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BIG decisions lie ahead for Joshua Munzon Co. as the Fiba 3×3 World Tour Doha Masters 2020 concludes.
The best 3×3 players in the country, Munzon and Manila ChooksTM teammates Santi Santillan and Troy Rike, return from Qatar after failing to advance to the quarterfinals following bitter losses to world No. 1 Liman of Serbia and local team Lusail in Action from group A.
The Filipino club not only missed a spot for the 2020 Fiba 3×3 World Cup final in Jeddah in December, but it also effectively marked the end of its season.
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And there are observers who also speculate that it may also be the quartet’s swan song.
Munzon, Pasaol, Santillan and Rike, as well as Uling Roasters-Butuan City sniper Franky Johnson, are currently signed with the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 League.
However, their agreements will expire at the end of the year.
League insiders shared that the five have already met with league officials earlier in the month, but have not reached an agreement regarding contract renewal.
They are ready to have a new meeting with the 3×3 pioneer league officials once Manila ChooksTM returns home.
It will be a tough decision for these players, especially with Munzon, Pasaol and Santillán expected to be in the running for the top picks in the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft.
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Regardless of their contracts, Munzon and Pasaol, being the two best 3×3 players in the country, are part of Gilas Pilipinas men’s 3×3 team that will compete in the Fiba 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Graz, Austria in May 2021.
There, the Philippine team, which also includes CJ Pérez from Terrafirma and Mo Tautuaa from San Miguel, is preparing to land one of three tickets to the inaugural 3×3 tournaments at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
