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New PBA Teams: NLEX, Kia, and Blackwater
The PBA Board of Governors approved the entry of 3 new PBA Teams for the Philippine Basketball Association 40th Season. The three teams are NLEX, Kia and Blackwater.
There will be no direct hires for the new PBA teams since only NLEX and Blackwater have PBA D-League teams. Players for the 3 teams will come from the PBA Draft, Expansion Draft and the Free Agent pool.
The current PBA Teams can protect up to 12 players from their roster and the excess can be drafted by the new PBA teams. The 3 new PBA teams will also have the last 3 picks in the 1st round of the PBA draft and the 1st 3 picks of the 2nd round plus all draft picks in the 3rd round onwards.
Two new teams in the PBA soon?
Two companies expressed interest in joining the Philippine Basketball Association soon, KIA Motors (Columbia Automotive Corporation) and Blackwater Sports (Ever Bilena Inc). If the two teams will be approved by the PBA Board, the PBA will have 12 teams in the PBA 40th Season.
Do you think the addition of 2 new teams will be good for the PBA?
PBA adjusts PBA Schedule for Gilas Pilipinas
After a meeting between Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes and the Philippine Basketball Association, the PBA Board of Governors agreed to compress the PBA 39th Season which now ends July 15 by shortening the PBA Commissioners Cup and Governors Cup Finals to a best-of-5 series and also moving the opening of the PBA 40th Season to October 19 after the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea which starts September 19.
This gives Chot Reyes 45 days to prepare with a complete team for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain which starts August 30 and the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. But practices start every Monday after the current PBA Philippine Cup.
Here’s a tweet by Coach Chot Reyes (@coachot) thanking the PBA:
PBA moves 3rd conference for FIBA Asia Championship
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board has approved to move the PBA Governors Cup to pave way for the Training of our Philippine National Basketball Team, Gilas Pilipinas. The PBA 3rd conference will now be held from August to October 2013 instead of May to July 2013. Two full months of preparation for Gilas Pilipinas plus Monday training after announcement of line-up.
The FIBA Asia Championship will be held from August 1 to 11, 2013 and will be hosted here in the Philippines. Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes will announce the FIBA Asia Championship roster on Thursday.
2 months. Final pool to be released thurs, after special PBA Board mtg.
— Chot Reyes (@coachot) February 5, 2013
Let us pray and give our all-out support to Gilas Pilipinas!
One PBA Player per team on Gilas Pilipinas
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board has approved to lend at least 1 PBA player per team for the Gilas Pilipinas National Basketball Team that will compete in the FIBA Asia Championship this August 2013. The only sure player for that team is Naturalized-player, Marcus Douthit. But it is still the decision of Coach Chot Reyes who will make the final lineup.
Who should be included in the Gilas Pilipinas 12-man lineup?
PBA Teams – Unofficial Candidates
Air 21 – Nino Canaleta, Noy Baclao or Mike Cortez
Alaska – Calvin Abueva, Sonny Thoss, Cyrus Baguio or JV Casio
Barako – Mick Pennisi, Sean Anthony or Doug Kramer
Ginebra – LA Tenorio, Mac Baracael or Mark Caguiao
Globalport – Gary David or Willie Miller
Meralco – Mac Cardona, Ronjay Buenafe, Cliff Hodge or JR Reyes
Petron – Arwind Santos, Junmar Fajardo, Jay Washington, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz or Alex Cabagnot
Rain or Shine – Jeff Chan, Paul Lee, Chris Tiu or Gabe Norwood
San Mig Coffee – James Yap, Peter June Simon, Yancy de Ocampo, Mark Barroca or Marc Pingris
Talk N Text – Jimmy Alapag, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Larry Fonacier, Jared Dillinger, Ranidel de Ocampo or Jayson Castro
From Smart Gilas Cadet Pool – Greg Slaughter, Garvo Lanete, Kevin Alas
Marcus Douthit to play in the PBA
Naturalized player Marcus Douthit might play in the PBA again as an Import in the 2nd conference where there is no height limit. According to reports, Talk N Text and Alaska are interested in his services after Air 21 released his rights.
But right now, Douthit will lead the Smart Gilas team composed mostly of Cadet players in the Dubai Invitational starting January 10, 2013. More info about the Smart Gilas Dubai Invitational
Toroman released by SMC, wants to coach in PBA
Former Smart Gilas Head Coach Rajko Toroman who turned consultant for San Miguel Corporation after his Gilas stint has parted ways with the group and is now in talks with Barako Bull as he wants to try coaching in the PBA.
Do you think Rajko Toroman will have be successful as a coach in the PBA?
*photo above from smartgilaspilipinas.com