PBA Trade Update: Barroca to B-MEG, Allado to Barako Bull, Espiritu to Shopinas.com

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B-MEG failed to get what they need the most in the recent PBA rookie draft - a legitimate point guard. But the team and its entire management didn't stop until they got what they dubbed as the missing piece of their campaign last season. If they can't have it on the draft, they can via trade.

B-MEG seems not to run out of luck as they got a legitimate point guard in the name of Mark Barroca in a three-team, multiplayer trade happened last september 6, 2011. The teams involved in the said trade were B-MEG, Barako Bull (former Air21) and Shopina.com (former Barako Bull). 

B-MEG got Mark Barroca, known by his superb play-making skills in his stint with Smart Gilas, from Shopinas.com (their 5th pick from the draft), Barako Bull acquired Don Carlos Allado from B-MEG, and Shopina.com got high leaper Elmer Espiritu from Barako Bull and rookie Brian Ilad from B-MEG. 

Commissioner Chito Salud approved and signed the trade ruling that it was a fair trade, with each team benefited with the players they got. 

With Mark Barroca playing the point spot together with Roger Yap and Josh Urbiztondo, and with the return of the original "sampayan brigade" of Rafi Reavis, Rico Maierhofer and Kerby Raymundo, plus Joe De Vance - BMEG Llamados is a force to reckon in the upcoming conference.


Update: Tim Cone named as new BMEG head coach: Read here.
Update: 37th PBA Season Official Line-up. Click here.

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