Levanga Hokkaido’s Filipino import Dwight Ramos in the Japan B.League. –B.LEAGUE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Well, it’s safe to say that Dwight Ramos shares the same sentiments with a lot of Filipinos after the Korean Basketball League Finals.
During the B.League Final Week event, Ramos was asked about his thoughts on fellow Gilas Pilipinas mainstay Carl Tamayo and his most recent accolade in the KBL.
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‘HE SHOULD’VE BEEN FINALS MVP’
Dwight Ramos has a hot take regarding Carl Tamayo’s championship win with Changwon in the KBL. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/7O7rcX8c4K
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) May 24, 2025
Of course, he was ecstatic for his Gilas teammate. He also offered his two-cents worth on Tamayo missing out on a major award after leading the Changwon LG Sakers’ KBL breakthrough at the expense of the Seoul SK Knights.
“[He] should’ve gotten the Finals MVP,” said a giddy Ramos at Gateway Mall on Friday. “That was big time. He now won one championship in the B.League and one in Korea, so I was happy for him.”
Changwon’s Carl Tamayo poses with the KBL trophy.–Photo from Carl Tamayo’s Instagram
Tamayo added to his already stacked resume a few weeks back when he helped the city of Changwon win a KBL title for the first time.
However, Tamayo, who averaged 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds in the seven-game series, didn’t win the Finals MVP plum which surprised a lot of the Filipino fans.
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That citation would end up with Heo Il-Young, who averaged 8.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in the best-of-seven duel and scored 14 in the Game 7 win over the SK Knights.
Tamayo, who spearheaded Changwon’s 3-0 start in the finals, notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the LG Sakers’ 62-58 victory in the title-clinching Game 7.
The KBL crown was the 24-year-old Tamayo’s second pro title after winning his first as a member of the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the B.League two years ago.
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