only 15 PBA players earning Max salary?!

"Only 15 PBA plyrs earning maximuum salary of 350k a month"
-Comm. Chito Salud

From: Mr. Fidel Mangonon(PBA Statistician)

Number of Players with Maximum Salary: Alaska = 4, BMeg = 3, TnT = 2, Meralco = 2, A21, Powerade, Ros, and BGK with 1 each and Petron = None

It's hard to believe that there is only 15 PBA players who is earning Maximum Salary, is this a case of Miami Heat team style where the Big Three( Lbj, Wade, Bosh) agreed to decrease their salary to be able to be in one team? Or is this a case of under the table issue that is not new in the league?

These are the exact list of players with Max Salary:

• Alaska Aces with 4:

1. Reyes, Jay R
2. Tenorio, Lewis
3. Dela Cruz. Anthony
4. Thoss, Joachim

• BMeg Llamados with 3:

1. Yap, James
2. DeVance, Joe
3. Raymundo, Kerby

• TnT Tropang Texters with 2:

1. De Ocampo, Ranidel
2. Williams Kelly

• Meralco Bolts with 2:

1. Taulava, Asi
2. Hugnatan, Reynel

• Air21 Express: Danny Siegle
• Powerade Tigers: Gary David
• ROS Elasto Painters: Gabe Norwood
• Barangay Ginebra Kings: Mark Caguioa
• Petron Blaze Boosters: None

It is quite amazing on our part knowing that there are still many notable players that is not getting a max salary. This is some kind of a funny list, one good example is the Reigning MVP Jimmy Alapag, he even doesn't earn Max Salary. How about Petron's Santos, Washington, and Hontiveros? their not having having max salaries as well? Petron is a lucky team because of having 2 BPC awardees last season that doesn't EVEN earn maximum salary. 

If the list given by the PBA is accurate, then I must say that Alaska Aces is the team that players really want to go to. Man, they are the team who has the most Players with Max Salary. But why did Joe DeVance wanna get traded? hmmmmm.


This issue gave the league a big blow, Barber Speak Blog hope that this will be resolve IMMEDIATELY.  

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "