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Rebuilding NLEX from the ground up, coach Yeng Guiao has secured another familiar face as he reunites with 6-foot-2 guard Cyrus Baguio in a three-team trade set to be approved by the PBA Commissioner’s office Tuesday afternoon.
Sources close to the situation disclosed that the deal will send the former UST star to the Road Warriors, Mac Baracael to GlobalPort, and Dylan Ababou along with NLEX’s 2020 second round pick to Phoenix as the three teams swapped veteran swingmen.
The 36-year-old Baguio will rekindle his partnership with former teammates JR Quiñahan and Larry Fonacier in NLEX as Guiao slowly bolsters his roster with tested veterans.
Baguio has been averaging 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists this conference.
Baracael, meanwhile, will bring his toughness to the Batang Pier after toiling the bench in NLEX.
Ababou, on the other hand, hopes to reboot his career plagued with injuries as he joins an upstart Phoenix crew.