Coming off its first playoff stint in the Philippine Cup since 2016, Terrafirma looks to build on its confidence-building achievement by dipping its hand on a talent-rich PBA Annual Rookie Draft on Sunday, July 14, at Glorietta in Makati City.
Terrafirma coach John Cardel was on hand to personally see the rookie hopefuls in Day 1 of the PBA pre-draft proceedings at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.The Dyip will be picking third after the Converge FiberXers and the Blackwater Bossing, giving Cardel a chance at shoring up the team with another young talent to help veteran gunner Juami Tiongson and Season 48 Rookie of the Year top candidate Stephen Holt.
Former La Salle big man Justin Baltazar is a strong candidate to emerge as the top overall pick heading into Sunday's PBA draft, while the second pick could be Filipino-American guard Sedrick Barefield or Korean Basketball League Asian imports RJ Abarrientos and Dave Ildefonso.Cardel said he is impressed with the size he saw in the draft pool, citing Kai Balungay of Ateneo as well.Listed at 6-foot-7, Balungay averaged 10.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.
Gets Chance To Beef Up Terrafirma From PBA Draft
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