Northport star Robert Bolick. PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–Negotiations between NorthPort and Robert Bolick stay at a standstill because the countdown earlier than the ace scorer’s contract expires continues to dwindle.
Bolick’s agent Marvin Espiritu mentioned on Thursday there’s no important progress between each events even because the Batang Pier guard performed the position of cheerleader throughout their 107-102 loss to the Meralco Bolts at Philsports Area in Pasig Metropolis.
His one-year contract is because of expire on Jan. 31, and there are whispers that Bolick might take his act abroad as soon as he turns into a free agent.
“We already offered our supply to him,” mentioned coach Bonnie Tan in Filipino.
PBA guidelines state that NorthPort will retain Bolick’s rights if a deal couldn’t be reached after the mentioned date since he’s solely eligible to turn out to be a restricted free agent.
The fourth-year mainstay has not seen motion by means of two video games of the PBA Governors’ Cup, with the crew saying that Bolick is nursing a hamstring drawback.
NorthPort opened its marketing campaign final Jan. 22 with a 122-92 loss to Converge.
And NorthPort has severely missed Bolick’s on-court presence, significantly his stellar numbers of 21.0 factors, 4.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists which he produced within the Commissioner’s Cup.
A lot of the scoring has been trusted on import Marcus Weathers whereas there’s nonetheless offensive inconsistency among the many locals left to replenish Bolick’s absence.
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