IT looks like the TNT Tropang Giga are not giving up on the Troy Rosario sweepstakes without a fight.
Apparently aware that Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel are in hot pursuit of the newly minted unrestricted free agent, top management of TNT has immediately scheduled an appointment with Rosario and his agents.
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A source told SPIN.ph that TNT's second pick overall in the 2015 PBA draft was invited to a meeting with no less than TNT governor and PBA chairman Ricky Vargas at the office of team owner Manny V. Pangilinan at the Meralco building in Ortigas.
TNT team manager Jojo Lastimosa and coach Chot Reyes are likely to join Vargas while Rosario will be accompanied by his agent Danny Espiritu.
A source from the PBA ballclub confirmed the meeting, but said talks will only be 'exploratory' in nature at this point.
But one thing clear, TNT will have to make a big move to get Rosario's attention considering two teams from the SMC group, Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel, have the inside track on the services of the 6-7 do-it-all big man.
Sources said Rosario is expected to start negotiations with SMC as soon as sports director Alfrancis Chua returns to the country after a business trip abroad.
TNT, ironically, was the same team that traded Rosario to Blackwater in 2022.
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