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The 2007-08 PBA Season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum. The league started the season with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while capping off the season with the import-laiden Fiesta Conference. Renauld "Sonny" Barrios was appointed as commissioner while serving as an officer in charge of the league until a replacement for former commissioner Noli Eala will be found.〔('Sonny' Barrios picked PBA OIC ), Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed August 13, 2007.〕 The first activity of the season was the 2007 PBA Draft last August 19 at the Market Market in Taguig City. ==Pre-season events== *San Miguel Corporation changed the name of the San Miguel Beermen to the Magnolia Beverage Masters; "Magnolia" was their product name from 1985-87. *Gec Chia and Paolo Hubalde of the Barangay Ginebra Kings were traded to the Air21 Express for Paul Artadi who was traded by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.〔(''Artadi now a Gin King after feud with Purefoods coaches'' ), Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed September 23, 2007.〕 *Joseph Yeo of the Coca Cola Tigers and the team's 2009 second round draft pick rights were traded to the Sta. Lucia Realtors for Mark Isip and Cesar Catli.〔(''Yeo now a Realtor'' ), PBA.ph. Accessed September 23, 2007.〕 *On October 3, Magnolia Beverage Masters' Danny Seigle and Brgy. Ginebra's Billy Mamaril had an altercation during a pre-season tune-up game at the Greenmeadows Gym. OIC Commissioner Sonny Barrios fined Seigle P10,000.〔(''SEIGLE FINED P10,000 FOR TUNEUP GAME SCUFFLE'' ), PBA.ph. Accessed October 15, 2007.〕 *New rules were approved in order to make the league rules more consistent to FIBA's rules rather than the National Basketball Association (NBA): * *The controlled handcheck foul will be implemented. * *The three-point arc would now be reset to 20 feet and 6 inches (FIBA standard) from 22 feet. * *The key would now be trapezoidal (FIBA) instead of rectangular (NBA).〔(NEW RULES TO INJECT MORE EXCITEMENT TO 33RD PBA SEASON )〕 *With a change in their team name, Magnolia unveiled their new logo and uniforms, using the blue and white motif. Alaska replaced their red uniforms with their black alternates first used in the 2007 Fiesta Conference Finals, while Purefoods replaced their navy blue dark uniforms with their red alternates from the 2007 Fiesta Conference. Red Bull introduced a new slightly-modified logo and uniforms, and Sta. Lucia slightly modified their old uniforms, adding a diagonal stripe on the shoulders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 PBA season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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