As a concession to Kia the PBA board of governors did not allow Blackwater and NLEX to elevate their D - League players .
Kia did not have a basketball team in the PBA D - League .
As a concession to Kia , which did not have a basketball team in the PBA D - League , the PBA board of governors did not allow Blackwater and NLEX to elevate their D - League players .