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GREG SLAUGHTER admitted that a declining overall performance forced him to skip the 45th Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season that began Sunday with the Philippines Cup in Clark’s bubble.
More importantly, 7-foot Slaughter stated that he only plans to play for two teams in his catering service: Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the national team.
“Geneva has my rights in the Philippines. The only other team that interests me in the Philippines besides Geneva is the national team, ”Slaughter told BusinessMirror on Sunday from his home in Mandaluyong.
Slaughter quietly returned home two weeks ago from the US, where he did a spiritual quest and entered world-renowned scout Gary Boyson’s DME Sports Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Fortunately, Slaughter would only miss the Filipino conference this year because the PBA shortened the season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I was not satisfied with my level of play, so I had to take a step back and realize that I was not improving. I felt like he was actually slowing down, ”Slaughter said, noting that he takes a long time to hone his skills with the help of one of the best coaches in the world, Boyson.
“I needed time to work on myself individually and I am very happy with my decision because I learned things from some of the best basketball minds in the world on my journey,” he said.
The 32-year-old former Ateneo big man won the Best Conference Player award at the 2017 Governors’ Cup with an average of 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds after the semifinals.
He was unable to maintain his dominance in the following conferences due to injuries. But Slaughter is guaranteed to be a different “Gregzilla” when he returns next season.
“If I ever go back to the PBA, my mentality of doing what needs to be done to win will remain the same. Physically, I have learned and developed better knowledge and movement skills, ”added Slaughter, who signed up with the world’s largest basketball agency, BeoBasket last July.
“It all depends on the situation I’m in, but my ability, conditioning, and body composition are very different from my last years at PBA,” he said.
