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Incoming TNT Tropang Giga guard Rey Nambatac. Photo from PBA Images.

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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722858627742IMG_4636.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Basketball, ABSSports, TNT Tropang Giga, Rey Nambatac"/>Incoming TNT Tropang Giga guard Rey Nambatac. Photo from PBA Images.</div>MANILA — The TNT Tropang Giga will feature Rey Nambatac as their newest ace in the upcoming PBA Season 49 Governors Cup.They acquired the services of the former Colegio de San Juan de Letran star after trading Kib Montalbo and Jewel Ponferada to Blackwater Bossing last month together with a 2028 second-round pick.This is the third team of Nambatac in the PBA, and the former Rain Or Shine Elasto Painter is acknowledging the weight of playing for the flagship franchise of the MVP (Manny V. Pangilinan)- owned group in the PBA. &quot;Knowing naman TNT, meron silang winning culture and winning attitude. Pag sinabi mo kasing TNT, isa sa pinaka-kinatatakutan yan eh,&quot; he told ABS-CBN News during the PBA Media Day in Pasay earlier today.&quot;For me, dagdag pressure yung playing for TNT. Competitive naman din akong player, pero yun nga, dagdag pressure yun. Mostly kasi ng players nila mga veterans eh at may Gilas players. So for me, it’s a good experience and challenge kasi talagang dito mo mas mailalabas yung talent and skills mo,&quot; he continued.Nambatac is expected to star for the Tropang Giga especially since veterans Jayson Castro and Ryan Reyes are now in the latter stages of their respective careers, and for the &quot;Sting Rey,&quot; he was already preparing for this duty even before the PBA officially approved the TNT-Blackwater deal.&quot;Before the trade was approved, nasa mindset ko na yun eh, na magiging mabigat yung role ko sa team. Pero for me, I take that in a positive way and as a challenge. Yun din ang motivation ko sa practices and sa games,&quot; he said.To help him in his transition to TNT, Rey focused on picking the brains of the former &quot;Best Point Guard in Asia&quot; in Castro.&quot;Very excited ako kasi mga future Hall of Famers yung nagiging teammates ko. First, si James Yap, and dami kong natutunan sa kanya. Tapos si Kuya Jayson, one of the best point guards in Asia,&quot; said Nambatac.&quot;Si Kuya Jayson, pag may nakita siyang mali, tinuturuan niya ako. Excited ako at willing akong matuto sa kanya.&quot;And while he has only been with TNT for over a month, Rey revealed that he has already gained one key lesson from Castro.&quot;Yung tumatak sa akin is yung mai-polish ko pa yung decision-making ko,&quot; said Nambatac, who is expected to take on the point guard duties for the Tropang Giga.&quot;Floor general yan eh, so sa akin naka-determine yung flow and takbo ng laro. Yun yung natutunan ko sa kanya. Kasi kung magkaroon ng miscommunication sa court, ako yung unang lalapit dapat sa players para ayusin at mag regroup,&quot; he explained.<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3065039"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

The TNT Tropang Giga will feature Rey Nambatac as their newest ace in the upcoming PBA Season 49 Governors Cup.

The TNT Tropang Giga will feature Rey Nambatac as their newest ace in the upcoming PBA Season 49 Governors Cup.

Rey Nambatac ready to take on challenge of being TNT’s new lead guard

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Rey Nambatac ready to take on challenge of being TNT’s new lead guard

Romwel Anzures,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 05, 2024 08:54 PM PHT

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