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Fil-Am prospect Scharer, UAAP stars lead 2015 PBA D-League Draft class
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A record field of 215 aspirants including 26 Fil-foreign players with aspirations of making it to the big stage have made themselves available for the 2015 PBA D-League Rookie Draft.
Fil-American Avery Scharer, an unrestricted NBA free agent who led the ASEAN Basketball League in assists and steals last season, leads the list of Fil-foreign players hoping to be picked in the Draft scheduled on Dec.1, 2 p.m., at the PBA Café in Ortigas, Pasig City.
“Wow. This is a huge pool. Certainly, this is an encouraging development for the league and basketball in general,” said PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa, surprised with the number of aspirants joining this year’s Draft.
“With a pool this big, I’m sure there’s a lot of talent out there. And who knows, maybe this batch could lead to new discoveries for future Gilas pools,” Narvasa added.
The PBA D-League opens its sixth season in January 2016 with seven teams competing in the Aspirants’ Cup. These are Café France, Tanduay Light, AMA University, Racal/Keramix Mixers, Wangs Basketball, UP-QRS/Jam Liner and Mindanao Aguilas.
“With a lot of new faces this will be another exciting season for the D-League,” said Narvasa, who raised the eligibility age limit to 30 years old.
Racal/Keramix, which placed ninth in the Aspirants’ Cup and eighth in the Foundation Cup, owns the No.1 pick in the draft. The second pick belongs to AMA University, followed by Tanduay Light, Café France and Wangs Basketball. UP-QRS/Jam Liner and Mindanao Aguilas will determine the sixth and seventh spot in the drafting order via lottery.
Playing a full season in the PBA D-League is a requirement for players who intend to join next year’s PBA Draft.
The 29-year old Scharer out of Shoreline Community College in Washington, played for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Malaysian National Basketball League (MNBL) and the ABL. He joined but went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft.
“I want to go back and play in the mother land,” Scharer said during an interview with the Asian Journal. Scharer’s mother hails from Bauang, La Union.
Aside from Scharer, Fil-Am Julian Sargent of De La Salle and Fil-Canadian Ryan Wetherell are prospective first round picks. He was selected 38th overall by GlobalPort but went unsigned.
Among the notable homegrown aspirants in the Draft are Alfonso Gotladera and Von Pessumal of Ateneo and Jason Perkins of De La Salle.
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