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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730720246076ED DAVIS.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ed Davis will be NLEX&#x27;s import for the PBA Commissioners Cup. Handout/NLEX"/>Ed Davis will be NLEX&#x27;s import for the PBA Commissioners Cup. Handout/NLEXMANILA — The NLEX Road Warriors will add a former NBA player to reinforce their bid in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.</div>The Jong Uichico-mentored team announced on Monday that they have tapped Ed Davis as their import for the upcoming conference, which has no height limits for reinforcements.&quot;We&#x27;re thrilled to have Ed on board,&quot; said Uichico of the 6-foot-9, 35-year-old big man. &quot;He brings a wealth of experience and leadership that we believe will help us. We&#x27;re optimistic that he&#x27;ll be able to match up against the league&#x27;s top big men and make a huge difference in our campaign this conference.&quot;A product of the University of North Carolina, Davis was selected as the 13th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors wherein he played from 2010 to 2013.He also had a stint with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013, the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014-15 season, and the Portland Trail Blazers from 2015 to 2018.In 2018-19, Davis joined the Brooklyn Nets and, later on, the Utah Jazz for the 2019-20 season. Following this was a 2020-21 stint with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Cleveland Cavaliers for 2021-2022. After his NBA career, Davis&#x27;s journey took him internationally.In 2023, he played for Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rico before moving on to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association. His most recent stint was with Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rico early this year.The Road Warriors hope that Davis will be the missing piece for them after they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the on-going PBA Governors&#x27; Cup by the TNT Tropang GIGA.NLEX had finished with a 5-5 win-loss record in Group B, which put them on a collision course with the top-ranked Tropang GIGA in the quarterfinals. TNT won their best-of-5 series in four games.

The NLEX Road Warriors will add a former NBA player to reinforce them in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup.

The NLEX Road Warriors will add a former NBA player to reinforce them in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup.

NLEX taps former Lakers, Trail Blazers big man Ed Davis for Commissioners Cup

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NLEX taps former Lakers, Trail Blazers big man Ed Davis for Commissioners Cup

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Published November 04, 2024 07:39 PM PHT

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