MANILA, Philippines — Phoenix Pulse gunner Matthew Wright has joined the Gilas Pilipinas pool, giving the team added firepower and a deeper talent pool as coach Yeng Guiao prepares to finalize his roster for the FIBA World Cup by next week. Wright, who previously suited up for the Phl quintet in the fifth window of the Fiba World Cup qualifier, attended his first practice with the WC pool Thursday night. “As soon as Andray comes in, we already have 13 or 14 in the final list and he’ll be No. The World Cup is approaching so we need to bring the team together already,” said Guiao. Gilas is slated to play Jones Cup-bound Mighty Sports in a tune-up next week to step up on its preparations for the Aug. 31-Sept. 15 worlds.

Source: Philippine Star July 05, 2019 16:18 UTC