2022–23 Formosa Taishin Dreamers season explained

Club:	Formosa Taishin Dreamers
Season:	2022–23
Chrtitle:	General Manager
Chairman:	Han Chun-Kai
Ownertitle:	President
Owner:	Chang Cheng-Chung
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	~~Kyle Julius~~ (resigned) Lai Po-Lin
Stdtitle:	Arena
Stadium:	Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
League:	P. League+
League Result:	19–21 (.475)
Playoffs Result:	Playoffs (lost to Kings 1–3)
Top Scorer:	Brandon Gilbeck (17.08)
Rebounds Leader:	Brandon Gilbeck (12.00)
Assists Leader:	Lin Chun-Chi (4.35)
Highest Attendance:	3,000 (13 games)
Lowest Attendance:	2,528 (March 26, 2023)
Average Attendance:	2,893
Largest Win:	Dreamers 123–99 Lioneers (January 28, 2023)
Largest Loss:	Dreamers 75–108 Braves (November 13, 2022)
Updated:	May 17, 2023
Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 Formosa Taishin Dreamers season was the franchise's 6th season, its third season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG). The Dreamers are coached by Kyle Julius in his fourth year as head coach.

Draft

See main article: article and 2022 P. League+ draft. The Dreamers' 2022 first-round draft pick and Chieng Li-Huan was traded to Taoyuan Pilots in exchange for Lin Yao-Tsung and Wu Chia-Chun.^[1] The Dreamers doesn't select any players in the draft.

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 8| @Lioneers| W 115–100| Malcolm Miller (35)| Brandon Gilbeck (11)| Wu Chia-Chun (6)| Fengshan Arena
4,205| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 9| Pilots| W 108–88| Sir'Dominic Pointer (21)| Brandon Gilbeck (8)| Lin Chun-Chi (5)| Fengshan Arena
3,668 || 2–0

Regular season

|-style="background:#cfc"| 1| November 12| Steelers| W 84–76| Malcolm Miller (30)| Malcolm Miller (14)| Lu Kuan-Liang (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 || 1–0|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| November 13| Braves| L 75–108| Malcolm Miller (19)| Malcolm Miller (8)| Wu Yung-Sheng (3)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| November 19| Kings| L 89–101| Brandon Gilbeck (19)| Malcolm Miller (10)| Wu Yung-Sheng (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 20| Pilots| W 88–77| Sir'Dominic Pointer (20)| Brandon Gilbeck (9)| Lin Chun-Chi (7)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 27| @Kings| W 102–82| Brandon Gilbeck (34)| Brandon Gilbeck (22)| Lin Chun-Chi (5)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,320| 3–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 6| December 3| @Lioneers| L 77–82| Lin Chun-Chi (22)| Brandon Gilbeck (16)| Kenneth Chien (4)| Hsinchu County Stadium
4,748| 3–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 7| December 6| Braves| L 87–90| Brandon Gilbeck (26)| Brandon Gilbeck (16)| Douglas Creighton (8)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 3–4|-style="background:#cfc"| 8| December 11| @Braves| W 97–94| Brandon Gilbeck (25)| Brandon Gilbeck (20)| Wu Chia-Chun (6)| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,138| 4–4|-style="background:#fcc"| 9| December 18| @Pilots| L 80–84| Lin Chun-Chi (22)| Brandon Gilbeck (14)| Wu Chia-Chun (4)| Taoyuan Arena
2,283| 4–5|-style="background:#cfc"| 10| December 24| Steelers| W 117–94| Lin Chun-Chi (31)| Sir'Dominic Pointer (14)| Sir'Dominic Pointer (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,876| 5–5|-style="background:#fcc"| 11| December 25| Kings| L 90–99| Lin Chun-Chi (18)| Brandon Gilbeck (13)| Pointer, Wu Y. (4)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 5–6|-style="background:#fcc"| 12| December 31| @Lioneers| L 97–102| Brandon Gilbeck (27)| Brandon Gilbeck (14)| Faust,Lin C. (6)| Hsinchu County Stadium
5,247| 5–7|-style="background:#fcc"| 13| January 8| @Steelers| L 88–105| Sir'Dominic Pointer (23)| Brandon Gilbeck (14)| Lin Chun-Chi (4)| Fengshan Arena
1,988| 5–8|-style="background:#fcc"| 14| January 13| @Lioneers| L 80–87| Sir'Dominic Pointer (24)| Brandon Gilbeck (11)| Wu Yung-Sheng (6)| Hsinchu County Stadium
3,914| 5–9|-style="background:#fcc"| 15| January 15| @Pilots| L 76–93| Brandon Gilbeck (18)| Brandon Gilbeck (10)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Taoyuan Arena
3,868| 5–10|-style="background:#cfc"| 16| January 28| Lioneers| W 123–99| Lu Kuan-Liang (28)| Brandon Gilbeck (14)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 6–10|-style="background:#fcc"| 17| January 29| Kings| L 73–90| Sir'Dominic Pointer (20)| Sir'Dominic Pointer (17)| Sir'Dominic Pointer (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 6–11|-style="background:#cfc"| 18| February 3| @Steelers| W 106–101| Sir'Dominic Pointer (34)| Brandon Gilbeck (14)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Fengshan Arena
1,536| 7–11|-style="background:#fcc"| 19| February 5| @Braves| L 75–90| Sir'Dominic Pointer (30)| Ilkan Karaman (10)| Lin C., Pointer (4)| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,604| 7–12|-style="background:#fcc"| 20| February 12| @Steelers| L 80–95| Lin Chun-Chi (21)| Brandon Gilbeck (11)| Lin Chun-Chi (7)| Fengshan Arena
5,321| 8–12|-style="background:#cfc"| 21| February 17| Pilots| W 86–81| Brandon Gilbeck (18)| Brandon Gilbeck (15)| Ilkan Karaman (6)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,618| 9–12|-style="background:#cfc"| 22| February 18| Steelers| W 102–91| Ilkan Karaman (23)| Ilkan Karaman (11)| Lin Chun-Chi (7)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 9–13|-style="background:#fcc"| 23| February 24| @Braves| L 87–91| Gilbeck, Lin C. (18)| Brandon Gilbeck (15)| Lin Chun-Chi (5)| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,126| 9–14|-style="background:#cfc"| 24| February 26| @Lioneers| W 100–94| Lee Te-Wei (22)| Ilkan Karaman (16)| Ilkan Karaman (7)| Hsinchu County Stadium
4,527| 10–14|-style="background:#cfc"| 25| March 5| Lioneers| W 111–93| Ilkan Karaman (46)| Ilkan Karaman (17)| Lee, Lin C. (6)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 11–14|-style="background:#fcc"| 26| March 7| @Kings| L 105–111| Sir'Dominic Pointer (28)| Sir'Dominic Pointer (12)| Lin C., Pointer (6)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,552| 11–15|-style="background:#fcc"| 27| March 11| @Kings| L 89–117| Lin Chun-Chi (17)| Chris McCullough (13)| Lin Chun-Chi (5)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,577| 11–16|-style="background:#cfc"| 28| March 18| @Pilots| W 85–77| Lin Chun-Chi (21)| Lee Te-Wei (13)| Chien, Creighton (3)| Taoyuan Arena
2,073| 12–16|-style="background:#cfc"| 29| March 24| Kings| W 92–79| Chris McCullough (23)| Chris McCullough (23)| Kenneth Chien (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,586| 13–16|-style="background:#cfc"| 30| March 26| Lioneers| W 116–103| Brandon Gilbeck (41)| Gilbeck, Karaman (17)| Lin Chun-Chi (11)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,528| 14–16|-style="background:#fcc"| 31| April 1| Braves| L 96–100| Chris McCullough (27)| Chris McCullough (11)| Lin Chun-Chi (9)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 14–17|-style="background:#fcc"| 32| April 2| Steelers| L 87–97| Lin Chun-Chi (16)| Ilkan Karaman (11)| Lin Chun-Chi (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 14–18|-style="background:#fcc"| 33| April 9| @Pilots| L 84–97| Chris McCullough (24)| Chris McCullough (15)| Chien, Creighton (3)| Taoyuan Arena
2,099| 14–19|-style="background:#cfc"| 34| April 15| Lioneers| W 89–85| Lu Kuan-Liang (18)| Brandon Gilbeck (17)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,659| 15–19|-style="background:#fcc"| 35| April 16| Pilots| L 74–87| Brandon Gilbeck (22)| Brandon Gilbeck (11)| Wu Chia-Chun (4)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,682| 15–20|-style="background:#fcc"| 36| April 22| @Braves| L 96–100| Brandon Gilbeck (29)| Ilkan Karaman (16)| Ilkan Karaman (6)| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,130| 15–21|-style="background:#cfc"| 37| April 29| Braves| W 107–89| Ilkan Karaman (36)| Ilkan Karaman (20)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 16–21|-style="background:#cfc"| 38| April 30| Pilots| W 89–75| Brandon Gilbeck (19)| Brandon Gilbeck (18)| Lin Chun-Chi (5)| Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,909| 17–21|-style="background:#cfc"| 39| May 6| @Kings| W 110–105| Ilkan Karaman (30)| Lee Te-Wei (15)| Lee Te-Wei (5)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,717| 18–21|-style="background:#cfc"| 40| May 14| @Steelers| W 92-89| Chris McCullough (28)| Brandon Gilbeck (15)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Fengshan Arena
5321| 19-21

Playoffs

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	2P%	2-point field goal percentage
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game		Led the league

Regular season

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Chen Jen-Jei	23	15:11	6.22	48.94%	31.40%	80.00%	2.48	0.35	0.17	0.00
Kenneth Chien	31	32:05	9.39	42.11%	27.97%	53.33%	4.23	2.55	1.03	0.23
Chou Po-Chen	26	16:02	2.62	44.74%	25.81%	41.67%	3.46	0.58	0.42	0.27
Douglas Creighton	25	20:53	6.44	40.91%	33.87%	94.44%	2.96	1.84	1.08	0.04
Nick Faust^≠‡	1	27:00	16.00	60.00%	16.67%	87.50%	9.00	6.00	1.00	0.00
Brandon Gilbeck	37	30:41	17.08	56.04%	21.43%	59.55%	12.00	0.76	1.14	2.95
Ilkan Karaman^≠	13	31:38	20.85	52.54%	21.33%	50.68%	13.46	3.00	1.46	1.08
Lee Te-Wei	39	21:07	6.18	45.05%	22.58%	47.22%	5.44	1.56	0.54	0.67
Lin Chun-Chi	40	28:26	13.85	40.61%	39.17%	80.71%	3.88	4.35	0.78	0.03
Lin Yao-Tsung	22	07:50	1.59	40.74%	36.36%	14.29%	2.32	0.27	0.41	0.09
Lu Kuan-Liang	39	23:57	7.56	36.52%	35.64%	66.67%	2.31	1.26	0.82	0.03
Chris McCullough^≠	8	30:49	18.88	44.66%	15.38%	63.64%	12.50	1.88	2.38	0.75
Malcolm Miller^‡	5	39:43	17.80	56.67%	27.66%	61.54%	10.40	2.00	2.00	1.60
Sir'Dominic Pointer^‡	15	33:10	19.20	52.07%	26.98%	71.76%	9.40	3.33	2.40	2.93
Randall Walko	align=center colspan=10	Did not play
Wang Chen-Yuan	6	02:56	2.00	0.00%	60.00%	60.00%	0.50	0.17	0.17	0.00
Wu Chia-Chun	38	18:34	4.95	42.20%	34.72%	60.00%	1.89	2.26	0.68	0.08
Wu Sung-Wei	7	02:41	0.43	0.00%	25.00%	0.00%	0.43	0.00	0.00	0.00
Wu Yung-Sheng	38	24:42	6.21	32.77%	28.16%	50.00%	2.45	2.00	1.00	0.13
Yang Shen-Yen	12	03:18	0.58	50.00%	16.67%	0.00%	0.33	0.17	0.08	0.00

^‡ Waived during the season
^≠ Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Chen Jen-Jei	4	15:26	9.75	60.00%	58.33%	0.00%	2.25	0.75	0.50	0.25
Kenneth Chien	4	23:29	4.25	27.27%	7.69%	50.00%	2.50	2.25	1.25	0.00
Chou Po-Chen	4	09:51	1.00	25.00%	0.00%	40.00%	3.25	0.50	0.00	0.25
Douglas Creighton	4	30:53	7.00	41.67%	23.08%	0.00%	3.75	3.00	0.50	0.25
Brandon Gilbeck	4	32:05	19.75	51.92%	0.00%	59.52%	11.50	1.25	1.25	2.75
Ilkan Karaman	3	34:10	30.00	55.56%	38.46%	57.69%	11.67	3.33	2.33	0.67
Lee Te-Wei	4	11:20	3.25	57.14%	0.00%	83.33%	3.25	0.50	0.25	0.00
Lin Chun-Chi	4	27:11	11.25	47.83%	17.65%	82.35%	5.00	6.00	1.00	0.00
Lin Yao-Tsung	1	02:22	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Lu Kuan-Liang	4	30:36	6.75	50.00%	33.33%	0.00%	3.50	1.50	1.00	0.00
Chris McCullough	1	36:58	17.00	31.25%	33.33%	33.33%	22.00	4.00	3.00	1.00
Wang Chen-Yuan	1	01:49	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Wu Chia-Chun	1	12:13	3.00	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Wu Sung-Wei	2	1:14	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Wu Yung-Sheng	4	17:31	4.25	30.00%	21.43%	66.67%	2.25	1.00	0.00	0.00
Yang Shen-Yen	4	01:58	0.75	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via trade

Lin Yao-Tsung
Wu Chia-Chun

Free agency

Players Lost

Free agency

Via trade

Chieng Li-Huan

Waived

Free Agency

Additions

Date	Player	Ref.
July 8, 2022	Lu Kuan-Liang	^[2]
July 9, 2022	Chou Po-Chen	^[3]
July 22, 2022		^[4]
August 30, 2022		^[5]
September 8, 2022		^[6]
December 15, 2022		^[7]
January 20, 2023		^[8]
February 27, 2023		^[9]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason	Ref.
			^[10]
July 6, 2022			^[11]
August 9, 2022			^[12]
August 29, 2022	Cheng Tzu-Yang	out on loan	^[13]
December 15, 2022		contract terminated
January 9, 2023		contract terminated	^[14]
March 18, 2023		waived	^[15]

Awards

End-of-Season Awards

Recipient	Award	Ref.
	Blocks Leader	^[16]
	All-Defensive Team	^[17]
	Defensive Player of the Year	^[17]
Lin Chun-Chi	6th Man of the Year	^[18]
Lin Chun-Chi	All-PLG Second Team	^[19]

Players of the Week

Week	Recipient	Date awarded	Ref.
Week 8	Lin Chun-Chi	December 23 - December 27	^[20]
Week 16	Wu Yung-Sheng	February 17 - February 21	^[21]
Week 17	Lee Te-Wei	February 24 - February 28	^[22]
Week 18		March 4 - March 7	^[23]
Week 21		March 24 - March 28	^[24]

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