From shared beginnings at De La Salle College, Jeron Teng and Almond Vosotros have carved their very own respective paths as professionals within the sport of basketball.
Each a part of the 2013 championship staff of the green-and-white squad within the UAAP, it was Vosotros who first turned professional in 2015 whereas Teng adopted swimsuit two years after.
However whereas Teng has had a comparatively steady profession, enjoying for Alaska and Converge earlier than ultimately touchdown in San Miguel in 2023, Vosotoros introduced his abilities to totally different golf equipment and totally different leagues earlier than he discovered his good within the 3×3 competitions, notably with TNT.
And when TNT wanted some backcourt assist for its PBA squad, they turned to the 3×3 specialist Vosotros and he is made the many of the alternative.
Regardless of their totally different journeys, the 2 former teammates discovered themselves sharing the courtroom as soon as once more within the PBA Philippine Cup finals of the league’s forty eighth season, this time as opponents vying for the championship.
In the long run, it was Teng who emerged victorious for the second title of his profession.
“I am tremendous completely happy as a result of this time it is the All-Filipino. Final time, my first championship was with an import so it is extra significant na All-Filipino,” Teng advised GMA Information On-line.
Throughout the finals, he had his moments in serving to San Miguel get previous TNT and even scored 10 factors in Recreation 2 of the sequence.
“My objective is [that] every convention, I attempt to enhance and I attempt to assist the staff increasingly more so I am staying affected person and on the similar time I am additionally studying and bettering,” he added.
Vosotros, in the meantime, has been a worthwhile prompt the bench for TNT.
He had really parted methods with the squad again in April however the Tropang 5G known as him up for one more tour of obligation. And he simply proved they made the appropriate resolution.
Within the finals, Vosotros had averages of 10.25 factors per sport.
“Sobrang grateful ako kay Coach Chot [Reyes] kasi truthfully since na-draft ako ng 2015, ngayon lang ako nabigyan ng constant minutes, tapos sa finals pa,” Vosotros advised reporters.
[I’m so thankful to Coach Chot because honestly since I was drafted in 2015, this was the first time I received consistent minute, and it’s in the finals no less.]
His previous teammate had nothing however good phrases for Vosotros.
“I am simply so pleased with Almond, he performed properly the entire sequence,” Teng stated.
“He was my teammate in school and ‘di ako nagugulat sa anong kaya niya dahil he has proven that to me since we have been in school. He is a hooper.”
[He was my teammate in college and I’m not surprised by what he can do because he has shown that to me since we were in college. He’s a hooper.]
Vosotros, in the meantime, was additionally pleased with his fellow Inexperienced Archer.
“Lumapit siya sa’kin kasi sabi niya ‘Congrats bro ang galing mo.’ Sabi ko ‘No, congrats sa’yo kasi kayo nanalo ang champion. I am so pleased with you.'”
[He came to me and he said ‘Congrats bro, you played so well.’ I said ‘No, congrats to you because you won, you are the champion. I’m so proud of you.’]
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information
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