PETRON: The Winner of the Draft

After Barber Speak blog conducted a poll about what team is their "winner" of the Draft, the results showed that Petron Blaze Boosters was the clear winner of the draft. Definitely, the movement done by the recent Governor's Cup Champ was really an A. Powerade was close 2nd place in the poll followed by the Aces.

Poll Summary:

1. Petron = 42%
2. Powerade = 29%
3. Alaska = 15%
4. Rain or Shine = 7%
5. Others = 7%

Let us discuss the draft summary:

Petron Blaze Boosters:

• The return of the Cebuano Hot shot provide them the missing piece to their team, a scoring, shooting guard.
• The acquisition of Gilas Player Chris Lutz gave them a hardworking small forward. This gave Arwind Santos more freedom to play at the 4th position without sacrificing talent at the three position. 
• Without Jaywash and Rabeh for the All-Filipino Cup, and with the trade involving Mick Pennisi, Carlo Sharma is a welcome addition.Especially that Sharma was having a good PBA 36th season, there is no doubt that this former green archer will have playing time for the next season.
• Filemon Fernandez and Gerard Lapuz will definitely add depth to the team especially with the departure of Duncil, Hubalde and Tugade.

Powerade Tigers:

• Drafting Casio and Lassiter gave the Tigers  more scoring option. Definitely, the lone scorer of the Tiigers last season Gary David is really happy with the addition to their team.
• Without Rob Reyes and the trade to Jr Quinahan gave Powerade problems in their middle. Only Will Antonio( originally  guard/forward) and Doug Kramer are manning the Middle.
• A problem for the Tigers: Yes they can score, but with their small line up, can they rebound?
• Maybe the big man issue was the turning point why the Tigers was not the clear winner of the draft. Their team improve, but not a top 5 team.

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "

PBA Player Movements, PLUS 2 players withdraws from the draft

FIRST TRADE MOVEMENT:

And it's official! JR Quinahan unites with his former coach Yeng Guiao. This is a nice trade for both teams. Let's discuss the trade:

For Powerade:

1. Josh will be a big help form powerade's wing rotation. his shooting can provide the spot that left by Mark macapagal.
2. Doug Kramer's addition gave Powerade a true hardworking big man. 

For ROS

1. Having JR gave Ros another banger.
2. As what Coach Yeng said, giving up josh gave the team a slot for their 2nd pick in this Sunday's draft.
3. Why get Norman Gonzales? 

SECOND TRADE MOVEMENT:

With the approval of Commisioner Salud, the 5th pick returns to the Llamados, while shopinas will choose a BMEG player for that 5th pick, the choices: Raymundo, Maeirhofer, Villanueva, Urbitztondo, Allado, Adducul, Acuna, and Fernandez. 

A good choice for me  is getting Rico Maierhofer, it's nice to see Rico reunites with his former head coach franz pumaren. For Llamados' pick, getting Andy Barroca is a wise choice.

DRAFT WITHDRAWAL:

Also, based form PBA's statistician, only 2 players withdraw for this coming draft. They are Christopher Pestano and Raymond Montaniel.

source: twitter updates of sir fidel mangonon, snow badua, and jaemark tordecilla of firequinito.com

" Philip Zuñiga is a graduate of Philippine Normal University. He is a certified sports fan since 1996. "