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ONE of the biggest trades of the past off-season was the Paul Lee for James Yap exchange which had the two players swapping teams.

Lee went from the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters to the Star Hotshots in place of Yap who left the team he has played for the past decade. All eyes will be on the pair when they face off today, Sunday, December 18 especially after Lee’s outstanding performance of the past week.

After struggling to get his game going in Star’s first two games this season, Lee managed to regain his deadly form by leading the Hotshots to back-to-back lopsided victories. The feat earned him the Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week.

Star Hotshots guard Paul Lee (3) displays excellent form as he unloads another outside shot.

The six-foot Lee finally overcame his shooting woes when he drained four triples as he finished with 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds to lead Star past the NLEX Road Warriors, 99-75.

The victory allowed Star to bounce back after starting the Philippine Cup at 0-2. It was new coach Chito Victolero’s first win as a Star Hotshots mentor. Lee had the last laugh when he faced off against his former mentor Yeng Guiao, who is now NLEX coach.

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Three days later, Lee scored 18 points, issued four assists and collected three boards as he led Star’s vicious first-half explosion on the way to a 44-point destruction of Phoenix, 123-79 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Lee was the no. 2 overall pick in the 2011 PBA Draft. The past week he averaged 19 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists as he was chosen as the Player of the Week.

After such a stellar week people are looking forward to Lee playing against his former team Rain Or Shine when the Star Hotshots take the floor against the Star Hotshots for the first time this season today, Sunday, December 18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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