In a tournament that used to be the kingdom of one June Mar Fajardo, it is but natural for attention to gravitate toward those big men scurrying to fill the void left by the absent PBA Philippine Cup overlord.
And there have been a lot. But with the all-Filipino tournament reaching its Finals, only two are left standing.
Barangay Ginebra has Japeth Aguilar, who is slowly finding the form that earned him a Finals MVP in last season’s Governors’ Cup after swallowing gulps of air early in the conference. TNT, meanwhile, has Poy Erram, a defensive anchor who is slowly discovering he has a three-point weapon in his arsenal. The two have grabbed the spotlight in the shaded lane…
Keep on reading: In absence of a six-time MVP, Aguilar and Erram are battling for the shaded lane spotlight