MAGNOLIA is keeping the services of its best three-point gunner for the rest of the season and beyond.
The Hotshots management signed Aris Dionisio to a new, three-year contract on Tuesday just before the team begins its PBA Philippine Cup campaign on Saturday against Converge at the historic Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
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Dionisio has emerged as the top gunner of Magnolia from long distance after shooting 39.6 percent from three-point range (21-of-53) during the last Commissioner’s Cup, where the Hotshots finished runner-up to the San Miguel Beermen.
His shooting percentage from beyond the arc is ranked No. 6 in the league and relegated star guard Paul Lee to No. 2 for Magnolia from the same distance after submitting 20-of-51 for 39.2 percent accuracy.
Coach Chito Victolero no less was present during the contract signing along with Magnolia liaison officer Reena Dimaculangan Del Mundo and long-time staff Jojo Peralta.
Dionisio was in the company of his representative Danny Espiritu.
The 6-foot-4 Dionisio from Saint Clare College was a first-round pick of Magnolia in the 2019 draft at No. 9 overall.
He came close to sending the last Commissioner’s Cup Finals to a deciding Game 7, but missed on a potential game-winning three pointer that was on line just before the final buzzer.
Dionisio, a former MPBL Mythical Team member and 2019 Defensive Player of the Year, averaged 4.5 points and 2.7 rebounds during the first conference.
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