Basketball Report

Kiefer Alas says adjusting to playing in the Philippines was easy for him. 🫡

“I mean I played here since I was a kid naman. So nag-US lang ako for halos one and a half years lang. So I guess it was an easier adjustment because welcoming naman iyung team sa akin,”

(Source: Fastbreak)

BaekPD believes Gilas Pilipinas can do well without a naturalized player. 👀🇵🇭

“In my opinion, the Philippine national basketball team does not really need a naturalized player for the FIBA ​​Asia qualifiers.”

“They are playing a sufficiently good game even with this lineup.”

(Source: Baekpd1983)

Gilas Pilipinas now controls its own fate in the FIBA World Cup race. Australia and New Zealand also need to win. 🙏

“At this point we were relying on Australia and New Zealand to continue to win their games so that we could elevate ourselves into the standings,” - Tim Cone

(Source: Fastbreak)

Kai Sotto talks about playing with AJ Edu for Gilas Pilipinas. 🤝

“Medyo slow kami sa defense lalo na nung first half. Pero kami ni AJ [Edu], meron kaming usapan na kapag ako na-late, saluhin mo ako. Kapag ikaw na-late, sasaluhin kita,”

“Mas nakumpyansa ako sa depensa, mas nakumpyansa siya sa depensa, and nagkahawa-hawahan na.”

(Source: ABS CBN)

Quinito Henson slammed the controversial Jones Cup format, saying the home team’s automatic semifinal berth was unfair. 😤

“Insult to late William Jones’ memory! Unfair & unjust! Taipei organizers seeded home team straight to semis despite landing last in group stage & losing 2x to SGA! Ano ba yan! Nag-apologize organizers to SGA but what a travesty!”

(C: Quinito Henson)

Boban Marjanovic shared a warning for Gilas Pilipinas ahead of their matchup against Jordan. ⚠️🔥

“Jordan can be tricky. If you don’t put in the effort, if you walk and don’t play defense, you lose.”

“Stick to the team concept. It’s not about any one player. Basketball is a team sport and you win if you play together.”

(C: Philstar)

Justin Brownlee’s availability for Gilas remains up in the air as he continues to recover from ankle and hamstring issues. 😳😱

(C: Mr. Homes Sayson)

🇵🇭 Gilas Pilipinas U18 finishes eighth in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup after losing to Chinese Taipei, 89-78. 😳😭

The young Filipinos close their campaign with the tough defeat.

(C: Philstar)

🚨 Kai Sotto could be in line for a massive KBL offer from KCC Egis. 🇵🇭💰

The reported maximum package includes:

✅ USD$890K net annual salary over three years
✅ Incentives worth around 30% of the total salary
✅ More than USD$100K per year in KCC Group PR modeling fees
💰 Potential total: USD$1.46M net

⚠️ This is reportedly the maximum package the KBL club can offer Sotto.

(C: Baekpd1983)

⚠️ JUST IN: A Chinese Taipei Blue player fired back at fans who questioned their run and success in the “Jokes Cup.” 🙃😅