NLEX taps NBA veteran, battles Columbian

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:27:06 +0000

NLEX will parade a new import in Manny Harris when it shoots for solo second against Columbian in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

MANNY Harris

Harris tries to live up to his billing as a former NBA cager as the Road Warriors resume their campaign after almost two weeks of rest in the 4:30 p.m. match with the Dyip.

The Road Warriors decided to tap Harris, who had stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, in lieu of Olu Ashaolu in hopes of fortifying their chances of competing in the season-ending conference.

Ashaolu averaged 22.6 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in five games that saw NLEX go 4-1, including a dramatic 113-111 comeback overtime win over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in Dubai.

“We thank Olu for helping us get to where we are, for the strong start this conference. But the opportunity to have Manny Harris opened up for us and we had to make the difficult decision – to grab the chance to realize a long-standing desire to have Manny play for the Road Warriors,” Guiao said.

“Manny is a legit NBA talent who has the ability to impact the game on both ends, a proven scorer and defender – a winner in his
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