if it is lassiter in exchange for guevarra and baclao.i think it is a fair deal.those 2 players are former no 1 and 3 draft pick i believe
Not a good and fair trade IMO.
** Draft ranking is not an accurate gauge on trade parity - much less individual performance.
** Lassiter has been a great prospect as far back when he first played for GILAS .... he has been among the stats leader, even at his rookie conference. He's just tough both on offense & defense.
Baclao is like majority of the bigs that goes through the PBA every draft ..... tall, slow and offensively limited. He does have decent post defense, but so does Rommel Adducul right now.
Guevarra has good upside ..... but I'm kinda reminded a bit by a former NCAA star from years back - Reuben Dela Rosa. Both drafted 3rd overall and had great hops (Dela Rosa's athleticism was off the charts).
However, both had "gigil" with their games .... nauuna ang kilos palagi, moreso for Dela Rosa.
Coach Ato Agustin likes his players tough .....
tells you something, when this past conference, Guevarra played behind Lutz, Yeo, Tugade and rookie Marc Agustin ..... last season, he even played behind Duncil. ** The health of the PBA.
POWERADE was runner-up in the recent AFC, mainly through the efforts of David, Casio & Lassiter.
For a perennial tailender to suddenly become Finals runner-up upholds the very essence of a draft -
which is, losing teams get to rebuild with the better draft opportunities.Many years ago, Bogs Adornado was to be traded to San Miguel .... then PBA commisioner voided this proposed trade, since it will greatly affect league parity.
POWERADE is a great story for the PBA - now & the near future ..... let's keep it this way.
** Professional ethics
Baclao & Guevarra were part of the trade last season wherein the two, with Al-Hussaini, were traded by Bert "Pimp Daddy" Lina's AIR21 to PETRON for an aged Seigle, Pena, Artadi & Hontiveros.
The centerpiece of course was Hontiveros, since he was still a starting SG at the time ..... lo and behold, Hontiveros was back with PETRON after just a single conference. It's exteremely obvious that SMC is (and had been) pirating and double-dipping for the longest time now .... getting the best players via sister teams & 3rd party lackeys. Where does it stop?
Will it take a 1-2-3 finish by SMC teams for Noli Eala & Robert Non to stop with the player pirating?
Will it take 1 or 2 teams to bolt the PBA for Comm. Chito Salud to open his eyes about the player pirating and selling?