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NLEX trades no. 4 pick to TNT

By Ivan Stewart Saldajeno

March 11, 2021, 1:17 pm

MANILA – Talk ‘N Text has acquired the fourth overall pick of the upcoming Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft in a trade with North Luzon Expressway and Blackwater which was approved by the league's trade committee on Thursday.

Despite losing one of their two first-round picks for Sunday's event, the NLEX Road Warriors got Roi Sumang, Don Trollano, Maurice Shaw, and a 2022 second-round pick from the Blackwater Elite, who on the other hand got Simon Enciso and David Semerad as well as the 2023 first round and 2024 second-round picks of the TNT Tropang Giga.

With the approved swap, TNT, which did not have any pick in the first two rounds of the upcoming draft, now has an early first-rounder that could be of good use as they look to build on from their finals return last season, the comeback of Head Coach Chot Reyes, and Ray-Ray Parks' surprise decision to skip the upcoming PBA season.

All points are leading to the team likely taking Mikey Williams at number four in the regular rounds.

Williams played for Canton in the NBA G League, Saigon in the Asean Basketball League, and GenSan in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, and as well had a stint with Mighty Sports in the Dubai International Basketball Championship.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial then said the trade will also affect the special Gilas round, which means the Tropang Giga will get to choose among Jordan Heading, Tzaddy Rangel, Will Navarro, and Jaydee Tungcab in the special draft. (PNA)

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