The proposed sale of the NorthPort franchise stays underneath overview with PBA officers nonetheless evaluating the small print earlier than reaching a remaining determination.
In keeping with the PBA, Pureblends representatives have already submitted their letter of intent and different necessities of their bid to accumulate the Batang Pier franchise and formally enter the league.
A overview committee will then submit a advice to the Board of Governors earlier than the fiftieth Season fires off on October 5.
Regardless of its destiny nonetheless unsure, the Batang Pier will nonetheless take part within the annual Rookie Draft set this Sunday the place the membership can bolster the present roster led by Calvin Abueva, Cade Flores, Evan Nelle, Fran Yu, and Sidney Onwubere.
Final season, the deepest run NorthPort made was a semifinals look in Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup. They ended the elimination spherical as the highest seed earlier than ousting Magnolia within the quarterfinals.
Nonetheless, they bowed out of competition after struggling a 1-4 loss to Barangay Ginebra within the best-of-seven semis affair.
In each the Governors’ Cup and Philippine Cup, NorthPort failed to achieve the playoffs.
—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Built-in Information