PBA Trade Rumors: Is Magnolia trading their rookie for a sophomore?

Jerrick Ahanmisi is no doubt, the rookie that is part of the most numbers of trade rumors. It all started with the contract dispute that he has with Magnolia.

Now, we have a new rumor about him. According to PBA on the Go, a Twitter personality, Jerrick Ahanmisi could be traded for Jerrick Balanza of Northport, with a 2023 2nd swap involved.

So, Magnolia wants to trade their #10 pick for a 2nd round pick and the value of that pick-swap that will happen, two years from now?

If they are going to do the trade, they will look like a team that gave up that early on Jerrick Ahanmisi. Ahanmisi produced 4.5 points and only shot 28% from beyond the arc.

That 28% shooting is surely disappointing for a guy that was hyped as the best shooter of the latest draft. Just for the record, I criticized the labeling of him as the best shooter of that draft.

On the other hand, Balanza is producing 7.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 three-pointers made and 33% 3FG per game.

The numbers of Balanza is way better than Ahanmisi. And if you think about it, Balanza has a much better resume than Ahanmisi.

Also, Balanza is bigger, giving him a much better chance in defending bigger wings. 

Add everything and I think Magnolia will be fine in pushing the trade.