BLACKWATER continued to secure its core for the future.
The Bossing signed Gilas rookie draftee Rey Suerte and rising wingman Richard Escoto on Monday.
Rey Suerte Blackwater contract
Team manager Johnson Martinez confirmed the two players were given two-year deals.
Suerte and Escoto were accompanied during the contract signing by representative Marvin Espiritu of the Espiritu-Manotoc Basketball Management (EMBM).
Blackwater gives former national youth player Richard Escoto to a two-year deal.
Despite losing to Meralco in its tune up game last Saturday, Blackwater did see a glimpse of what Suerte, picked No. 2 in the special round of the 2019 PBA Draft, could bring to the table.
"May potential and will definitely improved (sa PBA)," said team owner Dioceldo Sy, who personally watched the game at the Meralco gym.
Sy later had a dinner meeting with Ariel Vanguardia and his coaching staff after the game and assessed the composition of the Bossing, who unfortunately, have yet to make it to the win column after five games prior to the long break.
Escoto, brother of Magnolia big man Russel, is averaging 7.0 points and 4.6 points for Blackwater, which picked him in the second round (14th overall) during the 2019 draft.
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