Leo Austria has seen CJ Perez in action—as his player at San Miguel Beer and not on the opposite end of the floor where he was the Beermen’s defensive problem—and readily concluded two things that will come the way of the former PBA Rookie of the Year (ROY) when the league’s 46th Season opens April 9.
“He will help us a lot,” Austria said over the phone on Wednesday night in between deep breaths while doing his early evening walk around his village. “But I assure you, the game will also be a lot easier for him because he won’t have to do everything (at San Miguel).”
Perez came to the Beermen more than a month ago in a blockbuster trade with Terrafirma and made San…
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