TAGUIG CITY - - - The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Annual Draft celebrated as different teams drag rookies from Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) last Sunday.
Burger King Whoppers, as expected picked Japeth Aguilar, former Ateneo de Manila player, making him the first over-all pick held at the Market! Market!
The top 3 pick was for Purefoods with Rico Maierhofer, former green archers. He was one of the eligible players in the said team as he scored better than his team mates. “When Purefoods clamor, James Yap is the name”, says Rico in an interview after he has picked.
Christopher Ross picked by the Whoppers as the top 4 pick. Jervy Cruz of UST Growling Tigers has picked by the Rain or Shine as the no. 5.
Alaska Aces chose Michael Andre Burtscher as the no. 6 over-all pick.
Former San Beda player Ogie Menor has chosen by the Barako Bull, the worst team in last year’s game. Ginebra Kings picked Christopher Timberlake at no. 8.
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For the second round pick, the Sta Lucia Realtors was the first of second round, and of the 11th picker on the over-all. They dragged Mark Lester Benitez.
The Barako Bull on their second pick and of no. 12 pick chose Benedict Fernandez. Coca cola Tigers got Francis Allen of UST, Marcy Arellano of UE for the Rain or Shine and Sean Christopher Co for the Alaska Aces. Co played in PBL with his team Pharex.
Charles Waters have chosen by the Realtors, Orlando Daroya of Arellano University for the Kings.
Kevin White joined his cousin-in-law Jimmy Alapag in Talk n’ Text team as they chose him at the no. 19 pick.
The Tigers got the last pick, the no. 20 over-all pick that belongs to John Walsham of the de La Salle University.
This year’s PBA Fiesta Conference has been a tremulous and a truncate from the past games. As rookies dragged from the previous PBA Draft ’09, will we anticipated for timid action on the game?
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