Can this Gilas Final 12 for World Cup book Paris Olympics spot?

Check out the names who made it – and got cut – in the Final 12 of Gilas Pilipinas for the Fiba Basketball World Cup 2023. #fibawc

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00:00 After weeks of guessing, it became clear who will represent our country in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

00:12 This was after the Philippines announced the Final 12 for the Global Showcase, where the country will be one of the hosts.

00:21 Do you think the coaching staff chose the President of the Philippines, Chou Treyes, to make the home fans happy?

00:29 [Music]

00:39 There were not many surprises on the list because the names expected are among the 12 players of the Philippine Men's Basketball Team.

00:50 It was led by NBA player Jordan Clarkson of Utah Jazz and 7'3" homegrown NBA aspirant, Kai Soto.

00:59 They will be joined by two veteran World Cup big men, Jun Marfajardo and Japet Aguilar, nicknamed Team Captain.

01:08 The PBA stars, the reigning MVPs, Scottie Thompson, Jamie Malonso, CJ Perez and Roger Pugoy, and the overseas base players,

01:20 Dwight Ramos, Kiefer Rabena, Renz Abando and AJ Edu, will also be included.

01:26 These 12 players have a mission to bring the Philippines to the highest finish in the World Cup, compared to all the other Asian countries.

01:37 So that we can enter the Paris Olympics next year.

01:41 From the 16-man pool that was in the last week of preparations for the World Cup,

01:48 Chris Newsom was the last to be removed after being replaced by Terry Deravena, Ray Parks and Calvin Oftana.

01:56 [Music]

02:02 The 12-man lineup is almost half of the original 21-man pool announced last June,

02:10 including the naturalist players, Ansh Kwame, Justin Brownlee, Jordan Hedding, Karl Tamayo and Poi Eram.

02:18 Many people were happy, but some were questioning the other players in the Final 12.

02:26 What do you think about our Final 12?

02:32 [Music]

02:40 [BLANK_AUDIO]