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Thompson in no rush make a mark in PBA

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BARANGAY Ginebra rookie combo guard Earl Scottie Thompson is in no rush to make a mark in the Philippine Basketball Association. After all he’s just 22 years old but already has enough experience to know that things have a way of falling into place at the right time.

And he knows this from experience. Despite a stellar high school career he had to come off the bench as a sixth man with the Perpetual Help Altas. He averaged six points, four rebounds and two assists in his rookie season in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

It wasn’t long though before he made his mark in the league. By 2014 he was already the league Most Valuable Player with averages of 26 points and ten rebounds per game as he led the Altas to the Final Four.

Earl Scottie Thompson is in no rush because he knows that things have a way of working out for the best in the end. 

Thompson was born to be a basketball player. He traces his American lineage from his great-grandfather. But it was his father who gave him the name Scottie from National Basketball Association legend Scottie Pippen who held establish the Chicago Bulls dynasty with Michael Jordan.

Thompson was already a varsity player during his elementary years. But it was only in his senior year in high school when he gained national recognition after he stood out in the Palarong Pambansa representing Region XI. He played so well he was chosen to the Nike Elite Camp. Ironically he didn’t get any scholarship offers except from Perpetual Help which he eagerly accepted.

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After a standout collegiate career Thompson was recruited to play for the national team that ruled the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and 2015 SEABA Championship in Singapore.

And just before making it to the big league Thompson suited up for the Hapee Fresh Fighters in the PBA D-League. He teamed up with fellow college standouts Troy Rosario, Baser Amer, Garvo Lanete and Chris Newsome.

He played so well that he led the Fresh Fighters to their first ever PBA D-League title in 2015. Because of his outstanding play Thompson was drafted high in the 2015 PBA draft as the fifth overall pick by Barangay Ginebra.

Thompson has not been getting the minutes to showcase his talent because of the guard-heavy lineup of Ginebra.

But he’s in no rush. After all he’s just starting his PBA career and he’s savvy enough to realize that given time things have a way of working out for the best in the end.

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