Tuesday, June 11, 2013
PBA approves Japeth's transfer to Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has approved several player trades on Tuesday, including Japeth Aguilar’s transfer to Barangay Ginebra.
In an announcement, the league agreed to the five-player player trade that shipped the 6-foot-9 Aguilar to the Gin Kings.
The player swap also involved four draft picks.
The trade saw GlobalPort releasing Aguilar to Ginebra in exchange for Yousif Taha and a 2014 first-round pick.
GlobalPort is also acquiring Petron’s Jay Washington for Jason Deutchman from Barangay Ginebra. The Batang Pier will be shipping Elmer Espiritu to Barako Bull for a draft pick.
GlobalPort acquired Aguilar from Talk ‘N Text last January following the player’s failed bid to join the NBA.
The Batang Pier, however, was forced to release the 26-year-old power forward when it was offered Taha, Washington and a draft pick.
Ginebra has long been pursuing Aguilar to add a tall player into its relatively shorter lineup.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com