Asi Taulava

Asi Taulava
	Si Asi nung siya ay nasa Coca Cola Tigers pa noong 2010.
No. 88 – NLEX Road Warriors
Position	Center
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	2 Marso 1973 (edad 51); Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nationality	Pilipino / Tongan
Listed height	6 tal 9 pul (2.06 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	BYU–Hawaii
PBA draft	1998 / Direct Hire
	Selected by the Mobiline Phone Pals
Playing career	1997–kasalukuyan
Career history
1997–1999	Blu Detergent Kings
1999–2007	Mobiline Phone Pals / Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
2007–2010	Coca–Cola Tigers
2010–2012	Meralco Bolts
2012–2013	San Miguel Beermen (ABL)
2013–kasalukuyan	Air21 Express / NLEX Road Warriors
Career highlights and awards
	PBA champion (2003 All-Filipino); PBA Finals MVP (2003 All-Filipino); PBA Most Valuable Player (2003); 17× PBA All-Star (1999, 2001, 2003–2012, 2015–2019); 2× PBA All-Star Game MVP (2004, 2006); 4× PBA Mythical First Team (2003, 2007, 2008, 2013); 4× PBA Mythical Second Team (2002, 2009, 2014, 2015); PBA Best Player of the Conference (2003 All-Filipino); 3× PBA All-Defensive Team (2003, 2007, 2008); PBA Comeback Player of the Year (2013); PBA 5,000 Points Club member; PBA 40 Greatest Players; ABL Most Valuable Player (2013);
Men's basketball
Manlalaro mula sa Pilipinas
FIBA Asia Championship
William Jones Cup

Si Pauliasi M. Taulava (ipinanganak noong Marso 2, 1973 sa California, Estados Unidos), o mas kilala bilang Asi Taulava, ay isang Pilipinong manlalaro ng basketbol na kasapi ng koponang NLEX Road Warriors ng Philippine Basketball Association. Kasapi rin siya ng Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas sa mga kumpetisyong sinasalihan ng iba't ibang bansa.

Philippine Basketball League

Noong taong 1997, pumasok si Taulava sa Philippine Basketball League, kung saan naglaro siya para sa Blu Detergent.

Philippine Basketball Association

Mobiline/Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

Noong 1999, pumasok si Taulava sa Philippine Basketball Association, matapos mabigyan siya ng kontrata mula sa Mobiline Phone Pals. Noong 2003, napanalunan ni Taulava ang karangalang Most Valuable Player ng PBA, at napanalunan rin ng Phone Pals ang 2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup.

Coca-Cola Tigers

Noong 2007, napapaunta si Taulava sa koponang Coca-Cola Tigers.

Meralco Bolts

Noong Setyembre 22, 2010, siya ay napunta sa Meralco Bolts bilang kapalit nina Jason Misolas at Khasim Mirza bilang bahagi ng three-team deal sa Barako Bull Energy Boosters.

Mga Nagawa

PBA

Miyembro ng PBA 5,000 point club
2003 PBA Most Valuable Player
2004 PBA All-Stars Game Most Valuable Player (kasama ni Jimmy Alapag)
2009 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Filipino Best Player of the Conference (2003)
Reinforced Finals MVP (2003)
All-Star MVP (2006–2007)
2009 PBA PBA All-Defensive Team
2003 PBA PBA All-Defensive Team
2003 Mythical First Team
2008 Mythical First Team
2009 Mythical First Team
2002 Mythical Second Team

International

2002 Philippines-Chinese Taipei Basketball Series
2002 Philippines-Qatar Basketball Series
2002 Philippines-Melbourne Tigers Basketball Series
2002 Four Nations Invitational Tournament (Italy), 3rd place
2002 Asian Games, 4th place
2005 William Jones Cup, 3rd place (Tanso)
2005 Brunei Cup champions
2006 Philippines-Lebanon Basketball Series
2006 Brunei Cup champions
2007 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
2007 SEABA champions
2007 William Jones Cup, 3rd place (Tanso)
2007 Four Nations Invitational Tournament (Philippines) champions
2007 Philippines-Kuwait Basketball Series
2007 FIBA Asia Championship, 9th place
2009 Philippines-Australian Great White Sharks Basketball Series
2009 Philippines-PBA All-Star Exhibition Series
2009 SEABA champions
2011 Smart Ultimate All-Star Challenge (Smart Gilas)
2011 William Jones Cup, 3rd place (Tanso)
2013 ASEAN Basketball League MVP
2015 William Jones Cup, 2nd place (Pilak)
2015 FIBA Asia Championship, 2nd place (Pilak)

Panlabas na kawing

(sa Ingles) PBA.ph Profile ni Asi Taulava
(sa Ingles) Estadistika ni Asi Taulava sa ABA

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