Trade Rumors: Is Jericho Cruz getting traded soon?

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A reliable source said that TNT Ka Tropa already told Jericho Cruz not to report to the practices of the team.

First question, should we believe it?

It is kinda hard because TNT is on the thick of a playoff race and the playoffs has not even started. Cruz was battling injury bug from the get-go of this conference but he already recovered and even played in their final game of the elimination round against Northport.

So, is TNT really going to make a trade before the start of the playoffs?

Basketball-wise, that could be a real issue because chemistry will be disrupted and the fit of the player/s that they may received for him may actually be bad.

By the way, it is easy to understand that once a team tells a player, with trade value, not to attend practices, that player will be traded.

The only possible reason why they will do it is if the team that they are trading with is already demanding a trade.

Especially if that team was already eliminated and will be undergoing their preparation for the upcoming conference.

Wait. Do you remember the rumored Bobby Ray Parks trade? In that rumored trade, Parks will go to Meralco, TNT will receive Baser Amer and Blackwater will get a hold of Jericho and Brian Heruela.

And Blackwater and Meralco are already out of the race. So, there is a possibility that Blackwater called and already demanding a trade so that Jericho can build chemistry with the Elite.

But, how about Heruela? 

Maybe, there is another trade in the works.