Cariaso: Manuel trade gives us better chance at drafting quality big man
9hVishal Dikshit
Alaska Aces coach Jeff Cariaso believes the trade that sent veteran forward Vic Manuel to Phoenix on Tuesday puts the team in a better position to acquire a young and quality big man, whom he hopes could contribute right away in the upcoming 2021 PBA season.
After over a month of back and forth talks with various interested teams, Cariaso felt Phoenix offered them a better deal at the end of the day. It s nice that finally, it s over because now we can focus on moving forward, Cariaso told ESPN5, shortly after the transaction had been approved by the five-man PBA trade committee. I m excited with having an extra first round pick next year, while it s also important that we are able to move up in the draft for the first round (this year).