PBA trades now to be scrutinized by special body

MANILA, Philippines – Deciding on PBA player trade proposals will no longer be the sole judgment of the league commissioner.

In his first day in office as officer-in-charge Thursday, Willie Marcial formed a five-man committee that will go through trade deals.

Marcial, however, refused to name the committee members yet pending the approval by the PBA Board of Governors, who will meet for the first time in 2018 on January 26.

There were several player trades that had sparked animosity and created division within the PBA board — the most contentious and most controversial being the San Miguel Beer-Kia deal causing the resignation of PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa.

“We’ll now have a five-man committee to deal with the trades. If they don’t reach a consensus, then we divide the house,” Marcial told The STAR.

Author: Nelson Beltran, Philippine Star
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