The Meralco Bolts are returning to the East Asia Super League (EASL), and they’re tapping rivals Justin Brownlee of Barangay Ginebra and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of TNT to strengthen their lineup.
In a report from the PBA web site final September 10, Meralco governor Billy Pamintuan stated the crew desires to win the EASL for the nation, which is why they’re bringing in two of the league’s prime imports.
“We wish to win the EASL for the nation and for the PBA,” Pamintuan stated. “We’re leaving no stone unturned, make no mistake about it.”
Along with Brownlee and Hollis-Jefferson, Ismael Romero, a member of the Puerto Rican nationwide crew, may also swimsuit up for the Bolts, together with naturalized Filipino Ange Kouame.
Meralco advisor Nenad Vucinic, nevertheless, acknowledged the problem of integrating the brand new gamers into the crew.
“We had been lucky that Discuss N’ Textual content and Ginebra allow us to borrow their gamers, Rondae and JB. However the issue is that they’re coming in late for our preparation, and our first two video games are in opposition to the highest groups from Japan and Taiwan. So we’ll see how we gel, and hopefully they received’t want a lot time to get into type,” Vucinic stated Sunday on the sidelines of the 2025 FIVB Males’s World Championship.
Meralco will face the Ryukyu Golden Kings on October 22, adopted by the Taoyuan Pilots on November 2.
The EASL permits groups to discipline two naturalized gamers, two imports, and one Asian import.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information