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    NLEX signs Matt Nieto to three-year contract

    Former Gilas draftee set for PBA debut
    Matt Nieto NLEX contract signing
    Former Gilas draftee Matt Nieto is set for his PBA debut.

    WITH Mike Nieto locked up at Rain or Shine, can twin brother Matt Nieto be far behind?

    The former Gilas draftee inked a three-year pact with NLEX on Tuesday night.

    Matt Nieto NLEX contract

    Coach Yeng Guiao announced the signing of the rookie guard out of Ateneo, who was tabbed by the Road Warriors as the no. 3 pick in the 2019 PBA special draft.

    "We signed him for three years," said Guiao, also the Road Warriors' basketball operations manager, on the official NLEX website.

    Joining Guiao and Nieto during the contract signing were Matt's parents, Drs. Jet and Girlie Nieto, NLEX president and CEO Rod Franco, who's also the team governor, and NLEX Corporation assistant vice president Ronald Dulatre.

    The elder Nieto incidentally, was a key player in Ateneo winning back-to-back UAAP men's basketball titles in 1987 and 1988.

    Nieto's signing with the Road Warriors came just a few days after brother Mike also hooked up with Rain or Shine, which signed him to a two-year deal as its no. 5 pick in the same special draft three years ago.

    "From what I saw from the player three years ago to the player I've seen just recently, I think he has become even better and more matured," said Guiao of the incoming rookie.

    Nieto joins a stacked up NLEX backcourt rotation currently being manned by Kevin Alas, Jericho Cruz, Philip Paniamogan, and recently added Kris Rosales.

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