Can Bobby Ray Parks sign with other PBA teams or head overseas?

WITH the fallout between TNT and Bobby Ray Parks looking imminent, the question right now is where the player is headed.

Parks announced on Saturday that he will not play in the next PBA season due to “personal reasons,” just a few months after an outstanding performance in the bubble in which he helped TNT reach the final of the Philippine Cup.

However, none other than TNT team owner Manny V. Pangilinan was quick to question Parks’ statement, posting a photo and caption on his official Facebook account to blow up the player’s reason for wanting to drink. one sabatic year.

With both parties exchanging blows on social media, it seems their relationship has been hopelessly fractured. Parks is currently out of a contract as the one-year contract he signed with TnT last year expired after the season.

So what’s next for Parks?

Many fans say that one option for Parks is to sign with another team, as he is technically a free agent. However, the PBA rules are clear that TNT still has the rights to sign it even though Parks’ contract has already expired.

The Tropang Giga, in fact, will have the signing rights of the PBA unless they decide to release Parks without preconditions or change it.

A trade particularly to the other large PBA group, San Miguel Corp., can also be ruled out for now, especially with the PBA season closing and the three SMC teams already full of talent after a wave of trades.

But what about the implementation of unrestricted free agency for next year?

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Parks is not covered by that new rule yet, as the bylaws state that players will only become unrestricted free agents at the end of their seventh season in the league. Parks was supposed to go into only his third season on the PBA.

Playing abroad could also be an option for Parks, a move he had already taken in the past after he dressed in the G League and the Asean Basketball League (ABL). However, those options are limited due to travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic that are not expected to return to normal anytime soon.

Of all the possible options outside of the Philippines, Parks can also rule out the option of playing in Japan’s B League, the same league that Thirdy Ravena is currently playing in as an Asian import.

SPIN.ph He learned that Parks has dual citizenship and, under B. League rules, players with dual citizenship cannot play as imported Asians.

From the point of view of things, opportunities elsewhere outside of TNT may be few and far between for Parks.