Cone keeping options on Gilas 12

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is inclined to stick with the original 12 players he handpicked for the FIBA 2025 Asia Cup although he stressed that he's keeping the options open with the addition of new players to the pool.

- By REYNALD MAGALLON

The veteran mentor said he is still putting premium on the familiarity to his system as well as the team's chemistry but admitted that the Final 12 is not cast in stone yet as recent additions in Troy Rosario, RJ Abarrientos, Zav Lucero and Rhenz Abando are all candidates for inclusion.

The original 12 were Scottie Thompson, Jamie Malonzo, Dwight Ramos, Justin Brownlee, Kai Sotto, June Mar Fajardo, Chris Newsome, Carl Tamayo, Kevin Quiambao, Cjay Perez, Calvin Oftana and AJ Edu.