August 28, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — PBA groups ramp up their build-up for the league’s golden season by scrutinizing their potential picks within the Rookie Draft.
The 12 squads’ assume tanks head to the Draft Mix set Sept. 4 and 5 on the Ynares Sports activities Area in Pasig Metropolis intent on making an intensive evaluation of the hopefuls and filling their scouting studies forward of the Sept. 7 choice correct.
Main the expertise pool are Fil-foreign guards Dalph Panopio and Jason Brickman, former NCAA MVP Will Gozum, LJay Gonzales of Far Japanese College, Ateneo’s Chris Koon, Christian Manaytay of College of Santo Tomas and St. Benilde’s Mark Sangco.
Near 40 gamers have utilized to this point with extra anticipated to comply with go well with earlier than the deadline for submissiontomorrow.
The 2-day Draft Mix, which assessments the health ranges and skills of the candidates, serves because the PBA’s first official exercise for Season 50.
However even earlier than that, some groups have already began making actions within the runup to the season tipoff on Oct. 5.
Converge signed Schonny Winston, Bryan Santos and Jeo Ambohot to contract extensions yesterday, preserving the core that reached the quarterfinals of the earlier marketing campaign.
NLEX, recent from its title run within the Kadayawan Invitational Basketball Match in Davao, renewed Fil-Kiwi guard Richie Rodger a few weeks after giving one other shooter, Robbie Herndon, a recent pact.
