A hamstring problem kept Taylor Browne from working out with a number of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) teams before the Rookie Draft.
Except with Alaska.
Starting a PBA career with an injury was the last thing that Browne wanted, which is why he politely begged off from the other club’s invitations.
“After my first workouts with Alaska, I had a minor hamstring pull. It was a tough situation,” Browne told the Inquirer on Monday. “It was a huge risk.”
And it seems the same could be said for the Aces, who used their No. 4 pick of the second round (16th overall) on a Filipino-Canadian whose body of work can only be vouched for by some YouTube clips and a 23-point outing…
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