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Coca-Cola makes presence felt on the trading table


The absence of a first-round pick didn’t pose any problem at all to the Coca-Cola Tigers, who went double time on the trading table during the PBA Annual Rookie Draft. First, the Tigers snared the No.3 pick of Burger King for the services of Fil-Am greenhorn Chris Ross and acquired guard Marvin Cruz, also from the Whopper. Then the Tigers tapped the services of hardworking frontliner Larry Rodriguez, who was taken in as part of a three-team deal involving Coca-Cola, Talk ‘N Text and Burger King. But the Tigers unloaded veteran big man Nic Belasco to the Tropang Texters. And Coca-Cola is not done with trading yet. The biggest name on the trading table has yet to arrive for the Tigers, according to assistant coach Bo Perasol. However, he refused to name it at this time until the deal is done. In getting Ross, the Tigers gave away promising combo guard Ronjay Buenafe and their first round pick for 2010 in a deal that was sealed overnight. “We want a fast team and Chris (Ross) and Marvin (Cruz) will be the important parts of our running game," said Perasol. “Of course, when you want a running team, you need fast players so changes should be done on the squad. That’s the reason why we decided to unload Nic (Belasco) and took in Larry (Rodriguez)." - GMANews.TV

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