Philippine PBA Trades, Releases, Sign-ups, Rumours (vol. III)

[mangangalakal]

well like the Kenyon Martin case, BMeg can buy-out the contract of Bowles. But a CBA can only refuse to release Denzle if the CBA is still in-progress and Bowles' team is still playing. If his team had already finsished its CBA season, its imports are free to play elsewhere. Please note unlike the PBA and NBA, the CBA does not do guaranteed contracts wherein the player gets paid every month even if he is not playing or the league is off-season, in the CBA the contract is as good only as the tournament is on-going or is terminated by the team.

IF ever he is terminated... Bowles is a good player and his team Jilin is waaay better than Foshan.

Marcus douthit played in china last season and played for air21 in the 2nd conf...

That's because Douthit's team is the worst team in the CBA. Jilin (Bowles' team) is a playoff contender. If he performs well and carries Jilin to the playoffs then it's highly unlikely that he'll be released unless what sir Nardy said above happens.

Whaaat? You want no more all filipino cup? Lol...your love for foreigners amazes me...i actually want that confi xtended. The all-filipino cup is still the best and most prestigious conference in the pba.

LOLOLOL I don't love foreigners. And I am amazed by your "patriotism".
I want the PBA opened to foreigners year-round to increase the level of competition. Simple as that.
Open player policy or let PBA teams compete in the ABL and the FIBA Champions Cup. Look at WABA. That's how they sharpen their NT players. We are not the NBA. (And even the NBA plays preseason games against Euroleague squads). If PBA owners keep thinking (and acting) like NBA owners, I think our Asian frustration will persist.

Right. The all-Filipino con tells you which team is the best. Imports serve only as buffers.

I think it's a non sequitur

[asapa11]

from PX

Step 1
Ginebra trades John Wilson and Second Round pick? to Barko
Barako trades Ronald Tubid to Ginebra

Step 2
Barako trades Jimbo Aquino and John Wilson to Petron
Petron trades Joseph Yeo and Petron’ s Second round pick to Barako

Step 3
Petron trades Jimbo Aquino, John Wilson, Noy Baclao and Denok Miranda to Air 21
Air 21 trades James Sena, RenRen Ritualo, Air 21’s 2013 First Round Draft pick and Air 21’s Second Round Draft pick

Step4
Petron trades James Sena, Jay Washington and Air 21’s 2013 First Round Draft pick To Barako Bull
Barako Bull trades Danny Siegle, Doug Kramer and 5th Overall pick to Petron

Step 5
Barako trades James Sena, Jay Washington and Air 21’s 2013 First Round Draft pick to Ginebra
Ginebra trades Kerby Raymundo, Nino Caneleta and 6th Overall Pick to Barako Bull

SUMMARY:

Barako IN - More Assets
Joseph Yeo, Kerby Raymundo, Nino Caneleta, Ginebra’s 6th Overall pick and Second Round pick? and Petron’ s 2012 Second round pick
Barako OUT
Ronald Tubid, Jimbo Aquino, Danny Siegle, Doug Kramer and 5th Overall

Air 21 IN - Got the Big and the PG
Jimbo Aquino, John Wilson, Noy Baclao and Denok Miranda
Air 21 OUT
RenRen Ritualo, James Sena, Air 21’s 2013 First Round Draft pick and Air 21’s Second Round Draft pick

Ginebra IN Got JWash and the Pick
Ronald Tubid, James Sena, Jay Washington and Air 21’s 2013 First Round Draft pick
Ginebra OUT
John Wilson, Kerby Raymundo, Nino Caneleta 6th Overall Pick and 8th Overall Pick

Petron IN - Got Danny Back
RenRen Ritualo, Danny Siegle, Doug Kramer, 5th Overall pick, Air 21’s Second Round Draft pick
Petron OUT
Jay Washington, Joseph Yeo , Noy Baclao, Denok Miranda and Petron’ s Second round pick

is this confirmed? or at least a legit rumor?

[nardy]

is this confirmed? or at least a legit rumor?

with Petron getting Dynamite Danny and the Rainman after they added Marcio and Dondon earlier, why do I feel we'll not see Chris Lutz back in Petron.

[Jordan Bruiseter]

is this confirmed? or at least a legit rumor?

Almost there...hoping to have Yeo and/or Tubid in Air21. If not, well...

[durden_tyler]

AKTV TAKES PBA COVERAGE UP ANOTHER LEVEL

MACAU. – TV5 is taking on an expanded role to help the PBA and its players reach out to more fans and further expand gross sales while boosting its own drive to recoup its huge investment.

Bobby Barreiro, the chief operating officer and executive vice president of TV5, on Saturday said the network is committed to further stoke fan interest, giving them a more personal and up-close look at the league and their favorite players.

"We want to get more fans involved, more engaged in the PBA, especially with their favorite players," Barreiro said as he outlined the general thrust the network is taking for the PBA's 38th season set to start on Sept. 30.

"The games have become more exciting with the improved brand of play and our role is to communicate that to the public," added Barreiro.

The coming season marks the second year of TV5's five-year contract worth close to P1 billion to air the games, almost P700 million of it in cash.

The network had a big hand in the success of the league's recent banner season that generated more than P100 million in record gross sales and this contribution was lauded by no less than the PBA Board and Commissioner Chito Salud.

Following TV5's initial airing of the games through AKTV, the average audience share for the in Mega Manila was 9.2 percent, up from 6.8 percent the previous season. That was highlighted by a 27.4 percent rating during overtime of the Commissioner's Cup finals deciding game between eventual
champion B-Meg and Talk N Text.

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Not bad for a league losing interest, eh?

[durden_tyler]

Toroman Or Olsen For Ato
By WAYLON GALVEZ
August 13, 2012, 7:09pm

August 13, 2012, 7:09pm
Petron Blaze is set for a coaching change with former Smart-Gilas Pilipinas Serbian coach Rajko Toroman or ex-pro Olsen Racela possibly taking over the coaching chores starting next conference.

Even after the Boosters finished their campaign in the Governors’ Cup, there were already talks that coach Ato Agustin is on his way out with either Toroman or Racela taking the place of the former 1989 PBA Most Valuable Player.

A league source, however, mentioned that Petron is leaning toward Toroman, who handled the national team from September 2009 until September 2011, leading Gilas to a fourth-placed finish in the FIBA-Asia Championship in Wuhan, China.

Though he wasn’t renewed by Smart to handle the Gilas II program, Toroman joined the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) as consultant of its four ball clubs, three in the PBA – Ginebra, Petron and B-Meg – and its ABL team San Miguel Beermen.

What about both? Toroman heads and Olsen assists? i like Racela's potential as mentor but do think he's still too young.

[nardy]

What about both? Toroman heads and Olsen assists? i like Racela's potential as mentor but do think he's still too young.

if Petron is a team whose majority is made-up of young up-and-coming stars, Toroman could be a good fit however his Eastern European ways might not be the kind of treatment the veteran superstars could adjust to and tolerate. It could possibly implode on Olsen it is also a high risk, I do remember when Jaworski was appointed as playing coach, a number of his buddies who at first even made ways to join him at Ginebra are the ones to rebel against him. It turned out they had a hard time adjusting from a Jaworski who is their co-player and buddy to Jaworski as the disciplinarian coach.

So its really a tough call between Rajko and Olsen. But in order to keep the SMB tradition of Ron Jacobs style with regards to basketball, Racela would be a good gamble. But if Eala does want to start a change on how basketball should now be played, Toroman and his European style would be it.

The choice of the #3 draft pick would now change with Ato out who was expected to pick Calvin Abueva if he is not picked by Alaska. With Toroman, it would be no surprise if he would pick Chris Tiu. But if its Racela, it is hard to decipher on which player he would must like pick-up if ever, but him being a role player I am guessing he'll get either Dave Marcelo, Vic Manuel or Alex Mallari. Chris Ellis would have been a good choice but the current player make-up of Petron shows there's no room for a player of his mold.

[durden_tyler]

The choice of the #3 draft pick would now change with Ato out who was expected to pick Calvin Abueva if he is not picked by Alaska. With Toroman, it would be no surprise if he would pick Chris Tiu. But if its Racela, it is hard to decipher on which player he would must like pick-up if ever, but him being a role player I am guessing he'll get either Dave Marcelo, Vic Manuel or Alex Mallari. Chris Ellis would have been a good choice but the current player make-up of Petron shows there's no room for a player of his mold.

It's BPA or Chris Tiu. That's the only logical thing to do. And come on Nardy, let's stop pretending Dave Marcelo is going to be more than a scrub in this league.

[digitalsuperman]

with Petron getting Dynamite Danny and the Rainman after they added Marcio and Dondon earlier, why do I feel we'll not see Chris Lutz back in Petron.

i've read rumors before that lutz has offers for him to join euroleague. im not sure if its true though. i hope he remains in the PBA.

[durden_tyler]

i've read rumors before that lutz has offers for him to join euroleague. im not sure if its true though. i hope he remains in the PBA.

If those rumors (Euroleague) are legit then he should go there, better for Philippines basketball overall and it's not like Petron is short in talent. i doubt the rumors are true however.

[Jay P. Mercado]

if Petron is a team whose majority is made-up of young up-and-coming stars, Toroman could be a good fit however his Eastern European ways might not be the kind of treatment the veteran superstars could adjust to and tolerate. It could possibly implode on Olsen it is also a high risk, I do remember when Jaworski was appointed as playing coach, a number of his buddies who at first even made ways to join him at Ginebra are the ones to rebel against him. It turned out they had a hard time adjusting from a Jaworski who is their co-player and buddy to Jaworski as the disciplinarian coach.

So its really a tough call between Rajko and Olsen. But in order to keep the SMB tradition of Ron Jacobs style with regards to basketball, Racela would be a good gamble. But if Eala does want to start a change on how basketball should now be played, Toroman and his European style would be it.

The choice of the #3 draft pick would now change with Ato out who was expected to pick Calvin Abueva if he is not picked by Alaska. With Toroman, it would be no surprise if he would pick Chris Tiu. But if its Racela, it is hard to decipher on which player he would must like pick-up if ever, but him being a role player I am guessing he'll get either Dave Marcelo, Vic Manuel or Alex Mallari. Chris Ellis would have been a good choice but the current player make-up of Petron shows there's no room for a player of his mold.

Sorry Nards. My best reading is that Noli Eala is taking away the Ron Jacobs system from the conglomerate and putting in his own basketball ideology. A principle that will be espoused by Rajko Toroman and no one else. I subscribe to DT's theory that Racela's lack of experience would push him back to assistant coach, especially since it would be difficult for him to handle a bunch of veteran players who used to be his contemporaries. A few years of honing under Toro's guidance will do the trick. But for now, I can't see Petron not appointing Toroman for the position. It's also part of Eala's desire to create the legacy he wanted to build with the MVP Group - something that got derailed because of his "ouster."

If superstars fail to adjust to Toroman's system, expect him to apply the heavy hand with Eala's blessings. Ron Jacobs had this way before - he was given absolute empowerment to run both the SMB and BGK teams without any interference from management. Players either had to shape up or ship out. I expect the same thing no less under Toro's guidance - although he'd be limited only with Petron as Tim Cone has absolute hand at B-Meg and someone will be running the state of affairs at BGK.

[durden_tyler]

Sorry Nards. My best reading is that Noli Eala is taking away the Ron Jacobs system from the conglomerate and putting in his own basketball ideology. A principle that will be espoused by Rajko Toroman and no one else. I subscribe to DT's theory that Racela's lack of experience would push him back to assistant coach, especially since it would be difficult for him to handle a bunch of veteran players who used to be his contemporaries. A few years of honing under Toro's guidance will do the trick. But for now, I can't see Petron not appointing Toroman for the position. It's also part of Eala's desire to create the legacy he wanted to build with the MVP Group - something that got derailed because of his "ouster."

If superstars fail to adjust to Toroman's system, expect him to apply the heavy hand with Eala's blessings. Ron Jacobs had this way before - he was given absolute empowerment to run both the SMB and BGK teams without any interference from management. Players either had to shape up or ship out. I expect the same thing no less under Toro's guidance - although he'd be limited only with Petron as Tim Cone has absolute hand at B-Meg and someone will be running the state of affairs at BGK.

With rumors of Washington on the way out, it would just be start of the expected roster turnover-- Toroman-flavored, Eala-approved of course.

[Big Ticket]

SMC teams will now have international coaches...

Petron - serbian
Bmeg - american
Ginebra - chinese hehe

[nardy]

i've read rumors before that lutz has offers for him to join euroleague. im not sure if its true though. i hope he remains in the PBA.

its not actually team offers its offers from his basketball buddies in the US to join them tryout in teams in the Euroleague as there are so many European teams. As of today Chris is back in the US and in the company of the said friends of his.

[reamily]

If those rumors (Euroleague) are legit then he should go there, better for Philippines basketball overall and it's not like Petron is short in talent. i doubt the rumors are true however.

euroleague baka abl lng yan (Asean/ in san miguel beermen) LOL joke