Lee Hyun-jung chose NBA dream over $1.4 million. Now he has Asian Games gold

Lee Hyun-jung could have chosen certainty. After establishing himself as one of the top players for the Nagasaki Velca in Japan’s B.League, the Korean forward reportedly had an annual salary of around 2 billion won ($1.44 million) waiting for him for the 2026-27 season. Instead, the 25-year-old walk