He could not have been essentially the most acquainted identify among the many 122 hopefuls within the current PBA Rookie Draft, however after incomes MVP honors through the Draft Mix, Sonny Estil was chosen within the first spherical and landed with crowd favourite Barangay Ginebra.
Even he was stunned by how issues turned out.
“Nagulat ako na Ginebra ang tumawag sa akin eh. Siyempre, kinabahan ako kanina pa,” a nervous Estil informed reporters final Sunday.
“Grateful ako kay God. Kung anong binigay Niya sa akin, tatanggapin ko ‘tong alternative na ’to, at pagtatrabahuhan ko.”
Standing at 6-foot-2, Estil vowed to present his greatest to repay the belief Ginebra has proven him.
“Siguro, ibibigay ko lang ‘yung hustle lagi, depensa, ‘yun talaga ang primary na gagawin ko. ‘Yung opensa, sabi ko nga kanina, given na lang ‘yun. Pag naka-shoot, okay; basta could depensa sa kanila,” he stated.
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone, in the meantime, hopes Estil will show his value and earn a spot within the crew’s rotation.
“We simply assume he is a child that has a number of potential. He is athletic. He runs the ground effectively. He will get to the basket effectively. He is obtained good measurement for his place, which is necessary. And we simply felt that he had a extremely excessive upside,” Cone stated.
“So it is a terrific story — a man coming from nowhere after which ending up a first-round decide for Ginebra. I hope it ends with a cheerful ending. I hope he earns a spot and turns into a extremely good participant for us. That might be a terrific ending to a terrific story.”
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information