Bay Area Dragons duo Glen Yang, Duncan Reid laud ‘much better’ East Asia Super League after PBA stint
- Chinese franchise finish third in the five-day ‘Champions Week’ tournament in Japan
- Dragons to regroup for August training camp ahead of first regular season in October
Hong Kong basketball stars Glen Yang and Duncan Reid said the East Asia Super League (EASL) was in a “league of its own” in the region after their Bay Area Dragons wrapped up the five-day “Champions Week” tournament in Japan with a third-place finish.
The Chinese franchise finished second in their group, losing to Korean side Seoul SK Knights before easing past home team Utsunomiya Brex and advancing to the third-place play-off on Sunday.
The Hong Kong-based team then thrashed the Ryukyu Golden Kings – another home team – in Okinawa to pocket US$50,000 in prize money. Anyang KGC defeated the Knights 90-84 in an all-Korean final to be crowned champions.
“This is the end of the season for us and we are going to have a break before we prepare for next season,” Reid, who only featured against the Kings.
“The gap between the [Philippines Basketball Association] Commissioner’s Cup finals and EASL was tough for us as we lost some rhythm.
