Manila, July 17 -- Magnolia Hotshots will parade a new import for its all-important PBA Commissioner's Cup game against TNT KaTropa in the final day of the elimination round on Wednesday night.

The Hotshots tapped the services of former NBA player Rakeem Christmas ahead of their huge 7 p.m. game against the KaTropa at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Following a stellar senior season for Syracuse in the 2015 US NCAA season, Christmas was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft of the same year.

During his two-season stint with Indiana, Christmas bounced around with the NBA squad and its G-League affiliate Fort Wayne.

He is fresh from playing for New Zealand's National Basketball League , where he helped the club reach th...