In search of additional ammo, Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is turning to the talented import who helped San Miguel Beer dethrone his PBA club Ginebra in the last Commissioner’s Cup – Bennie Boatwright.
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Boatwright, according to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio, has agreed to come on board as a naturalized player.Like Brownlee, the 27-year-old Boatwright will have to go through legislative proceedings, which could take several months. “But if we could get him into practice and get him involved in the system so that if something, God forbid, happens to Justin, he can be ready to step in. So that’s the plan. We don’t know when he’s going to be available or when we can do it. It’s not going to happen ‘til he gets his naturalization papers in and that’s still a long process.
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