By JONAS TERRADO
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao admitted that he will be in a dilemma if rumors of a trade that will send center Poy Erram to TNT KaTropa will push through.
Details have been sketchy about the deal which puts the 6-foot-8 veteran back to the team that selected him 15th overall in the 2013 PBA Draft, but Guiao said the situation is beyond his control.
“Wala ako masabi diyan kasi ako ayoko i-trade si Poy,” Guiao said after NLEX’s 103-97 victory over San Miguel Beer in Monday’s tune-up game at the Upper Deck Sports Center in Ortigas.
“I think it’s not at my level so I cannot comment on it at this point,” added the Road Warriors mentor.
Erram is a key piece in the Road Warriors with his ability to block shots and provide the offensive spark when needed.
He averaged 11.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 33 games last season that saw NLEX making the Governors’ Cup playoffs as the No. 1 seed.
NLEX acquired Erram from Blackwater in Dec. 2018 courtesy of a three-team trade which also involved TNT.
“There are a very few quality big men in the league, and Poy is one of them,” said Guiao. “I’m still in a quandary. I’m still not sure what his situation is.
“But unless it happens, we treat him like we treated him before. He’s part of the team, he’s part of the family of NLEX, and we’ll see what happens.”
