Published February 2, 2021, 2:28 PM
CJ Perez (Photo from PBA Images)
CJ Perez, the young star of struggling Terrafirma, is officially heading to San Miguel Beer where he hopes to restore its PBA dominance.
The PBA Commissioner’s Office gave the green light on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 for Terrafirma to ship Perez to SMB in exchange for three player and two first round draft picks.
Under the deal approved by the PBA’s trade committee, the Beermen sent role players Russell Escoto, Gelo Alolino and Matt Ganuelas-Rosser plus their first round selection in the draft set March 14 and another in 2022 in order to receive the 2019 Rookie of the Year.
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PBA SCORING LEADER CJ PEREZ is headed to the San Miguel Beermen after his trade papers from the Terrafirma Dyip were approved by the leagueâs trade committee. â PBA IMAGES
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Senior Reporter
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissionerâs Office approved on Tuesday the revised deal sending league scoring leader CJ Perez to the San Miguel Beermen.
Submitted for approval last week, the PBAâs trade committee pored over the details of the deal at the weekend before coming up with its decision.
The deal has Mr. Perez going from the Terrafirma Dyip to the Beermen in exchange for role players Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, Russell Escoto, and Gelo Alolino, along with San Miguelâs first-round rookie picks for this yearâs draft  (eighth) and in 2022.