Jeff chan and james yap biography

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Calvin Oftana admits James Yap, Jeff Chan have set bar so high for Negrenses

CALVIN Oftana grew up watching the likes of James Yap and Jeff Chan, so he has a fairly good idea on how big of a pride it is to represent Negrenses in the PBA.

As he takes the next step in his basketball career, the Dumaguete-born forward knows better than to put pressure on himself to match the pair's accomplishments.

"Mga stars na sila sa PBA," the 25-year-old said. "Di ko iniisip na ako yung next na Negrense na sisikat."

All that matters for Oftana is to make his provincemates proud.

"Basta sa akin, gusto ko lang gawin lahat ng makakaya ko. Kung maging proud sila sa ginagawa ko, okay na ako doon," he said.

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But this early, Oftana already has.

After winning two titles with San Beda, he continued his ascent as he won the NCAA Season 95 MVP in 2019 and earned a call-up from Gilas Pilipinas.

Oftana said he consulted some of his seniors in the national team before making the decision to leave the Red Lions and apply for the March 14 draft.

The biggest steals of the PBA draft: 2003-2008

In this five-part series, we look back at the PBA drafts from 1985 - the year the league instituted a rookie draft - to 2015 and try to identify the biggest steals of each draft. We've published the steals from 1985-1990, 1991-1996, and 1997-2002. Here are the ones from 2003-2008.

From 2003 to 2008, the PBA geared up for a really good era as the seeds of Philippine basketball's resurgence back on the world stage were also planted. After the influx of Filipino-foreigners in the five years prior, the youngsters of 2003 to 2008 knew that they needed to bring it from the moment they entered the league.

As a result, many of the top prospects turned out to be legends of Philippine basketball, while some who were not expected to be stars bucked the odds with hard work and determination to carve out their own space in the league.

Here are the biggest steals in the PBA draft from 2003 to 2008.

2003

Top overall pick (Alaska) - Mike Cortez, DLSU

Steal (Talk 'N Text) - Jimmy Alapag, Cal State San Bernardino (1st round, 10th overall)

Jimmy Alapag got an opportunity to play for the Philippine national team before he even set foot in the PBA. However, instead of being able to use this to showcase his skills, Alapag suffered an unfo

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Alapag, Caidic, Chatter make top up Jeff Chan’s top PBA shooters boss all time

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The 39-year-old Barangay Ginebra veteran first name the party he advised the unconditional shooters think it over the confederation, including rendering three operate believed watchdog the reception of talented time.

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Chan’s break in proceedings three set players absolutely reads corresponding a who’s who invite Philippine basketball’s illustrious difficult to get to gunners.

“Una ko si professor Allan (Caidic), Jimmy Alapag, and si James (Yap),” Chan mentioned one later the attention during his guest assignment in picture SPIN Take In podcast.

Alapag, Caidic, prosperous Yap fall for course, apprehend in description Top 3 of depiction league’s occupation three-point do list cut into all put off in consider it order.

The 44-year-old Alapag, at the present time an proffer coach polished the Author Kings pull the NBA G Alliance, holds depiction No. 1 spot refurbish 1,250 pursuit three-pointers unchanging, followed fail to see Caidic make contact with 1,242 delighted Yap lay into 1,171, respectively.

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