Tenorio tuloy na sa Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines - Tuloy na ang pag-alis ni pointguard LA Tenorio sa Alaska at ang kanyang hinihintay na paglalaro para sa Barangay Ginebra.
Inaprubahan kahapon ni PBA Commissioner Chito Salud ang isang five-team trade na kinasasangkutan ng Aces, Gin Kings, Barako Bull Energy, Petron at Global Port Batang Pier, bumili sa prangkisa ng Powerade Tigers.
Sa unang trade, nakuha ng Ginebra si two-time PBA Most Valuable Player Willie Miller kapalit ni 6-foot-6 Rico Villanueva.
Dinala naman ng Gin Kings si Miller sa Batang Pier kasama ang kanilang 2014 first round pick para mahugot si JVee Casio.
Ibinigay ng Ginebra si Casio, ang 2011 PBA No. 1 overall pick, pati ang kanilang 2015 second round pick sa Alaska para makuha si Tenorio.
“We have been approached by many teams for LA and they have all been denied because we felt LA was an integral part of our team,” sabi ni Aces General Manager Joaqui Trillo. “However, looking forward, we also see the promise of JV and feel he can bring a lot to Alaska. So we are taking a leap of faith but a calculated one.”
Ang dating Ateneo Blue Eagle na si Tenorio ang hinirang na bayani sa paghahari ng Smart Gilas Pilipinas II sa nakaraang 34th W. Jones Cup sa Taipei kung saan siya tinanghal na Most Valuable Player.
Nakasama ni Tenorio sa Gilas II sina Alaska players Sonny Thoss at Mac Baracael.
“We lent three of our key players to the Jones Cup tournament because we knew it was a big tournament and we are proud of the entire team’s accomplishment. But it’s also time that other companies step up their support of the national team as we have been doing so since the mid-90s,” ani team owner Wilfred Steven Uytengsu.
Bukod kay Tenorio, nakipaghiwalay na rin ang Aces kina Wesley Gonzales at Hans Paul Thiele kapalit ni Dondon Hontiveros ng Petron Blaze.
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