What? Titan Ultra Loses Their Scoring King! Converge Lands Abueva

The Converge FiberXers have acquired veteran player Calvin Abueva from the Titan Ultra Giant Risers in a trade. The deal, confirmed by the PBA on February 3, sends Abueva to Converge in exchange for players King Caralipio, Mark Omega, and Rey Suerte.

Abueva, 37, is coming off a strong performance in the recent PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup. Despite his former team missing the playoffs, he led the league in scoring during the elimination round with averages of 23.6 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. This performance earned him third place in the Best Player of the Conference race.

Converge hopes Abueva's arrival will boost the team following their quarterfinal loss in the All-Filipino Conference, where they failed to capitalize on a twice-to-beat advantage against Barangay Ginebra. He will now be teammates with Juan Gomez de Liano, who finished ahead of him in the Best Player race.

In return, Titan Ultra receives three players. Rey Suerte is a 31-year-old veteran who entered the league in 2019. King Caralipio brings championship experience from his collegiate career with the Letran Knights, where he was a Finals MVP, before joining Converge in 2023.

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