Matthew Wright would rather focus on the present than think of what the future holds for him as his stay in Phoenix Super LPG is nearing its end.
The Fuel Masters’ star did admit that he’s given it some thought but insisted that the upcoming PBA Philippine Cup is where his sights are locked in as he chooses not to comment any further to avoid creating distractions to the team.
“I’ve given it some thought. The specifics? I’m not gonna really get into detail with it. I’m not gonna get into details right now,” said the 31-year-old during the league’s Media Day, Thursday at the Novotel Manila Araneta City.
“I don’t want to distract the team. I don’t want to distract the management and the coaching staff and all that stuff,” he furthered.
Wright is set to become a free agent soon as the three-year deal he signed in 2019 will expire at the end of the conference. And the Fil-Canadian guard himself admitted previously that there have been offers from overseas.
He has expressed openness as well to the possibilities surrounding his career. Then again, fulfilling his obligations with Phoenix is of topmost priority.
“I was telling the guys earlier that I committed in 2019 for three years, and I intend to play until the very last second of that contract. That’s what being professional is about,” said the former Gilas Pilipinas draftee.
“Nothing’s gonna change at all,” he added. “I’m gonna practice early, go hard and you’re gonna get the same Matthew Wright.”
Once the deal expires when the clock strikes September 1, that’s when Wright will have to decide on his future. And he’s open to resigning as long as certain conditions are met.
But when asked what he’d consider staying with the team, the St. Bonaventure product had this to say: “That’s tough to answer because I’ve given everything I possibly could to this franchise. And no one can say anything.
“The season is still going on. Negotiations are still going on. So I think it’s gonna be a matter of us meeting halfway. That’s how it is. I go high, they go low, and we meet in the middle. That’s how negotiations in the business aspect works.”
