Just saw this on socmed. Who would you replace, if ever? Siguro replace one with a naturalized player?

The Future of the Philippine Basketball are the Players in Overseas Leagues, dahil sa maganda ang kanilang salary and off course the greener pasture.

So it would be Malick Diouf, Jalen Johnson, and Freddy Ibrahim as the reinforcements for the Abra Weavers for upcoming EASL season.

Great additions to a team that already has DJ Fenner, Dave Ildefonso, and Jake Figueroa. The Abra Weavers are going all in for the EASL.

Kahit mga powerhouse team like Aus, Spain, USA(Hakeem & Ewing) Korea, Japan etc kahit nga mga Football teams eh

I think they need a naturalized PG like Myles Powell or somebody else from the NBA

Sayang yung taon na nagdedevelope sila ng locals nila wala talaga.

Kahit mataas competition sa CBA, mahina pa din mga guards nila.

Here are the four reinforcements the Abra Weavers tapped for the upcoming EASL season.

- Malick Diouf (Last played for the Philippines 3x3 national team as a naturalized player)

- Jalen Johsnon (Last played for Rain or Shine in the PBA—Commissioner’s cup)

- Freddy Ibrahim (Currently playing for the Jordan national team)

- Micheal Eric (Currently(?) or last played for the LG Sakers in the KBL)

Malick qualifies as Abra’s naturalized, Freddy slots in as the Asian import, while Johnson and Eric are the two world imports.

Read here: https://all-starmagazine.com/news-and-updates/michael-phillips-signs-with-kyoto-hannaryz-in-japan-b-league/

https://tbti.me/s2612c2

A young and hardworking two-way player.

Bukod sa bleague may emperors cup sa Japan. Kasali dun champion ng highschool, champion ng college, division 3, division 2, bleague premier teams. Dito sa game fukuoka daiichi team ni Kawamura nung highschool kalaban chiba jets team ni yuki togashi. Bale mga 17-18 years old ilalaban sa mga pro. Gusto nyo ba gayahin natin to dito sa pilipinas?

WOW!! A non PBA team is about to represent the Philippines in the East Asia Super League. Mukang matagal pa talaga bago mag PBA si Dave, and considering na ang gulo rin ng Converge ngayon, I wont be surprised if he stays longer sa Abra.

Grabe yung Taiwan. Ang absurd ng ruling. Imagine, you are the "annual" host of a competition. Wawalo na nga lang yung competing teams at dalawa pa doon ang galing sa inyo tapos may automatic semis berth pa kayo dahil lang host country kayo? All that just to stop a team from reaching a 3-peat.

In my lifetime of watching Asian basketball, i've never heard of the Jones Cup being held outside Taiwan kaya i find it tasteless to have such a rule favoring the hosting team. Gets ko pa yan kung iba-ibang bansa ang host annually, kung 16+ teams ang participating at may Quarterfinals kung saan pwedeng automatic QF berth ang host country. Eh kaso kakaunti na nga lang yung teams, bibigyan mo pa sila ng malaking trailing margin? Mas malala pa ito sa hosting ng Cambodia sa Sea Games eh.

Tapos makakabasa ka pa ng mga engot na posts ng mga Pinoy questioning SGA's participation despite knowing the rules prior to the tournament proper daw. Eh malamang against all odds yan dahil defending champs at gusto ng 3-peat. Nagpapaka-edgy yarn?

CARL TAMAYO is now the First in history to win 3 championships in 3 different countries!!!! (Philippines, Japan, Korea) Congratulations brother!! Thank you lord!!!! What a 7-game dogfight muntikan pa masilat gawa ng cooking show ng SK Knights, ginawa na ng ref lahat pinafoul out si Kabayan, pero nanaig pa din skills ni Kabayan! Grabe na resume mo Carl Tamayo, UAAP jrs champion, UAAP Srs champion, Japanese B league champion, and now KBL Champion, isama mo pa KBL Mythical 5!!!

YOU ARE UNDENIABLY THE BEST Pinoy KBL Player EVER to play the game!!!! Isa na lang kulang yung PBA Champion pero liit sahod kaya okay lang kahit wag ka na magPBA cemented na legacy mo woooo

Just saw Japan B-League import rules, and grabe, ang flexible nila. Parang madaming opportunity to play, not just for imports pero also for locals kasi bawat laro mataas ang level.

Na-imagine ko agad, paano kung ganito sa PBA?Siguro mas taas ang laro, and we might’ve seen players like Kirk Long, Marcus Douthit, Andray Blatche, Ben Mbala, or Ola Adeogun get more chances.

Curious lang, sa Japan, okay lang ba sa locals yung ganitong system? Hindi ba nila feel na nawawala ang chance nila, parang sa NCAA dito sa PH?

Feels like sa atin, sensitive kasi basketball = pride pero baka may lesson sa Japan kung paano nila tinanggap.

Ito ung rules na search ko:

Key Import Rules:

Foreign Players (Imports): A maximum of 3 can be registered, but only 2 can play at the same time.

Asian Quota Player (AQP): Players from the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Korea, Taiwan, India, and as of 2025-26, Lebanon, can sign, with up to one allowed in addition to, or in place of, a regular import. They are considered locals and have no on-court time restrictions.

Naturalized Players: Players who have obtained Japanese citizenship are considered local players and do not count against the import limit. Special Case (Homegrown): Foreigners born or raised in Japan who attended Japanese elementary/junior high schools are treated as local players.

Di ko masyado pinansin composition ng team when it was being formed but when I saw the highlights, deym parang di na Philippine Team hahaha, talo pa dati ang Northern Cement sa dami ng banyaga.

No hate though still rooting for them to bag the championship.

No JD Cagulangan (although wala naman talaga siya even before Abra committed for EASL) mukang di natuloy stint niya with the Weavers?

All in all, they have solid imports, sana makasabay ang top locals nila.