
TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. –MARLO CUETO/Inquirer.internet
MANILA, Philippines–Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will make his PBA Commissioner’s Cup debut when TNT faces Converge on Saturday at Ynares Heart in Antipolo Metropolis.
The Tropang Giga made the swap earlier than the league-mandated 12 midday deadline Friday by placing the ex-NBA participant in lieu of Quincy Miller, who suited up for his or her loss to the Magnolia Hotshots on opening day.
Hollis-Jefferson missed the PBA opener at Sensible Araneta Coliseum and the East Asia Tremendous League match in opposition to the Chiba Jets in Sta. Rosa, Laguna after coping with gastroenteritis.
He beforehand performed for TNT within the EASL opener final month in Japan in opposition to Chiba.
His scheduled PBA look can be Hollis-Jefferson’s first since main the Tropang Giga to the Governors’ Cup crown.
A busy offseason noticed Hollis-Jefferson carry out effectively as Jordan’s naturalized participant within the Fiba World Cup and the Hangzhou Asian Video games, falling in need of the gold to Gilas Pilipinas.
Miller had 7 factors and 14 rebounds however the Tropang Giga fell 110-102 to the Hotshots.
TNT is hoping to get within the win column in opposition to Miller’s former group Converge, which misplaced by a giant margin to Blackwater final Wednesday at Philsports Enviornment in Pasig Metropolis.