The entry of shifty guard Rey Nambatac to TNT’s fold right after the three-player trade involving Blackwater was approved, will certainly guarantee the Tropang Giga a dependable guard in the coming Philippine Basketball Association season.<\/p>\n
Team manager Jojo Lastimosa sees Nambatac, acquired from the Bossing in a trade with big man Jewel Ponferada and guard Kib Montalbo, as equally valuable as Mikey Williams, the highly-talented but disgruntled guard, whose contract was terminated by the Tropang Giga in the season just passed.<\/p>\n
“I see Rey as a stabilizing player and a dependable scorer. He’s not a Mikey, but Rey can demand attention from defenders,” wrote Lastimosa in a Viber message to Pinoystep.com.<\/p>\n
No one player can replicate Williams’ contribution at TNT, but to make up for the absence of the two-time champion and two-time Finals Most Valuable Player, the Tropang Giga will have to fill in that huge void by acquiring multiple players.<\/p>\n
Aside from getting Nambatac, TNT also elevated Almond Vosotros and Ping Exciminiano, two guards who cna bring different dynamics to the Tropang Giga.<\/p>\n
Vosotros was a top 3×3 player and has been the source of production of TNT’s multiple-champion team in the previous standalone tournament.<\/p>\n
With the 3×3 event scrapped, Vosotros became available and immediately, he was signed up by his mother team to shore up the team’s backcourt along with Exciminiano.<\/p>\n
“We needed more guards, so we picked up Vosotros and Exciminiano from 3×3,” added Lastimosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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