CONVERGE will put to test season top overall pick Justine Baltazar as the FiberXers take on the NorthPort Batang Pier on Thursday in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Baltazar, back-to-back Most Valuable Player in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League , expressed his excitement after learning that his coaches put him in the active roster.
“I’m very excited but I have no idea if I will play. What’s important is I’m already activated,” the 6-foot-7 Baltazar told BusinessMirror on Wednesday. “I already attended practice twice and everything looks okay.”After being drafted first by Converge, Baltazar needed to fulfill his obligations with Pampanga which he helped lead to the MPBL crown via a sweep Quezon—he booked averages of 15.5 points, 16 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game in the regional league.
Converge Franco Atienza hopes Baltazar would help turn the team into a “three-headed monster” with 6-foot-7 mobile big man Justin Arana and import Cheick Diallo. “Knowing Justin Arana and Balti, they are both quick and versatile and they can shoot from downtown,” Atienza said. “Whether he’ll play or not, let’s see, but he already practised with us and he’ll be in uniform.”“It’s a tough test for us,” said Atienza, whose FiberXers are 2-1 won-lost. “We’re still evaluating Justin because he came from a long season .”
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