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PBA: With Chan gone, 'everyone' will have to step up for Phoenix

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/04/12/jeff-chan-2017-041217.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – For second-year guard Matthew Wright, Phoenix&#x27;s trade of veteran shooting guard should serve as a challenge to the other players on their roster as they move forward in the PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.&quot;It is what it is,&quot; Wright told reporters on Monday night after practicing with the Gilas Pilipinas national team.The league announced Monday morning that Phoenix had sent Chan to Barangay Ginebra for its first round pick in the 2018 Rookie Draft. The transaction was hailed as a good move for the Gin Kings, who acquired a veteran shooter averaging 11.56 points per game and making 35% of his three-pointers.Phoenix, meanwhile, hopes to use the draft pick to get another building block for their future, although it remains to be seen how high that selection will be.For now, however, the Fuel Masters have no time to dwell on Chan&#x27;s departure from the team.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2018/06/19/ph-asian-games-lineup-features-tnt-core-blatche-paras-43114">READ: PH Asian Games lineup features TNT core, Blatche, Paras, Rivero</a></li></ul>&quot;We can&#x27;t really dwell on the negatives. I&#x27;m trying to find the silver lining. With Jeff gone, that just means that there&#x27;s an opportunity for everyone else to step up,&quot; said Wright.He identified JC Intal, Karl Dehesa, JP Mendoza, and RJ Jazul as the players who can step up in Chan&#x27;s place, noting that they will be &quot;getting Jeff&#x27;s minutes and his shot attempts.&quot;&quot;So everybody is going to have to contribute,&quot; said Wright, who scores 21.33 points per game for Phoenix. &quot;We don&#x27;t see this as a negative or a positive. It&#x27;s just, it is what it is.&quot;&quot;We can&#x27;t replace Jeff and what he does,&quot; he added. &quot;What he does in unique. So everyone else is just going to have to step their game up. That&#x27;s it.&quot;On a personal level, Wright is grateful to have learned from Chan during their time as teammates.&quot;Just watching him in practice helped me elevate my game,&quot; said Wright. &quot;I just tried to emulate some of the things I saw from him. That part of him will be missed.&quot;&quot;But you know, he&#x27;s in a good situation with Ginebra, and he seems happy to be there, so we just have to find ways. Everyone on the team has to step up in his absence,&quot; he stressed.Phoenix (3-6) plays its first game without Chan on Wednesday against GlobalPort at the Araneta Coliseum. For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

For second-year guard Matthew Wright, Phoenix's trade of veteran shooting guard should serve as a challenge to the other players on their roster as they move forward in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

For second-year guard Matthew Wright, Phoenix's trade of veteran shooting guard should serve as a challenge to the other players on their roster as they move forward in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

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PBA: With Chan gone, 'everyone' will have to step up for Phoenix

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 19, 2018 04:32 PM PHT

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