What Mavs owner Mark Cuban thinks of Ray Parks and Filipino basketball fans

Two-time UAAP Most Valuable Player Ray Parks had a forgettable debut in the NBA Summer League, barely seeing action for the Dallas Mavericks squad in their first game in Las Vegas this past weekend.

 

But despite his shaky start, Parks did not escape the attention of Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Mavericks.

 

"You could tell that he was really, really nervous," Cuban was quoted by Mavs Moneyball. "He had some fellow countrymen there and that made him a little bit more nervous."

 

Despite that, Cuban said the squad sees potential in the Filipino-American son of Hall of Fame PBA import Bobby Parks.

 

"He's got to improve, there's no question about it. But he's here and showed he belongs and he's got a chance," said Cuban.

 

Cuban also showed how aware he was of how much following the NBA has in the Philippines.

 

 

"We talk about loving basketball in the United States but there is no country more basketball crazy than the Philippines,"  said Cuban, who hasn't shied away from drafting international players in the past. 

 

"I'd love to see more Filipino players. I really, really, would. I don't think people here really realize the impact of basketball on the Philippines and that's important. I would love to be the team of the Philippines."  —JST, GMA News