Mikey Williams signs with Converge at last to end long PBA layoff

MANILA, Philippines – Mikey Williams returns to the PBA after a three-year layoff.

Nearly a year since Converge acquired his rights, the 34-year-old guard signed with the FiberXers at last, the team announced on Wednesday, March 4. 

“The wait is over! Mikey Williams is now a FiberXer,” Converge wrote on its social media accounts.

Williams, a season MVP runner-up and a First Mythical Team member, last saw action in the PBA when he helped lead TNT to the 2023 Governors’ Cup crown.

He powered the Tropang 5G to two championships throughout his two-year stint with the franchise, with both of those title runs seeing him win Finals MVP honors. 

While Williams proved to be a key piece for TNT, his relationship with the team soured when he prompted a negotiation for a fresh deal at the end of the 2022-2023 season even as he signed a three-year extension just a year prior. 

The Tropang 5G terminated Williams’ contract in 2023 and then traded him to the FiberXers in 2025 in exchange for Jordan Heading. 

Williams is the latest addition to a busy Converge squad that made several moves during the break, acquiring Calvin Abueva from Titan Ultra and Jonnel Policarpio from NLEX.

Having not made the semifinals in franchise history, the FiberXers hope Williams’ arrival would allow them to get over the hump in the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup, where his former team TNT is tipped as an early favorite as the Tropang 5G tapped 7-foot-3 former NBA player Bol Bol.

Converge will also be reinforced by a former NBA player in seven-foot center Kylor Kelley, who had stints with the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans. – Rappler.com