RAIN or Shine has just added a veteran presence to young Philippine Basketball Association team.
The Elasto Painters tabbed 6’7” center/forward Mark Telan from the Coca-Cola Tigers late Friday to beef up its small frontline.
Coca-Cola board representative JB Baylon, who is in Tianjin, China, confirmed to Standard Today in an online interview that they have agreed to trade Telan for future second-round picks.
“We have agreed to trade Mark [Telan]. It was part of the direction we want to undergo this season,” said Baylon, who is in China as team manager for the Powerade-Team Pilipinas basketball team in the Fiba Asia Men’s Basketball Championships. “We want a faster and younger team.”
A 10-year veteran, who was a direct hire by Tanduay back in 1999, the 33-year-old Telan averaged 11.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in last season’s Philippine Cup.
-Manila Standard Today
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