The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters recently traded Maverick Ahanmisi for the Alaska Ace’s Chris Exciminiano and a 2019 first round draft pick. Rain or Shine head coach Carlos Garcia said it was not an easy decision.
“This is business and we have to work with the trade because we’re trying to build up for the future of the team,” Garcia said in an interview with Dugout.ph. “As of now, our mindset is to get players from the draft.”
Among those under consideration in the upcoming draft are Joshua Munzon, Franky Johnson, Troy Rike, Leonard Santillan, Alvin Pasaol, Arvin Tolentino, Sean Manganti, and Aaron Black.
In terms of acquiring Exciminiano, the 30-year-old point guard is known as a “scrappy defender” with a developed outside shooting./ASC, WDJ