Maxwell eyes ‘resident’ status

Du’Vaughn Maxwell aims to serve as resident import for Phoenix Super LPG in the Philippine Basketball Association.

In an interview with Daily Tribune, Maxwell vowed to do his best to earn the trust of the Fuel Masters that would prompt them to keep him similar to the setup between Justin Brownlee and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

The coming Governors’ Cup is going to be Maxwell’s second tour of duty for Phoenix.

He first suited up for the Fuel Masters last year as replacement for Paul Harris and Dominic Sutton in which he averaged 27.5 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in four outings.

He will be one of the five returning imports together with Brownlee, KJ McDaniels of Meralco, Michael Qualls of Rain or Shine and Shawn Glover of Blackwater.

‘On a positive note, we’re doing a lot, and it’s all over the media, with the coaching change, player changes. I’ve experienced that a lot in my career.’

“I’m definitely looking forward to it. Last time, I only had four games. Now we have a full conference and I’m just excited what we can accomplish with a full conference,” Maxwell said, adding that he is hardly bothered by the personnel changes at Phoenix.

“On a positive note, we’re doing a lot, and it’s all over the media, with the coaching change, player changes. I’ve experienced that a lot in my career,” Maxwell said.

“But there’s no excuses. We have to play, we have to perform and we don’t care who are the coaches and how many practices we had. The fact that we are adjusting, we have to perform. We just have to get the job done.”

Maxwell’s agent, former PBA player and team executive BJ Manalo, encourages him to do well — on and off the court — to encourage the Fuel Masters to have him as resident import. Turn to page C20