Throughout its franchise, TNT has brought in numerous NBA-caliber players and highly touted journeymen as imports in the PBA.
Some managed to live up to the hype surrounding them but only a few dominated and rose above their peers and won the Best Import award.Only five TNT reinforcements so far have won the Best Import award throughout the franchise history: Silas Mills, Jerald Honeycutt, Richard Howell, Terrence Jones and recently Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
So far, no Best Import award recipient in history has helped the team win the crown. It is as if winning the award comes in with a curse that torments the franchise and denies them good fortune in the Finals. “Sabi ko, in contrast, with Sean Chambers before, although I think he won one, or I remember we had some imports who won, but we won! Sabi ko, ‘It’s ok with me,” added Lastimosa.
Howell also couldn’t escape the curse as Talk N’ Text fell in the Finals against the eventual Grand Slam winner San Mig Coffee in the 2014 Commissioner’s Cup. Jones would then arrive five years later just to also fail with the TNT Katropa, losing to San Miguel through seven games in the 2019 Commissioner’s Cup.
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