Big 8 teams Review (by Eric Press Release)
2. ESPLANADE BASKETBALL CLUB
After spending about 8 millions on new players (Pablo GarcÃa for 1.5mil, Lovro Rižnar for 1.3mil, Diego Zago for 1.3mil, Enrique Santorum for 1.1mil, Teofil Podlaski for 830k, Rytis Vengeliauskas for 840k, Andrea Zampieri for 560k, and Yiannis Kavouras for 525k) in their first season in SBBL, the fans expectation have been raised.
In season 16's last 7 league games in Big 8, ESPLANADE BASKETBALL CLUB performed quite well by winning 3 and losing 4. The team (currently ranked 14th in Singapore) is thus expected to improve in their last season's 7th place finish. New recruit, Pablo GarcÃa felt that the team need more time to gel but is quietly confident that the team will continue to survive any relegation battle and stay in SBBL for many more seasons.
Prediction: 5th to 7th position