Jan 09, 2020

SMB sends Nabong to NorthPort in exchange for Escoto

SAN Miguel has parted ways with beleaguered center Kelly Nabong, sending him to NorthPort in exchange for Russel Escoto.

The Office of the Commissioner approved the one-on-one swap on Friday.

Nabong, who was acquired by the Beermen from GlobalPort in 2018, was suspended by the team indefinitely after figuring in a scuffle during a team practice late last year.

The 6-foot-6 bruiser was averaging 4.1 points and 4.0 rebounds for SMB in the season-ending conference before before getting involve in the melee that also included import Dez Wells and teammates Arwind Santos and Ronald Tubid.

This will be Nabong's third stint with the GlobalPort franchise.

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Escoto, menwhile had a short stint with the Batang Pier, who acquired the 27-year-old center from Columbian just last August.

The former Far Eastern University standout averaged 3.7 points on a 47-percent shooting from deep, on top of 2.4 boards in his one-conference stint with NorthPort. (RL)