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NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season.
The Road Warriors began in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League) as one of its founding teams, winning a total of six championships. The franchise transferred to the PBA after the Manila North Tollways Corporation (a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation) acquired the PBA franchise of the Air21 Express in June 2014. It is one of three PBA teams currently under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan (the other teams are the TNT Tropang 5G and the Meralco Bolts).
From 2011 to 2014, the Road Warriors were the dominant team in the PBA D-League, setting a record six championships in the seven conferences that it participated.
In March 2014, Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA as an expansion team. On April 10, the PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved MNTC's expansion team application together Ever Bilena Cosmetics' Blackwater Elite and Columbian Autocar Corporation's Kia Sorento. All three teams would join the league starting with the 2014–15 season. However, MNTC alongside Even Bilena weren't allowed to carry-over their existing PBA D-League teams due to Columbian not having an existing team in the minor league. This meant that all three expansion teams would have to build their rosters from the ground up via the expansion draft, rookie draft, and free agency.
While Columbian and Ever Bilena have paid their respective franchise fees, MNTC requested for an extension, as they were studying whether to enter the PBA as an expansion team or acquire an existing PBA franchise. On June 17, MNTC announced that it was having negotiations with an undisclosed team to acquire their franchise, a team that they would reveal after their elimination from the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs. Days later, the team was revealed to be the Air21 Express, owned by the Lina Group of Companies. On June 23, MNTC reached an agreement to acquire the Express from the Lina Group. The sale was approved during the regular monthly meeting of the board of governors, paving the way for the sale of the franchise to MNTC. This also meant that the team won't participate in the expansion draft and instead acquire all of Air21 Express' assets.
In their first-ever draft in 2014, NLEX used their fourth pick to select Matt Ganuelas-Rosser from their own PBA D-League team. During the pre-season. the team acquired KG Canaleta from the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in exchange for Kevin Alas as part of a larger trade with the Blackwater Elite.
In their first conference, the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup, NLEX finished 10th with a 4–7 record, meaning they have to win back-to-back games over twice-to-beat advantage holders Alaska Aces in the first quarterfinal round. The team lost to Alaska in the first game, eliminating NLEX from the playoffs. The team saw improvement in the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup. With the help of former NBA player Al Thornton, NLEX improved to fourth in the eliminations with a 6–5 record. They would lose to the Meralco Bolts in two games. However, in the following Governors' Cup, the team finished 11th and failed to make the playoffs.
In the 2015 PBA draft, NLEX used their two first-round picks to select Garvo Lanete and Glenn Khobuntin at sixth and tenth, respectively. During the off-season, the team made a series of trades which saw the Road Warriors acquire Sean Anthony from the Meralco Bolts and two young players in Simon Enciso and the returning Kevin Alas.
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NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season.
The Road Warriors began in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League) as one of its founding teams, winning a total of six championships. The franchise transferred to the PBA after the Manila North Tollways Corporation (a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation) acquired the PBA franchise of the Air21 Express in June 2014. It is one of three PBA teams currently under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan (the other teams are the TNT Tropang 5G and the Meralco Bolts).
From 2011 to 2014, the Road Warriors were the dominant team in the PBA D-League, setting a record six championships in the seven conferences that it participated.
In March 2014, Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA as an expansion team. On April 10, the PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved MNTC's expansion team application together Ever Bilena Cosmetics' Blackwater Elite and Columbian Autocar Corporation's Kia Sorento. All three teams would join the league starting with the 2014–15 season. However, MNTC alongside Even Bilena weren't allowed to carry-over their existing PBA D-League teams due to Columbian not having an existing team in the minor league. This meant that all three expansion teams would have to build their rosters from the ground up via the expansion draft, rookie draft, and free agency.
While Columbian and Ever Bilena have paid their respective franchise fees, MNTC requested for an extension, as they were studying whether to enter the PBA as an expansion team or acquire an existing PBA franchise. On June 17, MNTC announced that it was having negotiations with an undisclosed team to acquire their franchise, a team that they would reveal after their elimination from the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs. Days later, the team was revealed to be the Air21 Express, owned by the Lina Group of Companies. On June 23, MNTC reached an agreement to acquire the Express from the Lina Group. The sale was approved during the regular monthly meeting of the board of governors, paving the way for the sale of the franchise to MNTC. This also meant that the team won't participate in the expansion draft and instead acquire all of Air21 Express' assets.
In their first-ever draft in 2014, NLEX used their fourth pick to select Matt Ganuelas-Rosser from their own PBA D-League team. During the pre-season. the team acquired KG Canaleta from the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in exchange for Kevin Alas as part of a larger trade with the Blackwater Elite.
In their first conference, the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup, NLEX finished 10th with a 4–7 record, meaning they have to win back-to-back games over twice-to-beat advantage holders Alaska Aces in the first quarterfinal round. The team lost to Alaska in the first game, eliminating NLEX from the playoffs. The team saw improvement in the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup. With the help of former NBA player Al Thornton, NLEX improved to fourth in the eliminations with a 6–5 record. They would lose to the Meralco Bolts in two games. However, in the following Governors' Cup, the team finished 11th and failed to make the playoffs.
In the 2015 PBA draft, NLEX used their two first-round picks to select Garvo Lanete and Glenn Khobuntin at sixth and tenth, respectively. During the off-season, the team made a series of trades which saw the Road Warriors acquire Sean Anthony from the Meralco Bolts and two young players in Simon Enciso and the returning Kevin Alas.