MANILA - Blackwater's massive rebuilding continued after getting two players from Alaska in a trade that was approved by the PBA Trade Committee on Tuesday. The Bossing acquired point guard Jvee Casio and center Barkley Ebona from the Aces, who in turn got spitfire guard Mike Tolomia and the Bossing's second-round pick for the PBA Season 48 Draft. The swap was consummated by daytime as confirmed by Blackwater coach Ariel Vanguardia to the Philippine News Agency, but in an uncommon act, the PBA only announced the approval of the deal by nighttime. The trade marks the end to Casio's nine-season stint as Alaska's primary point guard. However, the 34-year-old veteran's number dipped a bit during the PBA Philippine Cup, only averaging 6.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 0.9 steals in a little over 20 and a half minutes of playing time per game. Meanwhile, Ebona, who had a promising rookie season last year, also took a dive in his stats, only playing in six games a
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The top performers of the 2019 PBA season and the 2020 bubble campaign get their well-deserved recognition on Sunday during the PBA Press Corps virtual Awards Night at the TV5 Media Center.
Champion coaches Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel’s Leo Austria join Commissioner Willie Marcial and Board Chairman Ricky Vargas as special guests in the hour-long event presented by Cignal TV.
The special program, hosted by Rizza Diaz and Carlo Pamintuan, will be shown over PBA Rush on Monday (March 8) at 7 p.m.
The Awards Night will be a two-in-one ceremony as awardees of the previous season stands side-by-side with their bubble counterparts after last year’s scheduled event by the group who covers the PBA beat was called off at the last minute following the outbreak of the pandemic.