TIM Cone expects the PBA’s eight-time Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo (JMF) to see action in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 after resting during Gilas Pilipinas’ send-off game versus the Macao Black Bears on Monday night.
TIM Cone expects the PBA’s eight-time Most Valuable Play er June Mar Fajardo to see action in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 after resting during Gilas Pilipinas’ send-off game versus the Macao Black Bears on Monday night.The 6-foot-10 Fajardo sat out the game against the Black Bears, whom the Filipinos beat, 103-98, after climbing out of a 21-point hole in the first half.
“He changes the game for us,” said Cone, noting how Fajardo, the 11-time PBA champion, plays for Gilas.“We have to play a different way with June Mar on the floor,” added the American mentor, whose entire Gilas delegation left Manila on Wednesday to start its trip to Jeddah, site of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025, which will start on Aug. 6.Of course, Fajardo, who has played for Gilas since the 2013 FIBA Asia tournament in Manila, will be one of the key forecourt players for Cone.
Expects JMF To Play For Gilas In FIBA
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