He will be back next conference.
For now, it's still an open negotiation between his current team and the rest who are also interested in his service.
Well, it's either B League or that league that still pays better than the typical contract that PBA players are getting. But despite that, PBA seems not alarmed until now and the talks about the merging of it and some other leagues, let's see how it's going to affect them.
Even if they get alarmed, there's nothing they can do because Japan has a high rate compared to the Philippines, even their minimum wage, there's a huge difference compared to the Philippines. It's just up to the players if they will take the offer or not, I heard before that Terrence Romeo has a huge offer but he choose to stay with SMB.