Jones Cup MVP Tenorio traded to Ginebra

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Jones Cup MVP L.A. Tenorio has just been traded to Ginebra San Miguel in a 5-team blockbuster deal

LA Tenorio during a Gilas practice.

MANILA, Philippines – Jones Cup MVP L.A. Tenorio has just been traded to Ginebra San Miguel.

Days after leading the Smart-Gilas Pilipinas team to a come-from-behind victory against USA for the gold medal in the 34th William Jones Cup, rumors spread that Tenorio will be shipped to a different team for insisting to play for the national team in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup.

Reports from Spin.ph say the Alaska Aces management wanted the star point guard to concentrate practicing for his mother team in preparation for the new PBA Season which will begin on September 30, 2012. The FIBA Asia Cup tourney is scheduled to be played from September 14 to 22 in Tokyo, Japan.

Other players involved in the trade are 2011 draft top overall pick JVee Casio, Ginebra’s Enrico Villanueva, Barako Bull’s Willie Miller, Petron’s Dondon Hontiveros, and Alaska’s Wesley Gonzales and Hans Paul Thiele.

Terms of the trade were first reported by PBA’s official twitter account @pbaconnect.

PBA Commissioner Chito Salud issued a statement on the trade saying it is “balanced and even,” and “will result in a more competitive league in terms of lineup, strenght and potential.”

Salud added that approving the deal upholds the interest of the fans.

Here’s a summary of the deal:

Ginebra San Miguel
Acquires: L.A. Tenorio
Loses: Enrico Villanueva, 2014 first round pick, 2015 first round pick

Alaska Aces
Acquires: JVee Casio, Dondon Hontiveros, 2015 second round pick from Ginebra
Loses: L.A. Tenorio, Wesley Gonzales, and Hans Paul Thiele

Barako Bull
Acquires: Enrico Villanueva
Loses: Willie Miller

GlobalPort
Acquires: Willie Miller, 2014 first round pick from Ginebra
Loses: JVee Casio

Petron Blaze
Acquires: Wesley Gonzales, and Hans Paul Thiele
Loses: Dondon Hontiveros

What do you think of this 5-team blockbuster deal? Let us know on the comments below. – Rappler.com

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