The assist that brought NBA champion Mario Chalmers to Zamboanga Valientes

MANILA, Philippines – It was a story seemed lifted straight out of the pages of a fairy tale. The only thing missing was a Cinderella ending.

Zamboanga Valientes and Mario Chalmers appearing together in the same sentence seemed improbable a month ago. But the unlikely pairing did happen and has brought a lot of mileage to the Valientes that they previously did not enjoy. It also served as a shot in the arm for the ASEAN Basketball League which has struggled to regain its stature and attract fan interest after a long absence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former PBA imports Kevin Porter, Billy Ray Bates, Lewis Lloyd, Dennis Hopson, Chris Morris, and Cedric Ceballos all averaged in double figures in their respective NBA careers. Some of them, in fact, became regular starters for their NBA teams. But none of them won an NBA title. Porter, Morris, and Ceballos all made the finals but fell short of winning an NBA championship.

He was the NCAA Big 12 tournament MVP in 2006 and the Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2007. In his first year as a pro in the 2008-09 season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Zamboanga assistant coach Joseph Romarate bared that the team was looking for two new imports after the second ABL leg in Batam, Indonesia where the Valientes dropped their last three games. Ryan Smith came down with an injury while Will Deng proved to be ineffective. Asked for a recommendation, Hester called on Chalmers who happened to be his good friend.

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