Justin Chua finds himself back at TNT after six years. (Photo courtesy of PBA Images) MANILA - The PBA trade committee approved a three-team trade involving TNT, NLEX and Phoenix on Wednesday. The trade saw Justin Chua going back with the Tropang Giga after nearly six years. Chua and Paul Varilla were sent to TNT, while NLEX got Jake Pascual and Sean Anthony from Phoenix in exchange. The Fuel Masters, on the other hand, acquired JJay Alejandro and Raul Soyud from the Tropang Giga as well as one of the Road Warriors' second-round picks for the upcoming draft, the one that would end up as the earliest to be selected. TNT gave up its own future second-rounder, the one they have for the Season 52 Draft, to Phoenix to sweeten the pot. Chua briefly played for the Tropang Giga in the 2017-18 season before his career blossomed when he was traded to the Fuel Masters. He was later named the team captain for Road Warriors when he was traded there, but when Frankie Lim took over the head coach
Frankie Lim is taking over the helm at NLEX following the departure of former head coach Yeng Guiao.
Frankie Lim
Lim reportedly agreed to a deal to be the Road Warriors head coach on Tuesday, Sept. 20, marking his return to the PBA since he was tapped as an assistant then eventually as the hea
MANILA - Calvin Oftana will now be part of TNT Tropang Giga after the league's trade committee approved a three-team trade with NLEX Road Warriors and Blackwater Bossing on Monday. The Road Warriors sent Oftana and Raul Soyud to the Tropang Giga, who then gave up Troy Rosario and Gab Banal to the Bossing, who in turn shipped Brandon Rosser to the Road Warriors. Blackwater also gave up its second round picks for the Season 48 and Season 51 drafts to NLEX. Rosario and Banal's arrival will give the Bossing a huge boost as they look to begin the PBA Commissioner's Cup on a winning note right in the very first game of the conference against the Bay Area Dragons on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Oftana, on the other hand, finds himself under the tutelage of coach Chot Reyes again at the Tropang Giga camp nearly a month after he was called up to Gilas Pilipinas for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Rosser, the first overall pick of this year&#
The trade centered on rising star Calvin Oftana along with Gilas stalwart Troy Rosario and 2022 first round pick Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser finally got the approval of the PBA trade committee on Monday, Sept. 19.
Brandon Ganuelas Rosser (left) , Calvin Oftana and Troy Rosario see themselves switchi