Scout Lab, on the Essential, Professional and Premium plans - with a projection of any player's line in Japan D1, based on the historical average of past moves.
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A player counts when they played at least 8 games in South Korea D1 - KBL and, within 450 days of their last game there, at least 8 games in Japan D1, with the first game in Japan D1 in the last 5 years, for a different club. Seasons played in both leagues at once - a domestic league and a European cup - are not a move. All figures come from official box scores.
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