Northport to Trade Slaughter For Jalalon, Corpuz and Pick | PBA trades 2021


There are reports Northport will trade big man Greg Slaughter to Magnolia for guard Jio Jalalon, Jackson Corpuz and a future pick. This is comnig from Snow Badua.

Slaughter has played very well in his first two games with Northport, against powerhouses SMB and Ginebra no less. Greg put up 23 pts and 17 rebs vs SMB and 16 pts and 14 rebs vs Ginebra.

So it makes no sense to trade Greg. He is there so Northport can have someone to match up with Junmar, Tautuaa, Standhardinger and Aguilar.

But of course Greg will be traded because SMC wants him. Originally he was spposed to go to SMB, but it looks like management is happy with Fajardo's progress and his tandem with Tautuaa.

So Greg will no go to Magnolia for Jalalon and Corpuz. We all know Jalalon's troubles and why the Hotshots want to trade him. Corpuz is a good player, and for all his troubles, so is Jio.

But are they enough for Greg? Given that Greg was traded for Christian, the answer is no. Magnolia must offer more.

The trade could happen in a few weeks or take longer. It will depend on when the PBA resumes. It also depends on Magnolia's performance. The Hotshots are currently 4-0. And coach Victolero is wary of changin players. 

If he suddenly brings in Slaughter, it might disrupt the chemistry of the team and be disastrous. So Magnolia might wait until the end of the conference. 

If Greg does go to Magnolia, then all three SMC teams will have twin towers, and for Northport, hopefully this will give Troy Rike an opportunity to shine again. 

When Greg came back, his minutes and touches were understandably reduced. if Greg will be traded, he will have more playing time and could become a better player.

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