source:
www.interaksyon.com
The
PBA Board of Governors on Thursday approved the proposal of commissioner Chito
Salud to lend at least one player per team for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas
national squad that will compete in the FIBA Asia Championship in Manila in
August.
“Lending
one player per team is in the spirit of broad and equitable representation,”
said Salud after the meeting at the league’s office in Quezon City. The
commissioner clarified that the final selection of the composition of the team
will still depend on SMART-Gilas coach Chot Reyes.
“If
there are teams willing to lend more than one player, it’s okay with me. If in
the judgment of the coach, he does not need any more players from the teams,
then so be it.”
Salud
said he will meet Reyes next week to discuss the composition of the squad.
SMART-Gilas is currently competing in Hong Kong.
Prior
to this new move, Reyes had submitted a list of 20 PBA players to form the
national pool.
Teams
like Talk ‘N Text and Meralco, which like SMART-Gilas is bankrolled by
telecommunications mogul Manuel V. Pangilinan, as well as Rain or Shine, has
expressed its willingness to lend more than one player for the national team,
if necessary.
(InterAKTV
is part of InterAksyon.com, the news website of TV5, which is chaired by
Pangilinan.)
Salud
said he will also discuss with Reyes details about scheduling practice sessions
for the national team.
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