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PHOENIX SUPER LPG COACH TOPEX ROBINSON said all the players they got in the recent PBA rookie draft will be given a shot at a roster spot. PBA IMAGES
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THE Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters and Blackwater Bossing are out to shore up their roster for the coming Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season and looking at every option they have, including tapping the late picks they have in the recent rookie draft.
Among the busier teams in the draft proceedings last weekend, both the Fuel Masters and Bossing were pleased with the selections they had, and now in the process of evaluating where these players fit in.
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Torralba, who played for La Salle and Emilio Aguinaldo College in the college ranks, and the Makati Super Crunch in the MPBL, can definitely be a contributor for Blackwater on the offensive end as he is known for his shooting prowess throughout his career.
Although he is most known as a showbiz personality, Paras is also looking at extending his basketball career after playing college ball with University of the Philippines and San Beda.
In previous seasons, Paras saw action for AMA Online Education in the PBA D-League, and Imus Bandera in the MPBL, in which he made a name for himself as a rebounder, something that Blackwater will need after losing their bigs in Mac Belo and Maurice Shaw due to separate trades.
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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.