MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas is eyeing around five to six players from the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft to add to the current Gilas Cadets pool.
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio said the list of players to be taken in the special draft is being finalized and will be submitted to PBA commissioner Willie Marcial.
“Our objective is developmental and for tournaments where we can send a team without having to bother the PBA. We have at least 10-12 names that we have so that we have a team that can not only practice, but can also compete,” said Panlilio.
“We can get five to six, that’s already 10 to 11 players and then, plus you add the college players tha…
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