Should I
call this a preseason?
How about
a midseason?
How about
a pre-post season?
Honestly,
I’m glad the PBA is pushing the start of their season to March.
With that
said, they could have just scheduled their draft AFTER the Governors Cup
Finals. Why have teams speed up the preseason process IF the said process would
have been totally UNNECESSARY!
Anyway,
this is the totally NECESSARY 2020 PBA
Transaction Tracker. I would have said “Loyalty Swap” or "free agent tracker" but for some reason,
TT sounds mind-numbingly cool.
I am going
to list down all the events that happened AFTER the PBA Draft held last
December 8, 2019. If we’re going to flashback for a bit, five players were
selected via a special draft with the first five drafting order teams at the
forefront and then a regular draft will ensue with the same five teams on top
of the list.
Basically,
not only did the Columbian Dyip hit paydirt with Isaac Go… said paydirt had a
treasure chest underneath it in the form of Fil-Am Roosevelt Adams.
So this is
the 2020 PBA Transaction Tracker!
DECEMBER 10, 2019
PHOENIX FUEL MASTERS | RECEIVES JAKE
PASCUAL
ALASKA ACES | RECEIVES PHOENIX’S 2020
SECOND ROUND PICK
This is
basically a salary dump by Alaska to a willing partner. Over the years, Alaska
has sent the likes of Calvin Abueva, RJ Jazul, and Cyrus Baguio to Phoenix for
either draft picks or budget-friendly players. Jake Pascual is no different.
DECEMBER 13, 2019
MAGNOLIA HOTSHOTS | RECEIVES
JACKSON CORPUZ
COLUMBIAN DYIP | RECEIVES ALDRECH
RAMOS
Aldrech
Ramos may have been Chito Victolero’s top dog when he helped the then-Mahindra
team attain the best conference in their young PBA journey but I guess this
is only because the former San Juan Knight didn’t have Ian Sangalang and Marc
Pingris at his disposal. The entry of Aris Dionisio made Ramos expendable.
Also, Corpuz is a better fit to play the second-stringer role.
JANUARY 6, 2020
ALASKA ACES | RECEIVES MIKE
DIGREGORIO AND TNT’S 2023 SECOND ROUND PICK
TNT KATROPA | RECEIVES SIMON ENCISO
I guess
TNT found Mike DiGregorio’s insane field goal attempting a bit much. In terms
of facilitating, Simon Enciso is better and in some ways, reminds you of a
young Ryan Reyes. DiGregorio is not a shabby player as well – as I see him in
the mold of Josh Urbiztondo. But yeah, if my comparison is an indication, there
is a reason why Reyes is a TNT player since 2010 and why Urbiztondo has yet to
play in the MVP banner.
JANUARY 9, 2020
NORTHPORT BATANG PIER | RECEIVES
KELLY NABONG
SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN | RECEIVES
RUSSEL ESCOTO
I get this
trade for San Miguel. Nabong is a locker room disruptor. They need to find a way to stop the second round of violence between
Nabong, Arwind Santos, and Ronald Tubid. Getting rid of the volatile
big man is the best option there is. Besides, receiving Escoto is like
re-writing the wrongs they did a couple of seasons back when they chose Arnold
Van Opstal instead of the FEU banger. AVO would have been the perfect Columbian
Dyip big man and Escoto would have been delighted to learn the ropes from the
guys he idolized. With that said, I don’t get why Northport would subject their
selves to another Kelly Nabong run. I mean, I am not dissing Nabong here as he
is a good second-stringer in the mold of former Shell forward Jay Mendoza. But
the Batang Pier has had the forward from 2013 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2018. If
it didn’t work the first time and it didn’t work for a second time, then what
makes them think that this Nabong experiment could work for the third time?
JANUARY 14, 2020
TNT KATROPA | RECEIVES ED DAQUIOAG
RAIN OR SHINE ELASTO PAINTERS |
RECEIVES TNT’S 2020, 2021 (FROM NORTHPORT), AND 2022 (FROM SMB) SECOND ROUND
PICKS
A week
after trading Mike DiGregorio, TNT struck again with Ed Daquioag. I approve of
this trade only because TNT has had its share of weak lineups for some time now
and moreover, the Elasto Painters have at their disposal Mike Nieto, Adrian
Wong, Clint Doliguez, Prince Rivero, and Vince Tolentino. Rain or Shine can
package their players with the picks if, for some reason, they want to “trade up”.
JANUARY 16, 2020
BLACKWATER ELITE | RECEIVES RON
DENNISON
PHOENIX FUEL MASTERS | RECEIVES
BRIAN HERUELA
At the
surface, this could have been a one-for-one trade between two barely used
players. With that said, Phoenix may have had a diamond in the rough in the
Heruela. In case, San Miguel wants to get June Mar Fajardo’s bosom buddy back,
then they’ll have a lot to gain in this swap. Perhaps a future first-round pick
or a chance to obtain the rights to whatever seldom used star they could pawn?
Better yet, Heruela could serve as a compensation package since the Fuel
Masters only started their 2019 PBA Draft process in the fourth round.
JANUARY 17, 2020
TNT KATROPA | SIGNS JJAY ALEJANDRO
I don’t
know how the former NU star would fare in this scenario but at the moment, he
is going to battle for a rotation spot against the likes of Jayson Castro,
Bobby Ray Parks, RR Pogoy, Almond Vosotros, JK Casino, Kib Montalbo, and the
aforementioned Enciso and Daquioag.
JANUARY 20, 2020
PHOENIX FUEL MASTERS | RECEIVES
SOLOMON MERCADO
NORTHPORT BATANG PIER | RECEIVES LA
REVILLA AND REY GUEVARRA
Three men, in
some ways are going full circle. For almost four months, Mercado was part of
Phoenix’s conduit predecessor – Barako Bull Energy. With that said, The
Sol-Train is, unfortunately, continuing his journeyman ways. Up next is LA
Revilla – and is going to return to the team that drafted him. Much like
Mercado, Revilla only lasted a conference in GlobalPort before returning to the
D-League. But I guess the suckiest part of this part is Fafa Rey Guevarra – the
former Smart-Gilas star who has since moved from team to team to team. From
2012 to 2013, Guevarra has been part of GlobalPort and even its predecessor –
Powerade Tigers. All in all, Guevarra has seen action in six PBA teams and one
MPBL squad (Muntinlupa Cagers). The 33-year-old Letran Knight could either get
released to the MPBL or earn himself his sixth slam dunk title as a seldom-used
reserve.
0 Comments: