TALK ‘N Text is forced to scramble for a new import for the upcoming 2016 Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup.
After securing the services of National Basketball Association veteran Jason Maxiell last week, the Tropang Texters now have to replace him after he was officially measured by the PBA over the import height limit of 6’5”.
The former longtime Detroit Piston starter was officially measured at 6-foot-5 11/16 in two measurements at the PBA office late Friday, declaring him ineligible to play due to his excess in height.
This is certainly a huge blow for Tropang TNT, which is hoping that the former NBA standout can help turn around its sub-par performance this season.
The development isn’t exactly that of a surprise as Maxiell was listed at 6-foot-7 during his stint in the NBA several years ago.
Talk ‘N Text management was already aware that there’s a chance he might exceed the height limit but still took a chance to find out given Maxiell’s credentials and capabilities.
With this, Talk ‘N Text and Phoenix are the two teams that are still in search of the right import, while the others are already settled with their respective reinforcements.
After Maxiell was officially declared over the import height limit, TNT management immediately got back to the drawing board and is now burning the lines to find a replacement as prolific as the hulking veteran.
Only Mahindra and Blackwater are allowed to have imports beyond 6’5”, with 6’9” as the limit, due to their poor performances in the first two conferences.
