Naturalized player Justin Brownlee arrived in Tallin, Estonia and had his first practice with Gilas Pilipinas early Monday morning.Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas posted several pictures of Brownlee in Gilas practice on Monday night through its social media accounts.The 6-foot-4 Brownlee is coming off a 'non-medical basketball procedure,' following his stint with Gilas.
Brownlee brought firepower and leader to the Philippine team, which successfully reclaimed the Southeast Asian Games men's basketball gold after beating host nation Cambodia in the final.
The 34-year-old Brownlee is one of three naturalized players in the pool, which also includes Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson and young big man Ange Kouame.Kouame will be joining the team shortly after his college graduation from Ateneo on June 30.Gilas arrived late last week in Tallin as part of its Europe, where the 14-member pool will be playing a series of tuneup matches against national teams from Estonia, Finland, the under-21 team of Lithuania and possibly, some club teams.
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