'If you're serious in competing, this is the time for you to pick your talent and develop that talent. If you're not serious, you're merely an incubator,' says Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao
MANILA, Philippines – There is hope for struggling and middling teams in the PBA to move up the ranks as they earn a crack at the best players in the Rookie Draft.
“If you’re a team looking to strengthen your team now, this is your time. Record number of draftees, very deep talent, and the good thing is the strong teams were unable to land the top draftees,” said Guiao. The top three draftees in 2021, Joshua Munzon, Jamie Malonzo, and Calvin Oftana, were eventually traded to other squads.
Guiao stressed the need for a level playing field, believing that the imbalance of power among teams has doomed the PBA not just locally but also internationally.
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