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Gilas Pilipinas finalizes roster; Brownlee out, Abarrientos cut

Gilas Pilipinas set its 12-man lineup for the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers homestand against Jordan and Iran, with RJ Abarrientos and Justin Arana cut and injured naturalized player Justin Brownlee unavailable. Scottie Thompson and CJ Perez return after missing the previous window.

What it means

• RJ Abarrientos and Justin Arana did not make the final 12-man roster for the Philippines' games vs Jordan (Aug 28) and Iran (Aug 30).
• Justin Brownlee remains out due to injury, leaving the team without its key naturalized scorer.
• Scottie Thompson and CJ Perez are back in the lineup after sitting out the last window.

Model read

The Philippines is notably weakened without Brownlee, their top naturalized player, but the return of Thompson and Perez adds depth; the team faces tough opponents with identical 5-1 records, making this a challenging but not hopeless homestand.

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