Published February 8, 2021, 2:28 PM
Joshua Munzon (Photo from Chooks to Go)
It is no secret that Terrafirma is interested in Fil-Am Joshua Munzon but it’s too early to tell if he is going to be the team’s No. 1 overall pick in next month’s PBA Rookie Draft.
Dyip governor Bobby Rosales has mentioned the 6-foot-4 Munzon as a candidate although he said that there is no decision yet as to who will the team select as the top overall draft.
“Yes he’s on the list… I think there are 12 players (on the list),” Rosales said in jest when contacted Monday by
Fil-Am player Joshua Munzon, a potential No. 1 overall pick in next month’s PBA Rookie Draft, said he was surprised when Terrafirma shipped CJ Perez to San Miguel Beer, ending what he thinks is a fun and talented young core for the franchise starting this year.
Published January 30, 2021, 3:46 PM
If given the approval, CJ Perez will add firepower to San Miguel, which also anticipates the return of six-time MVP June Mar Fajardo. (Photo from PBA Images)
If you would ask former PBA commissioner Noli Eala, he believes that teams should always aim to win.
Eala said that while teams “will do everything to win,” the league should ensure the fairness of trades amid the controversial pending transaction that will ship Terrafirma star CJ Perez to San Miguel Beer.
“PBA teams will do everything to win. That’s inherent in competition. It’s up to the PBA to ensure the propriety in trades that are supposed to achieve that goal while keeping league integrity,” said Eala through his Twitter account.
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AMONG THE PLAYERS who beat the deadline for PBA draft application was La Salle point guard Aljun Melecio. (UAAP)
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PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) teams looking to shore up their rosters by way of the rookie draft will have many to choose from as a record number of aspirants submitted their applications.
As the application deadline set by the league lapsed on Wednesday, a record of 97 players made themselves available for the 2021 Draft proceedings set for March 14.
The number broke the previous record of 91 set in the 2014 rookie draft.
The rookie talent pool includes top collegiate and pro-am standouts and 31 Fil-foreigners who are hoping to barge into Asia’s first play-for-pay league and take their basketball journeys to another level.
Published January 27, 2021, 1:07 PM
The PBA Board of Governors during a meeting at the league office in Libis. (PBA Images)
The direction of the Rookie Draft and the possible participation of the league’s best teams in the East Asia Super League will be the main agendas Thursday in the first meeting of the PBA Board of Governors for the calendar year.
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and team governors from all 12 ballclubs are set to discuss the likelihood of having a second straight special draft for Gilas Pilipinas which is separate from the regular proceedings.
Talks of a Gilas draft gained traction in the past few days after national team pool members Will Navarro, Jaydee Tungcab and Calvin Oftana submitted their applications.