MANILA, Philippines–Francis “LeBron” Lopez is the youngest player in this Gilas Pilipinas roster at just 18, but he has proven to have poise beyond his age.
“He went out there and played with so much composure. He was productive,” national coach Tab Baldwin said of the high-leaping teen after the 76-51 victory over Indonesia in Friday night’s Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers in Angeles City.
“He’s young, he’s going to make mistakes, but I thought the most impressive thing about LeBron tonight was I could see that there was excitement there but he really made an effort to be composed, to play composed, and do the little things right at both ends of the floor ” Baldwin went on.
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