With the Slashers losing their Southern Conference title to their bitter rivals, changes were in order for the team. They released Lito Aguilar, hometown players Nonoy Sayon and Ryan Gamboa, and Fil-Ams Dean Labayen and Dorian Pena during the offseason. Pena and Gamboa found a home in Pasig Rizal Pirates while Sayon played for archrival Cebu Gems. They signed up free agent guard Dennis Madrid, free agent forward Ruben dela Rosa (also Romy's brother) and acquired forwards Cid White from Nueva Ecija Patriots and Alvin Teng from the Laguna Lakers.