MANILA, Philippines–Maverick Ahanmisi is looking forward to teaming up with his younger brother Jerrick at Terrafirma after his trade wishes were granted by Barangay Ginebra. Ahanmisi was sent to the Dyip along with fellow 2015 Rookie Class Aljon Mariano in exchange for the first round pick in next season’s PBA Draft after the veteran guard
MANILA, Philippines–Earning membership to the Mythical First Team should give Robert Bolick reasons to chase bigger accolades going into the PBA season. But Bolick insists that he’s more concerned about putting NLEX in a situation of exceeding what it had achieved in the Philippine Cup when the Road Warriors came up one win short of
MANILA, Philippines–Sonny Estil had a solid PBA debut for Barangay Ginebra amid nerves of playing on the ultimate stage of his career. But that was dampened by a dismal start that eventually led to an 80-73 loss to the Magnolia Hotshots on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. READ: PBA: Magnolia turns back Ginebra in LA
MANILA, Philippines–LA Tenorio won his opening game as Magnolia coach after frustrating Barangay Ginebra, 80-73, in a low-scoring start to the PBA’s 50th season before a big crowd on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Zavier Lucero anchored the Hotshots’ big night with 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals, giving Tenorio an auspicious
Magnolia’s new era under coach LA Tenorio comes with sweeping changes—and Paul Lee hopes those adjustments finally lead to the end of the team’s seven-year title drought and its reputation as the PBA’s “Introvoys.” “I hope Coach LA is the answer to those questions,” Lee said in Filipino as the Hotshots prepare to open their
TNT finally signed Jio Jalalon to a contract after he was not offered an extension by Titan Ultra, the new team that took over the franchise of NorthPort. Jalalon inked on the dotted line before his agent Danny Espiritu and Tropang 5G team manager Jojo Lastimosa, finding a PBA team on the eve of the
MANILA, Philippines–Finally winning not just his first but also his second PBA championship—and getting Finals Most Valuable Player honors in one of those triumphs–is something Rey Nambatac will remember in his maiden season with TNT. But Nambatac also admitted there were “what-ifs” from that campaign after an injury kept him from helping out in the
