2.03 m tall overseas Vietnamese and Saigon Heat's foreign player explodes in VBA 2023

After the first two rounds of VBA 2023, Saigon Heat Club won against Hanoi Buffaloes with a score of 85-71 and against Danang Dragons with a score of 97-91. In which, 2 rookies (1 overseas Vietnamese player and 1 foreign player) of the representative from Ho Chi Minh City shone brightly to contribute greatly to the victories.

Classy 3-point shots by Vietnamese-American player Le Hai Son

The name that will attract the most attention in the Saigon Heat's lineup in the 2023 season is Vietnamese-American player Thomas Hassan (or Le Hai Son). He impresses basketball fans with his "huge" height of 2.03 m.

Up to this point, Hai Son has played a total of 63 minutes and 50 seconds in VBA 2023 (after 2 matches), ranking 3rd in the Saigon Heat squad. This Vietnamese-American player has also contributed 36 points to the team nicknamed "Mr. 30", ranking 2nd in the team.

Thomas Hassan (Le Hai Son, left) has impressive height and excellent 3-point shooting ability.

In particular, Hai Son's ability to shoot 3-pointers is what impresses the audience the most. After 2 matches, this player born in 1996 has scored 6 points from 3-pointers (bringing back 18 points), with a success rate of 50%. All of the 3-pointers of this 27-year-old player are at the top of Saigon Heat. Compared to the entire VBA 2023, Hai Son is only behind foreign player Marrow Jr of Danang Dragons (successfully made 13 3-pointers).

In Saigon Heat's achievements, besides Le Hai Son, we must also mention the excellent foreign player Kentrell Barkley. After 2 matches, Kentrell Barkley scored 70 points, is the number 1 pitcher of Saigon Heat (35 points/game) and is only behind Marrow Jr (Danang Dragons, 73 points after 2 matches).

Kentrell Barkley (left cover) is the number 1 pitcher of Saigon Heat.

Not only is Kentrell Barkley excellent at scoring, he also does a great job of breaking through and creating for his teammates. The Saigon Heat foreign player is the team's best assist maker (16 assists) and is only behind Morgan (Cantho Catfish, 18 assists) in VBA 2023 so far.

In the 3rd round of VBA 2023, Saigon Heat will have a derby match with the same city team, Ho Chi Minh City Wings, at 7:30 p.m. on June 18.

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