JORDAN Heading has joined Converge following a trade with Terrafirma.
Under the terms of the deal that has been approved by the Commissioner's Office, Heading's signing rights was acquired by the FiberXers in exchange for Aljun Melecio, Keith Zaldivar, and the FiberXers' first-round pick in Season 51.
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Heading is set to finally play in the PBA following the trade. the Fil-Aussie gunner was selected first by Terrafirma in the PBA Season 47 Gilas special draft but never played for the Dyip, and instead suited up overseas in Japan, Taipei, and, most recently, Australia.
Heading also had a previous working relationship with Converge management, having played for Strong Group Athletics in this year's William Jones Cup.
Heading's arrival is expected to accelerate the growth of Converge, which, after a three-win campaign in Season 48, made the playoffs of the season-opening PBA Governors' Cup under Franco Atienza, Charles, Tiu, and Rajko Toroman.
Together with No. 1 pick Justine Baltazar who will join Converge at the end of Pampanga's campaign in the MPBL, Heading will add firepower to a young core that includes Justin Arana, Schonny Winston, and Alec Stockton.
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During the Governors’ Cup finals between TNT and Barangay Ginebra, Heading was a surprise visitor during Game One. In an interview with reporters after the match, Heading expressed his interest to play in the PBA.
“Hopefully, I can work on something now. Yeah, it’s a great league. I love to play here, so let’s see what happens. There are some talks here and there. But Terrafirma has my rights, so we’ll leave it at that,” Heading said during the October 27 interview.
The former Gilas Pilipinas pool member recently suited for the West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL1 last season where he averaged 15.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. He showed his three-point proficiency by tallying 1.7 makes a game.
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