Report: Smart Gilas offered Japeth Aguilar P18m

Posted by Jaemark Tordecilla on September 2, 2009 at 13:42 | Comments (9)

Rey Joble of the Manila Standard Today with the big scoop:

A highly-placed source told Standard Today that the 6’9” former Western Kentucky University player was offered the whopping three-year contract by the team backed by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and bankrolled by Smart Communications.

The same source said Aguilar is set to get P350,000 in his first year, P500,000 in his second year and P700,000 in his final year with Smart-Gilas, more than double the P8.7 million Burger King, the PBA team which drafted the 22-year-old cager, offered him.

The Whopper’s offer, which was the maximum salary allowed for a rookie, was rejected by Aguilar’s camp.

Ironically, Joble writes for the same publication as Ronnie Nathanielsz, the agent of Japeth Aguilar. Nathanielsz has been claiming that they haven't spoken to Smart Gilas yet.

SBP officials led by executive director Noli Eala have remained mum on the issue, although a highly-placed source within the organization claimed that it was taking a hands-off approach on the issue.

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#1 Uly on 2009-09-02 19:25 (Reply)

thanks for your articles on this news item. I would not have connected the dots without reading your article.

Where do we go from here though? PBA bans Smart Gilas? Ronnie announces the real reason is Aguilar doesn't want to play for Yeng? Burger King sells the rights to Aguilar to Talk N Text?

#1.1 jaemark on 2009-09-02 22:52 (Reply)

i honestly don't know. mukhang malaking gulo ito. people in the know have been contacting me with details... mahaba pa ang itatakbo ng storya na to.

#1.1.1 duy on 2009-09-08 13:56 (Reply)

What’s wrong with Japheth’s move?
I can’t see anything wronged with it! It is his privilege for god sake!

Why feel bitter about it? Because by bolting to Smart-Gilas team doesn’t necessarily mean he should be banned in the PBA!

Oh come on! How come when almost all of the PBA team drafted a player either from 1st round or 2nd or even 3rd round and they did not give them a contract nobody give a damn about it, nobody even holler something about it saying its wrong!

When suddenly a player you covet most don’t sign with you then suddenly your shouting to the world that he’s wrong, that he should be punished, that he should be banned!

Lets face it! Its business! If he doesn’t like to join your team, well, sorry for you!
Just like what almost all the PBA teams do to a lot of player they don’t want, they dumped them like shit.

#2 Uto uto ang PBA fans on 2009-09-02 20:05 (Reply)

Nagpapaniwala kayo dito? Walang sinabing source at confirmation?

Gawa-gawa ng kampo ng PBA yan para magalit ang mga uto-utong PBA fanatics kay Japeth.

#3 The Legendary Skyflakes25 on 2009-09-04 20:56 (Reply)

The purported P18M is just a psywar tactic.

#4 jim on 2009-09-05 13:02 (Reply)

...STOP iT!!!! this is just a WHOLE bunch of SALES talKKK.....LOW TICKET SALES will be expected sa upcoming PBA season...kya....this is HAPPENNING!!!!! PURO KAYO NEGOSYOH!!!! Pra kyoh mga iNtsehk!!!! puro PELA nasa ULOH!!!! ANNIHILATE PBA!!! ANG YAYABANG NG PLAYERS!!! ANG YAYABANG OFFICIALS!!!! PAGDATING NG INTERNATIONAL GAMES>>>>WARAAAAKKK!!! f..*cK.....

#5 http://teampilipinas09.wordpress.com/ on 2009-09-05 23:12 (Reply)

hmm, i would just like to ask why is ex comish noli eala not talking? when alex cabagnot tried this before, when he was still the commissioner he tried to ban alex? wishing you'd reply sir quinito...

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#5.1 jaemark on 2009-09-06 03:07 (Reply)

dude, i'm not quinito ;)

#6 batch83 on 2010-01-23 04:30 (Reply)

nakita ko ang semi-final game ng smart gilas against sa lebanon al riyadi. hndi lumaro ang import nila mukhang injured pero smart gilas gave lebanon a big threat, lamang pa sila ng seven points going into the last two minutes pero natalo pa sila ng three points. good game and we could see a bigger improvement later on. congrats smart gilas team.