Philippine club team Strong Group is in a race against time to jell with just over a week to go before the Charles Tiu-coached squad sees action in the 2023 Dubai International Championship in United Arab Emirates.

But even with a mixture of young players coming from the collegiate ranks, and backstopped by NBA veterans led by Renaldo Balkman, Nick Young and Shabbaz Muhammad, Tiu is confident that Strong Group could hold its own against the best club teams in the Middle East.

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