2001 PBA season

The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Notable occurrences

During the pre-season, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they dangled Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 96 million peso offersheet. The league though, nullified the said deal since it was believed that the offersheet violated the team's salary cap.
There were three different champions in the season as San Miguel Beer figured in all three championships while Batang Red Bull and Sta.Lucia won their first-ever title.
Danny Ildefonso of San Miguel became the third player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for two straight seasons, Ildefonso also sets a record by sweeping the season's best player of the conference award, his unprecedented feat started in 2000 when he emerged as the award winner in the Commissioner's Cup and Governor's Cup, his BPC wins surpassed the
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