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Pessumal’s outside snipping also came in handy during the last Philippine Cup bubble when the team lost Terrence Romeo to a shoulder injury and veteran wingman Marcio Lassiter was not playing 100 percent healthy.
“Alam ko hindi pumayag sila coach Leo [Austria] na bitawan si Pessumal,” said a person privy to the deal who refused to be identified as he is not in an official capacity to talk about the trade that rocked the league.
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“Ang original talaga niyan is Pessumal and Alolino only, tapos yung first round,” added the source.
The two parties then revised the original package and eventually, added Matt Ganuelas Rosser and Russel Escoto to the trade, which both teams agreed. That version of the deal was sent to the Commissioner’s Office for approval.
Published December 22, 2020, 3:29 PM
Jason Brickman took an initial step in finally making his entry in the PBA after being one of the early applicants for the Rookie Draft slated March 14.
The PBA’s official website said that the former playmaker of San Miguel Alab Pilipinas and Mighty Sports Philippines was one of six players who formally submitted their names recently at the league office in Libis.
Other players who filed their applications were Brickman’s ex-Alab teammates Jeremiah Gray and Brandon Rosser, Andre Paras, Matthew Kyle Sanchez and Shem Kenneth Magallanes.
Brickman is set to take his act in the PBA, taking advantage of the decision to relax its rules for applicants.
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