May katapat ba ang Barangay Ginebra?

Eric Menk, Mark Caguioa, Jay-Jay Helterbrand, Rudy Hatfield, Rafi Reavis, at Billy Mamaril.

Sino pa ba ang tatalo sa Barangay Ginebra sa darating na 32nd season ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), ayon kay Alaska Aces head coach Tim Cone.

"I think that enough is the obvious choice," ani Cone sa komposisyon ngayon ng Gin Kings matapos ang isang three-team, seven-man trade sa pagitan ng Ginebra, Coca-Cola at Air 21. "I mean you add Hatfield, Reavis and Mamaril to Menk, Caguioa and Helterbrand, how can you go wrong."

Bukod kina Hatfield, Reavis at Mamaril, ang isa pang nadagdag sa Gin Kings, na mamandohan ni dating San Miguel mentor Jong Uichico, ay si 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Johnny Abarrientos. 

Ayon kay Cone, lalo lamang lalakas ang Gineba habang tumatagal ang kanilang samahan at bago ang 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.

"That is just gonna get so much stronger and they’ve shown that so far in the pre-season games," wika ni Cone.

Sa tropa ng Aces ni Cone, nadagdag naman si dating Letran Knight Aaron Aban, free agent Chris Luanzon at mga beteranong sina Poch Juinio at Rensy Bajar.

 Ang iba pang koponang may mga bagong hugot ay ang San Miguel (LA Tenorio, Gabby Espinas, Willie Wilson at Migs Noble), Purefoods (Boyet Bautista), Air 21 (Arwind Santos at Aries Dimaunahan), Sta. Lucia (Kelly Williams, Ronnie Bughao at Mark Isip), Talk N Text (Mark Andaya) at Coke (Joseph Yeo, Ron-jay Enrile at Kalani Ferreria).

Nasa bagitong Welcoat Dragons naman sina Rob Wainwright, Jojo Tangkay, Nino Gelig, Jun-Jun Cabatu, Adonis Sta. Maria, Jay Sagad, Froilan Baguion, Jay-R Reyes, Jireh Ibanez, Gilbert Lao, Denver Lopez at Joven Mente. (RCadayona)