The Southeast Asian rivals play each other twice — on the 27th and on the 30th at the Khalifa Sport City. History says Gilas Pilipinas has the edge over Thailand, but it’s different this time for bemedalled coach Jong Uichico, who is tasked to head-coach the Philippines for this window. Uichico noted that Thailand is a dangerous team as its players had been playing together for quite some time now. Meanwhile, most Gilas players in the pool are about to play together for the first time. According to multiple reports, representing Thailand is the championship core of Hi-Tech Bangkok City, which ruled the 2019 Thailand Basketball Super League and the 2020 Thailand Basketball League.

Source: Manila Times November 23, 2020 16:18 UTC