For days, Meralco Bolts coaching staff are trying to keep their import options for the Commissioner’s Cup under a very tight watch. They consider it a high priority secret that they were hoping to unravel on 27 November.
Unfortunately, it did not end up the way it was expected after the first option Rashawn Thomas asked for a much bigger paycheck.
When Thomas was a sophomore in college he was named to the Second Team All-Southland. As a junior, he was named Southland Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team All-Southland. He had 73 blocks, an Islander single season record, and nine double doubles, which led the conference.
In a game against Texas State on 5 December 2015, Thomas pulled down 19 rebounds. He also averaged 16.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior.
The 6-foot-8 forward was not selected in the 2017 NBA draft, but he signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder and competed for them in the NBA Summer League.
Unfortunately, he was cut by the Thunder before appearing in a regular season game. He then signed with their affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. In 36 games, Thomas averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
On 9 July 2019, Thomas signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade, where he was later arrested for drug possession.
In July 2021, Thomas signed with Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League.
With Thomas out of the picture, a Bolt insider revealed that they have decided to go after option 2. Whoever this import is must be really, really good that the Bolts want to surprise the rest of the league.
Time is running short though. The Bolts need to act and bring their import soon because the depth of quality choices is not a bottomless chasm.
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