PBA: Still no green light for Erram’s trade to TNT

Before taking his talents to NLEX Road Warriors in the Philippine Basketball Association(PBA), John Paul Erram played for four years with the Blackwater Elite. His move to the Talk N’ Text Katropa still awaits the green light from the PBA’ Commissioner Office. TONIGHT ABANTE.COM
John Paul Erram looks forward to play for the PBA team that drafted him in 2013. TONIGHT ABANTE.COM

MANILA – The three-team blockbuster trade that will send Gilas Pilipinas center John Paul Erram to the Talk N’ Text KaTropa has yet to receive the green light from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Office trade committee.

PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said he does not know yet when will the four-man independent trade committee approve the transaction, which was seen by many as a lopsided trade.

Nagtayo tayo ng trade committee. Nasa sa kanila yun and independent body yun,” said Marcial. “Hindi ko siya pinakikialaman at ibinibigay ko lang yung opinyon ko. Sila ang magsasabi sa akin at wala pa silang ibinibigay sa akin na dapat kong pirmahan.”

Kapag sinabi nilang okay yun, pipirmahan ko. Depende sa kanila kung tingin nila makakabuti ito sa PBA,” he added.

The trade deal has been revised by the Katropa, Erram’s former team NLEX Road Warriors and the Blackwater Elite several times, where several future PBA draft picks were thrown into the mix.

Aside from Erram going to the KaTropa, Rabeh Al Hussaini and Anthony Semerad will be headed for the Road Warriors, while Eduardo Daquioag and Marion Magat will transfer to the Elite.

The delay in the approval of the trade did not sit well with Blackwater Elite owner Dioceldo Sy. According to him, it will prevent the involved teams from moving on and preparing for the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup.

“Now that it has taken so long, it has been bugging me and we were left hanging. We can’t move forward,” Sy told PBA Rush. “Is this committee helpful or delaying the process? Is this trade approved by the board?”/PN

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