WATCH: Renaldo Balkman owes Jimmy Alapag big time

MANILA, Philippines – Much has been said about Renaldo Balkman's pivotal role in scripting San Miguel Alab Pilipinas' ASEAN Basketball League championship story.

How he was an integral cog in Alab's offensive machine.

How he was the big ball of energy to which the Pinoys would turn to during the bleakest of moments.

How he figured as one of the catalysts in the team's early turnaround.

But the Puerto Rican cager, who had long put his dark past behind him through his stellar play with the team, said that it was actually someone else who helped him get his dream realized.

And that is thanks to Jimmy Alapag --someone Balkman has played against in the past here and abroad.

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