Barangay Ginebra acquires Sol Mercado, sends Joseph Yeo to Barako Bullhttp://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/barangay-ginebra-acquires-sol-mercado-sends-joseph-yeo-to-barako-bullThe Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings traded for Sol Mercado, sending guard Joseph Yeo to Barako Bull in a straight-up deal completed on Monday.
It’s the latest in a series of moves for the Kings, who acquired Dave Marcelo from the Energy last month days after installing Frankie Lim as their new head coach. They also traded Dylan Ababou and James Forrester for Barako Bull’s first round pick in next year’s draft in a separate deal.
Ginebra finished No. 8 last conference and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by top seed and eventual runner-up Rain or Shine.
Mercado will give Ginebra an added punch on offense, averaging 10.6 points and 5.0 assists for Barako Bull in the Commissioner’s Cup.
He will join a loaded backcourt rotation, though, that already has plenty of depth with LA Tenorio, Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand.
Yeo, meanwhile, will likely get a chance to see more playing time when he joins his new squad. He posted 6.4 points and 1.6 assists while playing 20.2 minutes per game last conference.