TEAMS continue to do some minor tweaking in their line-ups leading up to the 42nd Philippine Basketball Association season.
After submitting their official line-ups to the league, a couple of squads made several more quiet moves to settle their respective rosters prior to the start of the season this Sunday.
GlobalPort continued to get itself reinforced, formally signing Gilas cadet draftee Von Pessumal and also tapping the services of veteran swingman Aaron Aban from Talk ‘N Text.
In a move to address some of its surplus in its line-up, Barangay Ginebra finally moved seldom-used forward Nico Salva to Mahindra in exchange for a future second-round pick.
The Batang Pier will have an additional marksman in Pessumal, who can hit from beyond the arc, while playing the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Pessumal signed a two-year deal to officially become a part of GlobalPort.
Aban was traded by the Tropang Texters for a 2019 second-round pick from the Batang Pier.
At the moment, GlobalPort has a total of six new faces, a combination of reliable veterans and a promising rookie, in its line-up.
Along with Pessumal and Aban, the Batang Pier now has JR Quinahan, Nino Canaleta, Rey Guevarra and Mick Pennisi to reinforce the team.
GlobalPort is hoping that these new additions can help its campaign in the season-opening Philippine Cup following poor showings in the past season.
Pennisi was traded late last week by Phoenix in exchange for Doug Kramer.
Ginebra doesn’t really need Salva now as emerging back-up wingman Aljon Mariano and prolific rookie Kevin Ferrer are both expected to help out Chris Ellis in the team’s wing position, leaving Salva out of place.