Two-time PBA Most Valuable Player William "Bogs" Adornado was released by Crispa to U/tex Wranglers after playing only seven games for the Jeans Makers.
The U/Tex Wranglers secured the first finals seat, leaving Toyota and Walk Tall to dispute the other berth via playoff.
Byron "Snake" Jones, who previously played for Toyota and U/Tex and was Honda's import in the Open Conference, was acquired by Walk Tall for the Invitational championship to team up with Sylvester Cuyler.
[1] The Redmanizers failed to sweep the whole conference when they lost Game three of the finals series against Toyota that snapped their winning run.
Two nights later in Game four on December 13, the Redmanizers didn't allow the Tamaraws to gain momentum as they raced to a 24-point lead in the second quarter and coasted to a 105–91 victory and a 3–1 series win for their 8th league championship.