MANILA, Philippines - Bago pa inaprubahan ay pinalitan muna ni PBA Commissioner Chito Salud ang trade proposal ng Barangay Ginebra, B-Meg at Barako Bull.
Nakuha ng Gin Kings si 6-foot-6 Rico Maeirhofer mula sa Llamados kapalit ni 6’8 Yancy De Ocampo at isang 2012 second round pick.
Ibinigay naman ng Energy sa Gin Kings si 2011 No. 8 overall pick Allein Maliksi para makuha si Jimbo Aquino at isang 2013 first round draft pick.
“All teams get equal value for the players and/or picks they gave up,” wika ni Salud sa isang statement kahapon.
Natuwa naman si Ginebra coach Siot Tanquingcen sa pagtanggap kina Maierhofer at Maliksi.
“We got younger and more versatile but we also lost ceiling with the departure of Yancy,” ani Tanquingcen kina Maierhofer at Mailiksi .
Samantala, magaang na tinalo ng Talk ‘N Text ang Shopinas.com, 96-83, para patuloy na solohin ang pamumuno sa elimination round ng 2011-2012 PBA Philippine Cup kahapon sa Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
May 7-1 baraha ngayon ang Talk ‘N Text kasunod ang Rain or Shine (7-2), Petron Blaze (6-3), Barako Bull (5-3), Meralco (5-4), B-Meg (5-4), Ginebra (4-4), Powerade (3-5), Alaska (1-7) at Shopinas.com (0-9).
Talk ‘N Text 96 – Castro 17, Aguilar 16, De Ocampo R. 10, Carey 10, Dillinger 8, Williams 8, Gamalinda 6, Oreta 5, Raymundo 4, Weinstein 4, Fonacier 4, Membrere 2, Lao 2.
Shopinas.com 83 – Duncil 16, Espiritu 13, Escobal 13, Jazul 7, Sena 6, Menor 6, Hubalde 5, Sison 4, Aquino 4, Ritualo 4, Daa 3, Mirza 2, Canlas 0.
Quarterscores: 19-17; 51-32; 76-52; 96-83.