NLEX’s Bolick, San Miguel’s Fajardo lead PBA BPC race

MANILA, Philippines — NLEX guard Robert Bolick is pacing the Best Player of the Conference race at the end of the eliminations, the PBA announced.

Bolick, who led the Road Warriors to a top-seed finish following the eliminations, is holding a slim lead in the BPC race with 41.9 statistical points.

He is averaging 20.5 points, a league-leading 8.8 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

NLEX finished the eliminations with a 10-2 win-loss record. This is the league’s franchise-record in wins, and it is the first time in seven years that the Road Warriors finished as the top seed.

Breathing down his neck is San Miguel center June Mar Fajardo, who has 39.5 SPs.

The big man finished the eliminations with 16.8 points, a league-best among locals 14.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, a steal and 0.7 block per contest.

Third in the list is Barangay Ginebra’s RJ Abarrientos, who averages a local-high 21.5 points per game, to go with 5.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game en route to 37.5 SPs.

Phoenix’s Ricci Rivero (34.9 SPs) and Magnolia’s Zav Lucero (33.5 SPs) complete the top five.

Terrafirma’s Jerrick Ahanmisi (32.8 SPs,) Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson (32.3 Sps,) San Miguel’s CJ Perez (31.6 SPs,) NLEX’s Schonny Winston (31.1 SPs) and Meralco’s CJ Caninso (29.9 SPs) round up the top 10. 

Meanwhile, TNT Tropang 5G’s superstar import Bol Bol, as expected, is leading the contest for Best Import. 

He is on top of the league in scoring (38.2 points) and blocking (4.3 blocks) per game. He has 59.4 SPs at the end of the elimination round.

The former NBA player is also averaging 14.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
At distant second place is Bennie Boatwright, who averages 32.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He has 53.4 SPs. 

NLEX’s Cady Lalanne (50.6 SPs,) Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee (50.3 SPs) and Rain or Shine’s Jaylen Johnson (47.8 SPs) are the three other reinforcements in the list.