MANILA — The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is counting on Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and its president Manny V. Pangilinan to help resolve the issue with No. 1 draft pick Japeth Aguilar.
“I think the key to the resolution of this issue with Japeth is SBP,” said PBA chairman and Burger King governor Lito Alvarez. Alvarez said the camp of the 6’10” Aguilar will be meeting with SBP o
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MANILA — The 35th Season of the Philippine Basketball Association will open this coming Sunday as the league unveils several rule changes that aims to make the games more competitive and entertaining.
Among the changes are allowing players to monkey ride (hanging on the rim after a dunk) and the extension of the 3-point line from 20.6 feet to 22 feet, which is the original PBA line.
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MANILA, Philippines – Four cage greats and one of the most beloved officials in its 35-year history comprised the third batch of honorees to be inducted in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Hall of Fame.
Basketball superstars Samboy Lim, Allan Caidic, Hector Calma and Ricky Brown lead the short, seven-man list that make up this year’s Hall of Fame awardees who will be feted on Oct. 9 in a special
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A possible reunion looms for former Tanduay Rhum stalwarts Mark Telan and Eric Menk. This as Rain or Shine, Telan’s new team, expressed its intention to tab the former Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player, who’s one of the free agents left unsigned by the Ginebra Kings.
Team co-owner Raymond Yu told GMANews.TV that the team is considering Menk in their bid to shore up Rain or Shine’s small
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Mark Clemence Telan will add size and experience for Rain or Shine after the Elasto Painters acquired the veteran journeyman in a trade deal formalized late Friday.
The two teams set their new directions towards rebuilding for the 35th season of the Philippine Basketball Association with the trade. Coca-Cola got future picks with the trade as the Tigers are hoping to infuse new blood in order to strengthen its camp
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MANILA, Philippines – Alaska coach Tim Cone admitted yesterday several PBA teams inquired about the availability of two-time MVP Willie Miller and even made serious trade offers but said the Aces are far from giving up their leading scorer.
Miller, 32, led Alaska to the Finals of the Philippine Cup, where he was named Best Player, last season. He averaged 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 47 game
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Just when everybody thought the trade transactions are over, a three-team multi-player transaction took place a day after the Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft.
Barangay Ginebra, Purefoods and Burger King agreed to trade players before sunset Monday, a move that would somehow bolster their respective chances in the league’s 35th season this October.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Burger King organization believes it has now the material for its very first championship with a team built around US-trained Japeth Aguilar, its first pick in the 2009 PBA Rookie Draft at the Market! Market! in Taguig yesterday.
The Whoppers, as expected, made Aguilar the year’s top pick, then also drafted Ronnie Matias at No. 8 before working on a trade deal with Coca-Cola to ga
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The absence of a first-round pick didn’t pose any problem at all to the Coca-Cola Tigers, who went double time on the trading table during the PBA Annual Rookie Draft.
First, the Tigers snared the No.3 pick of Burger King for the services of Fil-Am greenhorn Chris Ross and acquired guard Marvin Cruz, also from the Whopper.
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MANILA, Philippines – Arwind Santos, the former FEU star who placed runner-up in the PBA MVP race the last two seasons, has found himself back with his amateur mother club.
San Miguel Beer closed a trade deal with Burger King Monday night, acquiring the services of Santos in exchange for Marc Pingris, Ken Bono and a future draft pick.
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