By Rey Joble

BALIK-IMPORTS Shawn Daniels and James Penny are ready to showcase their wares anew.

Daniels, a resident import of the Air21, which will be known as Burger King starting in the Reinforced Conference, will be back for his third tour of duty in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Penny, who used to be a resident reinforcement of Red Bull, will most likely end up as import of the Coca-Cola Tigers this time around.

Coca-Cola coach Kenneth Duremdes and alternate board governor Gerard Francisco have negotiated with the agent of Penny, who led the Barakos to the 2005-2006 Fiesta Conference crown against the Marquin Chandler-led Purefoods squad.

?Kenneth and Gerard are the ones negotiating with Penny,? said Coca-Cola board governor JB Baylon. ?Most likely, he will end up as our import, although we have also considered some other prospects, including Rashad Bell.?

But Bell, an outstanding player from Boston University and who played briefly for the Tigers last season, is under contract playing in the European Basketball League.

?Daniels and Penny have some sort of similarities, but the most important thing among those similarities is that both of them are team players and make their teammates look better,? said newly installed Burger King coach Yeng Guiao.

Daniels, a 6?6? banger, piloted the Express to a third-place finish in the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference, the team?s best-placed feat prior to its runner-up campaign of the same tournament last season.