JIMMY Alapag will finally get to coach the same guy who trained under him prior to applying in the PBA Draft.
On Monday, the PBA Commissioner’s Office approved the one-on-one trade between NLEX and Phoenix involving sophomore Evan Nelle and veteran Sidney Onwubere.
READ Coach Jimmy makes first move at NLEX with trade for Nelle
It was the first NLEX deal consumated under the coaching leadership of Alapag, who was named the new mentor of the Road Warriors last week.
Incidentally, Alapag personally trained Nelle in California before the Season 49 draft while the PBA great was still the player development coach of the Sacramento Kings.
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