BY the looks of it, Greg Slaughter isn't returning to the PBA anytime soon.
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'Gregzilla,' who'll soon be playing for the Manila Stars in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), gave a blunt response on whether a third playing stint in the PBA is still in his plans moving forward.
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"No thanks," Slaughter said in a response to a post by PBA Insider on X/Twitter on Tuesday asking about the possibility of a return to the local pro league.
The four-time PBA champion's decision to restart his domestic career in the MPBL follows a two-season stint in Division 2 of the Japan B.League with Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka.
Slaughter posted meager career averages of 3.92 points, 2.56 rebounds, 0.44 assists, 0.43 blocks and 0.13 steals in 75 total games played over a two-year period in Japan.
Carrying a 7-foot, 258-pound frame, the 2013 PBA draft top pick had seven-year career with Barangay Ginebra in which aside from four PBA titles, earned him Rookie of the Year honors in 2014, a Best Player of the Conference nod in 2017 and a Mythical Team and five All-Star selections to his name.
He also had a decorated national team stint after winning two UAAP titles with Ateneo, with three gold medals to his name - two in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games (Jakarta 2011 and Manila 2019) and one in the SEA Basketball Association (SEABA) (2011).
The former Blue Eagle's career took a turn in 2021 upon deciding to take a 'basketball hiatus' which ultimately saw him move to Northport in a short-lived, one-year stint following a blockbuster trade for now-Ginebra ace Christian Standhardinger.
With the past now behind him, Slaughter is expected to give his basketball career in the Philippines a much-needed reboot as he gears up for his MPBL debut in 'two weeks time,' as per Manila Stars team consultant Charles Tiu.
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