Thirdy Ravena San-En Neophoenix

[thatweirdguy]

A Serbian coach. Good to know Japan, one of the most nationalistic countries in the world, doesn't have an insular and protectionist coaches association.

Pfft. But did he win any PBA title though? Everyone knows your achievements outside the PBA is nothing when you haven't won anything in the PBA.

[digitalsuperman]

Pfft. But did he win any PBA title though? Everyone knows your achievements outside the PBA is nothing when you haven't won anything in the PBA.

true. even if you win the world cup but have not won anything in the pba then it's nothing.

[Tuck]

Couple NT players yet theyre 5 -36.

Hopefully theyre imports are good

[jasper222]

Couple NT players yet theyre 5 -36.

Hopefully theyre imports are good

Their team might just be too bad for their NT players to get them over the mountain, or injuries. Just look at Phoenix and Golden State.

[qwertyz]

With Ken Tuffin is now Taranaki, Thirdy in San-en and Kai in G-League, Gilas is steadily positioning itself to get more potentially reliable players outside PBA. I hope other younger prospects will follow suit.

Once UAAP season resumes Ken will go back to the Philippines though. NZ NBL is only a 6 week league with a $120K salary cap. That only goes to the top players. So in short he’ll be getting same amount of money in his rookie year In the PBA lol

Hopefully after thirdy’s B.League season he could try his luck in NBA summer league naman. The better international exposure for these kids the better.

I would love a PBA-less National team. Especially now where most of our best players by 2023 are outside the PBA. Edu, Sotto, Panopio, GDL bros, Paras, Lopez, Tolentino, Thirdy, Kouame. The list goes on. Then the PBA really has to change or else no one will watch them anymore. They will continue to rot.

[allmight]

PBA is he only yardstick for basketball supremacy. Lol.

[ja.he]

PBA is he only yardstick for basketball supremacy. Lol.

With ROS loss to Adelaide 36ers 112-73 few years back.

[Silent Killer]

play as an import - bong ravena

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/-a2437-20200624?ref=article_next_featured

[k3ttch]

PBA is he only yardstick for basketball supremacy. Lol.

Who said that? Yeng Baldlose?

[mathematicianrcg]

If Thirdy will be successful here. And tuffin in nbl. A lot of other college stars will follow

Pba downfall at its finest.

Ricci and Rhenz can easily play for b league too

[ja.he]

If Thirdy will be successful here. And tuffin in nbl. A lot of other college stars will follow

Pba downfall at its finest.

Ricci and Rhenz can easily play for b league too

SBL, CBA, ANBL, TBL, KBL, B. League and NZ NBL name it. They can get play there anywhere in Asia-Pacific depending on their level of skills.

[Herms]

Any word on what how much Thirdys contract is for?

[Silent Killer]

Any word on what how much Thirdys contract is for?

https://sports.inquirer.net/397146/a-first-by-thirdy?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1593035182

[ja.he]

https://sports.inquirer.net/397146/a...box=1593035182

Wow. Toyota Alvark Tokyo is the most popular Japanese team. Thirdy gets an offer from them. It must be an honor for Thirdy to get offer from them.

[JAMSKIE]

https://sports.inquirer.net/397146/a...box=1593035182

Thirdy will need to be in Japan for the duration of the BLeague season, which runs around eight months.

See, Japan's B-League runs for only around 8 months (same as that of the NBA), which is of course an ideal duration for a professional basketball league season. And the B-league's calendar is designed so as the league will be in the off-season during the FIBA or international tournament season which is from mid-June to September.