After months of negotiations, Japeth Aguilar’s transfer to Barangay Ginebra was approved by the league yesterday with Globalport snagging in return a veteran big man in Jay Washington and a young rookie to address its lack of muscle underneath.
After its Cinderella run fell short, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel hopes its newest acquisition would help them go all the way.
GLOBALPORT’S Japeth Aguilar, the high-leaping beanpole struggling to find a PBA home in his first three years as a pro, could be headed for Barangay Ginebra if a three-team, multiplayer deal is approved by the league.
IT MUST have been the power of suggestion and repetition, the same tools used in hypnosis, that Globalport owner Mikee Romero had unconsciously applied on his team to produce a positive result last Friday against Petron Blaze.
JAPETH Aguilar gave some justice to the hype that surrounded him during the season break. Aguilar came to Globalport’s rescue in the stretch as the Batang Pier nipped the powerhouse Petron Blaze Boosters, 94-92, despite playing their first PBA Commissioner’s Cup game without an import in the final 20 minutes at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
GlobalPort escaped Petron Blaze, 94-92, in Japeth Aguilar’s return to the PBA on Friday to kick off its PBA Commissioner’s Cup campaign at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Globalport will offer Japeth Aguilar the PBA’s maximum allowable salary for the next three years when he arrives from the United States on Monday.
Japeth Aguilar won’t be in PBA limbo after all. Talk ‘N Text agreed to transfer its rights to Aguilar to Globalport for Rabeh Al-Hussaini in a deal approved by PBA commissioner Chito Salud Thursday morning after the 6-foot-9 forward refused to sign a new contract with the Tropang Texters.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes called out Japeth Aguilar on Twitter Monday.
Coach Chot Reyes knows the good things Japeth Aguilar can bring to the Smart Gilas Pilipinas program.
No wonder the offer for the 6-foot-9 forward to play for the national team still stands.
Japeth Aguilar’s NBA dream all but vanished Wednesday.
Japeth Aguilar’s bid to become the first Filipino to play in the NBA hit a roadblock Thursday after the forward failed to make the final lineup of the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA D-League, according to nba.com/dleague.
Japeth Aguilar began working out with his team on Monday and the first Filipino to be drafted in the farm league of the NBA aims to impress general manager Kirk Lacob and coach Nate Bjorkgren to clinch a regular spot in the Warriors’ lineup.
