SEING the potential of its young core, Northport is bringing back three mainstays of the team for the new season of the PBA.
Veterans Paul Zamar and Kris Rosales, along with young big man Ben Adamos inked separate deals with the Batang Pier recently.
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All three were renewed to one-year contracts.
Coach Bonnie Tan, team manager Pido Jarencio, and assistant team manager Waiyip Chong witnessed the signing of the three players. Ed Ponceja represented Zamar and Adamos, while Charlie Dy of VP Global represents Rosales.
All three played key roles in an impressive first full season of the Batang Pier under Tan.
Zamar averaged 7.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists as a part-time starter for the team, while Rosales submitted numbers of 3.3 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists as a late addition to the Batang Pier along with Adamos (2.1 points) as part of the Robert Bolick trade with NLEX.
The Batang Pier reached the playoffs of the season-opening Commissioner’s Cup but lost to Barangay Ginebra.
Despite a strong start in the Philippine Cup, the team faltered in the stretch and lost to the Terrafirma Dyip in a one-game playoff for the remaining quarterfinals berth.
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