Arnold Van Opstal for Von Pessumal Trade
San Miguel Beer traded Arnold Van Opstal for Von Pessumal of GlobalPort Batang Pier.
Von Pessumal is part of the Gilas Pilipinas Line-up which will compete in the 2017 Jones Cup. View Gilas Pilipinas Roster for 2017 Jones Cup
Seldom-used center Arnold Van Opstal who just won 2 championships with San Miguel was cut from the Gilas Pilipinas player pool after not attending practices.
Who do you think won in this trade, SMB or GlobalPort?
What happened to the clause that gilas cadet players cannot be traded for at least 2 years? Von is still a member of the cadet squad.