Former Timberwolf, Will Be Part of the Philippine National Team

          Greg Smith last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves who he played for 18 games in which he averaged 2.4 PPG, 2.3 RPG, .3 APG,  10 MPG. After his last season in the NBA he decided to play for Istanbul BSB in which he averaged 6.86 PPG, 5.43 RPG, 1.43 APG,  20 MPG before ending up in the Philippines in which may be his best career as of the present time. Greg Smith was signed as an import by a PBA team Blackwater Elite in which he averaged 26.5 PPG, 22.15 RPG, 4.75 APG, 1.12 SPG, 1.12 BPG,  43 MPG.


          The Philippines is one of the most dominant Asian National Basketball Teams as of present time sitting next to China in the Rankings, is now facing a next level of Basketball as FIBA decided to change the league competition in which they have also add OCEANIA region in which it includes the countries Australia and New Zealand. The Philippines have no time to become comfortable even in the South East Asian Region in which only one team will qualify for the Asian Cup that will start in August 8, 2017. Before the Philippines was only sending Filipino College Players to represent in SEABA but after the competition rules changed they have decided to send in the National Team. Greg Smith was only invited as a practice player for the National Team "Gilas" in which his role is to prepare their Naturalize Player that is also a former NBA player Andray Blatche. But Blatche, 30, recently got a newborn son in which he needs to take care of and due to personal reasons decided not to show up at practice one week before the SEABA competition.

Philippine National Team Accomplishments





       









       
       
           Greg Smith as of today agreed verbally to be the next naturalized player of the Philippines. Right now the only thing in the way is the Legal Process of being a naturalized citizen in the Philippines in which the national team are in hope to bring up in speed and make Greg Smith's naturalization process be prioritize for the upcoming competition. Right now the only thing Greg can do for the national team is to be a practice player for them.

          Greg Smith an undrafted NBA player has found his place in the Philippines in what he said was a "blessing" to be part of. The 26 years who is still young plans to play with the Philippines until 2023.

Here is a Greg Smith Highlight in the Philippine Basketball Association in which he scored 40 pts.