It will likely be a reunion of kinds for Jerrick Balanza and his former Colegio de San Juan de Letran teammates as the previous was shipped by NorthPort to Converge in a one-on-one commerce.
Balanza will be a part of the FiberXers the place former Knights in Kevin Racal and Jeo Ambohot are at present suiting up whereas the Batang Pier will obtain Allyn Bulanadi in a transaction that was accredited by the league on Wednesday.
Balanza and Racal gained the 2015 NCAA Title collectively when present Converge coach Aldin Ayo was nonetheless calling the pictures for the Knights. Then in 2019, Balanza alongside Ambohot helped Letran cop the Season 95 crown earlier than he made the leap to the professionals.
In March 2021, Balanza was traded to NorthPort from Barangay Ginebra.
Meanwhile, Bulanadi, a former Gilas Pilipinas draftee, may even reunite along with his former faculty teammate in NorthPort large man JM Calma, whom he performed collectively within the NCAA for San Sebastian College-Recoletos.
Bulanadi will be a part of the core of Robert Bolick, Kevin Ferrer, Arvin Tolentino, Arwind Santos, and Jeff Chan.
The commerce of Bulanadi is the second that Converge had figured on this week because the membership additionally despatched RK Ilagan, Tyrus Hill, and Mike Digregorio to Blackwater for Barkley Ebona and future draft decide on Tuesday.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
