Wikipedia - TNT Tropang Giga
The TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990.
The franchise began in 1990 when Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) acquired a PBA franchise. Under PCPPI, the franchise played under the names Pepsi and 7 Up. In 1996, the franchise came under the control of Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) and played under the name Mobiline. In 2001, the franchise was renamed Talk 'N Text after the operations of Piltel was absorbed by Smart Communications.
The team is currently one of three PBA teams under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan – the others are the Meralco Bolts and NLEX Road Warriors. To date, the franchise has won nine official PBA titles (and one special PBA tournament championship), it also remains as one of the league's powerhouses and it is one of the oldest teams in PBA.
TNT Katropa on üks edukamaid meeskondi PBA ajaloos, olles võitnud 13 meistritiitlit. Meeskond on tuntud ka oma rahvusvahelise edu poolest, olles võitnud Aasia meistrite karika 2013. aastal ja 2016. aastal.
Meeskonna praegune koosseis sisaldab mitmeid Filipiinide koondise mängijaid, sealhulgas Jayson Castro, Troy Rosario ja RR Pogoy. TNT Katropa on tuntud ka oma tugeva koduväljakueelise poolest, olles oma kodusaalis Smart Araneta Coliseumis harva kaotanud.
TNT Katropa on Filipiinidel väga populaarne meeskond ja seda peetakse üheks riigi parimaks korvpallimeeskonnaks. Meeskond on tuntud oma kiire mängustiili ja tugeva meeskonnavaimu poolest.