THE Philippine Basketball Association is opening its doors to the Asian market as the region's pioneering professional basketball league inked a partnership with the East Asia Super League for a pan-regional tournament with a home-and-away format.Bolstered by its 10-year agreement with FIBA, basketball's global governing body, EASL will gather eight of Asia's best teams to compete for the $1-million prize money.
I felt from a coaching standpoint, you can only get better when you're participating in the East Asia Super League,' said Guiao.'It was very professionally-managed, accommodations were world class. There's a very interesting incentive in terms of the monetary incentive, so players are looking to play their best. Also, there's a strong, very passionate Filipino community in Macau. We felt at home, we felt very comfortable.