Japeth Aguilar drafted in 7th round of NBA D-League
By Celest R. Flores
INQUIRER.net
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AUGUST DELA CRUZ
MANILA, Philippines — Homegrown talent
Japeth Aguilar moved another stepped closer to his dream of making it to the
NBA.
The 25-year-old
Aguilar, product of Western Kentucky, was drafted 13th in the seventh round by
the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA D-League draft Saturday morning in Manila,
according to the NBA website.
If signed, Aguilar becomes the first ever
Filipino to play in the NBA D-League, where a number of players start their
climb to the NBA.
Hasheem Thabeet and Hamed Haddadi also
played with Warriors while Taylor Griffin, brother for LA Clippers’ star Blake,
is in the roster.
The Santa Cruz, California based squad —
previously known as the Dakota Wizards before relocating– last won the D-League
title in the 2006-2007 season.
Aguilar, who played for Talk N’ Text in
the PBA, tried his luck with NBA squads like the New Orleans during their
pre-season camps, but missed the bus completely.
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