RAIN or Shine has signed rookies Luis Villegas and Keith Datu, locking the two big men to three-year deals, the ballclub announced on Wednesday.
Villegas and Datu were picked consecutively at No. 3 and 4.
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Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao is high on the two bigs that would ensure their future.
“Kailangan na namin mag-isip ng future namin,” said Guiao. “Beau (Belga), Jewel (Ponferrada), Mark Borboran, our bigs, they are getting a little older. We need a new generation of big men.”
“Etong mga nakuha namin, hopefully they can take over. At the same time, mag-ooverlap pa sila ni Beau. It’s a good time to mentor the young guys and maybe transfer some knowledge and some experience to these guys para mapabilis ‘yung adjustment nila,” said Guiao.
The 26-year-old Villegas was picked by Rain or Shine following his brief stint with University of the East where the 6-foot-7 player won the Mythical Five in the UAAP.
The 6-foot-8 Datu, 27, is coming off a stay in the PBA 3x3 before being drafted.
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