Larry Fonacier is the current team manager of the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA. He is also a 7-time PBA champion, a former PBA Rookie of the Year, and a UAAP champion for the Ateneo Blue Eagles.

He joins the Project Offbeat podcast to discuss transitioning from a player to a sports corporate managerial role, the intricacies of player contract negotiations, building a winning culture in NLEX, and the considerations involved in choosing a PBA import.

List of questions include:

• How did you transition from player to NLEX team manager?
• Larry talks about how his wife helped in transition
• Did you really plan to work in front office ever since?
• How do player contract negotiations go?
• How did Larry prepare for this role?
• Do players take pay cuts in exchange for a winning culture?
• Larry talks about building a winning culture in NLEX
• What's your vision for NLEX in 5 years?
• Did your player background help you for this role?
• What's your day-to-day?
• What goes into choosing an NBA import?
• Does PBA Twitter affect Larry's decision as a manager?
• Would you want your players to be on Twitter?
• Advice for people who want to get into this career?
• What goes into the night of the draft?
• Larry talks about the historical 2013 FIBA run

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