17 Facts About Lee Dae-sung

Lee Dae-sung plays for Seoul Samsung Thunders in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.

Lee Dae-sung was named tournament MVP and won the Best Defensive Player award.

Lee Dae-sung went on to Chung-Ang University where he was roommates with Kim Sun-hyung, his future national teammate.

Lee Dae-sung later admitted that the decision to go to the United States was partly motivated by his desire to escape the strict hierarchical culture of Korean college basketball.

Lee Dae-sung returned to South Korea to begin his professional career.

Lee Dae-sung was drafted first in the second round of the 2013 rookie draft by Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus.

Lee Dae-sung enlisted for mandatory military service in April 2015 and joined the Sangmu team after completing basic training.

Lee Dae-sung joined the 2017 NBA G League draft and was picked by Erie BayHawks.

Lee Dae-sung took part in the qualification of the team to the 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Bangkok and averaged 4.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4 assists at the championship.

Lee Dae-sung was unable to replicate his form from the previous season and was released as a free agent.

Lee Dae-sung nearly signed with Busan KT Sonicboom but joined Goyang Orion Orions after contract negotiations broke down.

Lee Dae-sung was voted into the KBL Best 5 for the first time in his career.

The younger Lee would be nominated for the Rookie of the Year award while Lee Dae-sung himself finished the season as the top-scoring domestic player and was voted into the KBL Best 5 for a second consecutive time.

Lee Dae-sung was first called up to the senior national team in 2017.

Lee Dae-sung was named in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup and made the final 12-man team.

Under new coach Choo Il-seung's fast-paced offense, Lee Dae-sung rotated with Heo as the team's main ballhandler to great effect.

Lee Dae-sung married his university sweetheart Son Geun-hye in May 2019 after a nine-year courtship.