Published March 14, 2021, 10:57 AM
Fellow colleagues, fans and observers have been spending the past few weeks doing their own mock version of the PBA Rookie Draft to figure out where the best players from the list of 86 applicants are going to end up with.
With the draft proceedings slated Sunday, March 14, 2021, this writer opted to join the bandwagon to figure out if teams prefer to take the best talent available or go for a player that can fill what the team needs.
The following are predictions for the first round, and it appears that the first three, four or five picks are a mere formality, with some of the rest likely could be different by the time the real draft takes place.
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Published March 13, 2021, 3:46 PM
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Terrafirma is all set to welcome Joshua Munzon as its No. 1 overall pick on Sunday, March 14, when the PBA holds this year’s Rookie Draft virtually for the first time.
Barring a last-minute change of draft, the Dyip plans to select Munzon to kickoff the 4 p.m. proceedings which will see teams make selections from a list of 86 applicants.
Munzon is considered as the consensus top selection in this year’s draft after a splendid career in the ASEAN Basketball League, PBA D-League and Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3.
The 26-year-old from California should be a fitting replacement to CJ Perez, who Terrafirma decided to part ways with by trading him to San Miguel Beer in late-January.