Pre-season events 2007–08 PBA season

san miguel corporation changed name of san miguel beermen magnolia beverage masters; magnolia product name 1985-87.
gec chia , paolo hubalde of barangay ginebra kings traded air21 express paul artadi traded purefoods tender juicy giants.
joseph yeo of coca cola tigers , team s 2009 second round draft pick rights traded sta. lucia realtors mark isip , cesar catli.
on october 3, magnolia beverage masters danny seigle , brgy. ginebra s billy mamaril had altercation during pre-season tune-up game @ greenmeadows gym. oic commissioner sonny barrios fined seigle p10,000.
new rules approved in order make league rules more consistent fiba s rules rather national basketball association (nba):

the controlled handcheck foul implemented.
the three-point arc reset 20 feet , 6 inches (fiba standard) 22 feet.
the key trapezoidal (fiba) instead of rectangular (nba).


with change in team name, magnolia unveiled new logo , uniforms, using blue , white motif. alaska replaced red uniforms black alternates first used in 2007 fiesta conference finals, while purefoods replaced navy blue dark uniforms red alternates 2007 fiesta conference. red bull introduced new slightly-modified logo , uniforms, , sta. lucia modified old uniforms, adding diagonal stripe on shoulders.




^ artadi gin king after feud purefoods coaches, philippine daily inquirer. accessed september 23, 2007.
^ yeo realtor, pba.ph. accessed september 23, 2007.
^ seigle fined p10,000 tuneup game scuffle, pba.ph. accessed october 15, 2007.
^ new rules inject more excitement 33rd pba season