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Newly acquired Jerrick Ahanmisi out to prove he belongs
San Miguel Beer’s Jerrick Ahanmisi shoots during a tune-up game against Magnolia.–PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–When Jerrick Ahanmisi was acquired by San Miguel Beer from Terrafirma, there’s an impression that the sweet-shooting guard would be a valuable asset for the talent-laden squad eager for another shot at a title.
And Ahanmisi wants nothing more than to prove his worth.
“I want to go out there and still prove to myself and prove to everybody that, not only I belong in the PBA, but I belong to be on this team as well,” Ahanmisi said after performing well in last week’s tune-up game that saw the Beermen edge out the Magnolia Hotshots, 94-92.
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“Hopefully, this conference is going to be different. And hopefully we’ll be able to contend for a championship,” he added.
San Miguel got Ahanmisi plus Paolo Hernandez from Terrafirma in exchange for Juami Tiongson, rookie Chris Miller and a second round pick in the Season 52 Rookie Draft.
The deal came after Ahanmisi broke out into one of the league’s premier players, averaging 21.3 points in the Commissioner’s Cup that came mostly from shots from both the three-point and four-point regions.
Before the conference started, Ahanmisi won the Obstacle Challenge and Three-Point Shootout events at the PBA All-Star Weekend in Candon, Ilocos Sur.
Ahanmisi actually spent just two conferences with the Dyip after he was let go by the Hotshots in the offseason in order to secure a trade for the rights to Javi Gomez de Liano. Despite his short stint and being in a losing situation, Ahanmisi believes his stay would be beneficial.
“It’s going to help me because I was able to experience a lot on the basketball court,” he said. “The coaches and the management gave me the opportunity to play the way I wanted to play.
“And I was thankful enough that they were able to help me throughout my journey there with Terrafirma. And I just want to make sure that this conference is more of the same.”
Ahanmisi joins a San Miguel side, not just filled with talents, but experience in June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Ross, Jericho Cruz and Don Trollano.
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The Beermen dipped following their Philippine Cup title run, getting the boot in the quarterfinals of the Commissioner’s Cup.
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