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They choose to be a part of a farm team I guess they don't want to waste money and instead they are using their participation to free for something that benefits their business, while also gaining something from the higher franchise, as we know how the management works and how the league governors and commissioner are working alongside to make it legal.

There's nothing fans can do to push the league to bring back those old glory they will just go with the flow and accept anything that will be offer and keep it the way it is now.

They are in the PBA to advertise their company, but PBA is not getting a good feedback from the people, so I don't think it will work. But as they say, good or bad publicity, it still is a publicity, so maybe it will work. However, for a real fan like us, we like to see this old league to grow and be competitive, but it will not happen if monopoly within is very strong, they need to eliminate that and that will only happen if they'll add more teams and eliminate the farm teams.

PBA has the worst fan based that makes it not profitable anymore for new team especially small to gain attention on this league. If your team is not Ginebra definitely you are just wasting money on this league. Most of the Filipino preferred the known team such as Ginebra and SMB while the rest is just another brand. Unlike on NBA, they have the support per state that’s why there’s a loyal fan base created based on the team location.

PBA has no future if they keep doing the same pattern like before because only big brand like San Miguel and MVP are the only companies benefiting on it. MPBL should gain more support and better to have the name of PBA because it’s the league that has a balance fan base. This Ginebra and other companies should just sponsors MPBL team and create the real PBA.

I think even SMB are wasting money also due to the expenses they are paying for the venue and the players.

See how much they are spending for the team, and I'm not sure they are really getting the returns expected.

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SAN Miguel Corp. head Ramon S. Ang revealed the conglomerate spends P1 billion annually for its three PBA teams San Miguel Beer, Magnolia, and Barangay Ginebra.

In a wide-ranging interview with veteran journalist Anthony Taberna, Ang admitted it was the high cost of running the three ballclubs that prompted him to recommend ceasing the company's basketball operations more than once, the last time during the pandemic.

RSA says SMC spends P1 billion annually for PBA teams' operation

What I understand before teams are willing to spend money to promote their business as PBA got a wide range of scope but with how PBA is doing right now, I don't know if how Boss RSA manage to recover the amount that he's spending for his 3 or maybe more companies inside the league, I mean maybe as farm teams are also been rumors that he already got a control behind, I guess aside from promotions there are money making business that being produce, maybe with those many gambling sites that being offered and with those rumors about game fixing we really can't tell if those big bosses are also involve with gambling.

But, like what the post above you, there's nothing to expect if the concept continue like this, only 2 big campanies will benefits and will compete with the title.

Unless, another franchise will try to compete but I'm not sure if how they can throw money like the way Boss RSA and MVP's doing right now.