Joshua Munzon sent to NorthPort as PBA approves trade

Terrafirma Joshua Munzon. PBA PICTURES

MANILA, Philippines – The PBA on Thursday finally approved the trade that sent Terrafirma sophomore Joshua Munzon to NorthPort.

Munzon officially became a member of the Batang Pier squad in exchange for Kevin Ferrer under a revised deal that was given the green light by the league’s trade committee.

The two teams initially agreed to send Munzon and rookie Javi Gomez de Liano to NorthPort for Ferrer, MJ Ayaay and two second-round draft picks.

This is the second time that Terrafirma has sold a player selected number one in the draft after CJ Perez was transferred to San Miguel Beer in January 2021.

Terrafirma also gave the right to the first pick in the 2017 draft to San Miguel, who went on to select Christian Standhardinger.

Munzon leaves Terrafirma after four conferences since his first selection in 2021 and is seen as Perez’s successor as the team’s main offensive weapon.

But the former Asean Basketball League and leading player Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 experienced a drop in scoring from 19.0 points in the 2021-22 Governors’ Cup to 8.8 points in the Commissioner’s Cup this season.

Ferrer will be playing for his third team after playing the past four seasons with NorthPort. He was selected in the Gilas Pilipinas special round by Barangay Ginebra in 2016.

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