NLEX Road Warriors
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| NLEX Road Warriors (2014–present) | |||
| Joined PBA | 2014 | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Orange, White |
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| Company |
Manila North Tollways Corporation (a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation) |
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| Owner(s) | Manuel V. Pangilinan | ||
| Board governor | Ramoncito Fernandez Rodrigo Franco (alternate) Christopher Lizo (alternate) |
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| Team manager | Ronald Dularte Allan Gregorio (assistant) |
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| Head coach | Yeng Guiao | ||
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The NLEX Road Warriors are a professional basketball team owned by Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC), currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season.
The Road Warriors began in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League) as one its founding teams, winning a total of six championships. The franchise transferred to the PBA after the Manila North Tollways Corporation (a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation) acquired the PBA franchise of the Air21 Express in June 2014. It is one of three PBA teams currently under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan (the other teams are the TNT KaTropa and the Meralco Bolts).
From 2011 to 2014, the Road Warriors were the dominant team in the PBA D-League, setting a record six championships in the seven conferences that it participated. It is the second PBA D-League franchise to join the PBA.
In March 2014, Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA as an expansion team. On April 10, 2014, the PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the application of NLEX, Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. (Blackwater Elite) and Columbian Autocar Corporation (Kia Sorento) as expansion teams for the 2014-2015 season.
As a concession to Kia, which did not have a basketball team in the PBA D-League, the PBA board of governors did not allow Blackwater and NLEX to elevate their D-League players. Instead, the three expansion teams will build their teams through an expansion draft (with the ten existing teams protecting fourteen players in their respective rosters), the free agency and the rookie draft, in which the expansion teams will be given the 11th, 12th and 13th pick in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft.
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