Kelly ready to play for RP-Gilas
Sta. Lucia Realty forward Kelly Williams said that playing for flag and country gives him great pleasure, but quickly added his focus is to help the Realtors in the PBA Fiesta Cup.
“If I was to play for the national team... that would be great. I love international play and I love to represent
the country. If it happens it happens. I’m ready for whatever,” said the 6-8 high-leaping versatile forward.
“But I still got this jersey on, I’m fighting for Sta. Lucia,” Williams added when asked for his reaction on the ongoing trade talks between his team and Talk ’N Text, which would pave the way for his entry to the Smart-Gilas national team.
SLR governor Manuel “Buddy” Encarnado confirmed the trade talks with TNT last week.
The 6-foot-8 Williams, 28, is in his fourth season in the pro league after he was tabbed with the No. 1 overall pick by the Realtors in the 2006 PBA Rookie Draft. He was named Rookie of the Year in 2006-07 and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award the following season.
He was sidelined near the end of last season’s Fiesta Cup due to a rare blood disorder called ITP or Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
He has come back strong this season, and prominently figured in Best Player of the Conference in the Philippine Cup.
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