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Torralba, who played for La Salle and Emilio Aguinaldo College in the college ranks, and the Makati Super Crunch in the MPBL, can definitely be a contributor for Blackwater on the offensive end as he is known for his shooting prowess throughout his career.
Although he is most known as a showbiz personality, Paras is also looking at extending his basketball career after playing college ball with University of the Philippines and San Beda.
In previous seasons, Paras saw action for AMA Online Education in the PBA D-League, and Imus Bandera in the MPBL, in which he made a name for himself as a rebounder, something that Blackwater will need after losing their bigs in Mac Belo and Maurice Shaw due to separate trades.
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WONDERING how top picks in the PBA Season 46 Rookie Draft were already wearing their team caps once their selections were announced?
It s a curious question given that the annual draft exercise held at the TV5 Media Centre in Mandalyong was done live and all 86 applicants were only connected via Zoom, some from overseas.
Do the entrants themselves knew what team will pick them before hand?
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The answer is no. And the explanation is really quite simple.
The PBA gave a select number of rookie hopefuls a set of 12 draft caps, one for each member team. They were asked to wear the corresponding team cap upon their selection.
Gin Kings get players they wanted in Holmqvist, Enriquez
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First-round draft pick Ken Holmqvist talks about getting selected by Barangay Ginebra. (0:47)
Ken Holmqvist and Brian Enriquez weren t exactly household names at the amateur level, but they impressed Barangay Ginebra enough to merit getting drafted back-to-back at No. 12 and No. 13 on Sunday in the PBA Season 46 Rookie Draft,
Coach Tim Cone said both draftees provided great first impressions when they brought them on board for workouts in the weeks leading up to the rookie proceedings.
Editor s Picks Ken and Brian were strong targets of ours. We had both of them in practice for workout, Cone said Sunday. When we interviewed them, they both seemed to be good teammates and that was important to us.
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NLEX coach Yeng Guiao hinted at a major development with regards to their two picks in the first round of the draft this Sunday.
Guiao casually dropped the hint during his interview on The Game on ONE PH as he touched on a contest launched by NLEX for its fans, who can win prizes if they can guess correctly the two rookies that the team will pick in the first round.
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Guiao told NLEX fans that something can happen in the next few days.
“Actually, we have a contest regarding that, he said when asked about his preferences for the No. 3 and 4 overall picks on Sunday.
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SURPRISING as Andre Paras application for the PBA Rookie Draft was, all the more shocking was him being a Fil-foreigner in the eyes of the pro league.
The son of two-time PBA MVP Benjie was curiously one of the players who the league said have yet to submit the necessary documents proving his Filipino citizenship to the PBA office, two days before a league-imposed deadline.
It s quite strange for Paras to be considered a Fil-foreigner given that he is as Filipino as balut. But it turned out the ruling only boils down to one thing: his place of birth.