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PBA: Ginebra's Slaughter awarded conference top player; Durham, best import

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/tvpatrol/10/13/pba.jpg"/><figcaption>Barangay Ginebra&#x27;s Greg Slaughter and Meralco&#x27;s Allen Durham flank PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa at Araneta Coliseum on Sunday as they are named the best player and best import of the PBA Governors&#x27; Cup. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>The question surrounding Greg Slaughter’s future was whether he could return to his previous, Mythical Team form after suffering an injury that sidelined him for nearly a year.The answer is an emphatic yes.The towering Barangay Ginebra center was awarded Best Player of the PBA Governors’ Cup prior to Game 2 of the finals at Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, a remarkable feat for someone who missed 52 games to recuperate from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.Prior to the finals, the 29-year-old played all 16 available games in the conference, averaging 14.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, numbers he put up while playing 27.1 minutes, sixth lowest in the team, and coming off the bench.Along the way, he bested TNT’s Jayson Castro, Meralco’s Chris Newsome, and San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo and Arwind Santos.For the conference’s Best Import, Meralco’s Allen Durham joined an elite company winning the award multiple times.In leading the Bolts to the best record in the elimination round and a 3-game sweep of Star in the semifinals, Durham averaged 25.4 points and 20.1 rebounds on top of 6.8 assists, tops among imports.The best player and best import awards are determined by points taken from individual stats, and votes by the media, players and the PBA.Slaughter received 975 points on the strength of media and the PBA votes, while Newsome finished with second with 707 points.Fajardo, who finished highest in stats, placed third with 617 points.Durham topped all 4 categories for a total of 1,219 points. Justin Brownlee was a far second with 834 points.Bobby Parks, the only 7-time best import winner, leads the list of American players who have received the award as top foreign reinforcement, a group that includes 2-time recipients Billy Ray Bates, Norman Black, Derrick Brown, Jerald Honeycutt, Ken Redfield, Arizona Reid and Gabe Freeman.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Barangay Ginebra's Greg Slaughter and Meralco's Allen Durham won the top individual awards in the PBA Governors' Cup.

Barangay Ginebra's Greg Slaughter and Meralco's Allen Durham won the top individual awards in the PBA Governors' Cup.