GINEBRA, B-MEG DERBY ACE, AIR21 TRY LUCK WITH NEW IMPORTS

Source pba.ph

Sat, 05/01/2010 - 08:51

Barangay Ginebra, B-MEG Derby Ace and Air21 are three ball clubs coming back from the PBA All-Star break with new imports in tow.

The Kings, the Llamados and the Express signed up new imports in an effort to boost their respective drives in the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference.

Ginebra enlisted Mildon Ambres in lieu of Awvee Storey. The Kings introduce Ambres to the PBA fans as they take on the Alaska Aces at the resumption of the season-ending tourney at the Araneta Coliseum Friday.

Meanwhile, Derby Ace tapped Cliff Brown for Lorenzo Wade while Air21 got Reggie Larry for Jason Forte.

Wade has been put on the injured list, thus, he can be reactivated anytime the team wishes to.

“We got Cliff Brown to fill in our need at No. 4 spot while Kerby Raymundo is out with an injury,” said Derby Ace coach Ryan Gregorio.

Brown, 25, was a teammate of Jai Lewis with the Toyota Alvark in the Japanese league.

Also a veteran of the European league, Brown was measured standing 6-foot-4 15/16.

Ambres is also 25, fresh from a stint with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA Developmental League. He was measured at 6-5 1/16.

Larry was Purefoods’ original choice as import in the same tourney last year. He wasn’t able to play, though, as he suffered an injury a few days before opening day.

Brunei Barracudas coach Bong Ramos highly recommended Larry to the Air21 management.

Ramos used to call the shots for the Lina Group ballclub. Larry played under Ramos' team in the inaugural ABL tourney topped by the Philippine Patriots reinforced by Gabe Freeman and Jason Dixon.

The Kings and the Llamados sport 3-2 cards, tied with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at fourth place.

San Miguel leads the tourney with a 5-1 record, followed by Talk n Text at 5-2 and Coca-Cola at 4-3.

Air21 is at ninth with a 1-5 record. The Express have brought in three imports with Keena Young the first one, followed by Forte, then Larry. (SB)