FIRST it was Scott Burrell. Now it could be Isaiah Rider.

After Burrell showed everyone what a legitimate US National Basketball Association star and championship ring owner can do, Rider is said to be interested in playing in the Philippine Basketball Association.

?He is available and he wants to play. I can bring him over,? said US-based player agent Sam Unera, who is responsible for bringing in Burrell to the Red Bull Barako fold. ?Even if the salary?s low, it?s okay with him. All he wants is a second chance.?

Burrell played alongside Michael Jordan on the last Chicago Bulls squad that won an NBA championship. Despite jetlag, Burrell put up quite a show and contributed 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, six steals and a blocked shot in 38 minutes, as the Thunder snapped Sta. Lucia Realty?s winning streak, 89-74, on Sunday.

Rider is said to be amenable to receiving the maximum $14,000 monthly pay offered by the PBA, if only to get another chance at proving he has shed his bad-boy image.