Do you know that if given a choice, PBA slotman Greg Slaughter would like nothing better to do than to sign with the Meralco Bolts?
In the November 2019 episode of PBA Rush, the sever-footer revealed that aside from Barangay Ginebra, he prefers to play for the Meralco Bolts because he had some long history with coach Norman Black, who mentored him during his Ateneo days.
Maybe this revelation could help persuade the two teams to try and make a deal that would finally end the Slaughter saga.
The 31-year old Slaughter reportedly learned of a trade that would send him to NorthPort for Christian Standhardinger and so he opted to take a leave from the PBA, depriving the Gin Kings of its biggest player and trade bait.
Sources have told the Inquirer that the swap was a "done deal" until Slaughter decided to rebuff extension offers from the Gin Kings. Slaughter didn't sign supposedly because he was asking for a "no trade clause" to be put in the new deal, which Ginebra management nixed.
Slaughter, whose numbers have dipped consistently in the last four years, could hold out for as long as he wants and Ginebra can still trade its rights to him to whichever team it decides to, spurning his bid to end his career with Ginebra.
Averaging career-lows of 9.6 points—the first time in his career that he failed to average in twin digits—and 22.4 minutes last season, Slaughter has certainly not played according to expectations, with Japeth Aguilar stepping up to play solidly as Ginebra’s prime big man.
As much as he would like to join the Meralco Bolts, it is clear Slaughter isn’t in control of that decision. Maybe it is time for the Bolts to step up further and give Barangay Ginebra an offer that they cannot refuse without compromising the team's competitiveness.
In the November 2019 episode of PBA Rush, the sever-footer revealed that aside from Barangay Ginebra, he prefers to play for the Meralco Bolts because he had some long history with coach Norman Black, who mentored him during his Ateneo days.
Maybe this revelation could help persuade the two teams to try and make a deal that would finally end the Slaughter saga.
The 31-year old Slaughter reportedly learned of a trade that would send him to NorthPort for Christian Standhardinger and so he opted to take a leave from the PBA, depriving the Gin Kings of its biggest player and trade bait.
Sources have told the Inquirer that the swap was a "done deal" until Slaughter decided to rebuff extension offers from the Gin Kings. Slaughter didn't sign supposedly because he was asking for a "no trade clause" to be put in the new deal, which Ginebra management nixed.
Slaughter, whose numbers have dipped consistently in the last four years, could hold out for as long as he wants and Ginebra can still trade its rights to him to whichever team it decides to, spurning his bid to end his career with Ginebra.
Averaging career-lows of 9.6 points—the first time in his career that he failed to average in twin digits—and 22.4 minutes last season, Slaughter has certainly not played according to expectations, with Japeth Aguilar stepping up to play solidly as Ginebra’s prime big man.
As much as he would like to join the Meralco Bolts, it is clear Slaughter isn’t in control of that decision. Maybe it is time for the Bolts to step up further and give Barangay Ginebra an offer that they cannot refuse without compromising the team's competitiveness.
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