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AIR21 EXPRESS has acquired former Ateneo Blue Eagles
JC Intal and Doug Kramer to boost its chances in the coming
Philippine Basketball Association season.
Air21 president and team manager
Lito Alvarez said the acquisition of the two players was a welcome
development to the team.
Alvarez said air21’s nucleus,
which is composed of Wynne Arboleda, Gary David, Arwind Santos,
Ranidel de Ocampo, Nino Canaleta and Homer Se, is untouched and more
mature this season.
“ With Intal and Kramer joining
the team, we hope to do better,” said Alvarez.
Air21 signed up Intal and Kramer
to three-year deals.
Intal, who was chosen
fourth overall, will receive P8 million.
Kramer, No. 5 overall, on the
other hand will get P7 million.
“We were surprised and we were
lucky,” said Alvarez after the Express picked the 6-foot-3 Intal
during the PBA Rookie Draft.
Intal and Kramer were team mates
when the Blue Eagles won the University Athletic asssociation of the
Philippines crown four years ago.
Last year, Ateneo made it to the
championship round but lost to University of Santo Tomas.
Intal is excited and eager to
prove himself saying, “Air21’s style as a running team suits me
since I also likes to run a lot.”
“I’m excited to play a lot of
games with Air21,” said Intal. He looks forward to playing
alongside Arwind Santos of FEU and KG Canaleta of UE.
Kramer hopes his experiences in
the UAAP and PBL will make him mature enough when he debuts in the
PBA.
“I hope to play like a veteran
in the PBA,” said Kramer.
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