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Fajardo favored to win a 3rd straight MVP title

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FOLLOWING yet another dominant season, San Miguel Beer superstar June Mar Fajardo is well on his way to getting a record third straight Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award.

After winning the Best Player of the Conference Award in the Philippine Cup, where he led the Beermen to the championship and making sure his team reached the semifinals in each of the three conferences, the 6’10” behemoth is the heavy favorite to win yet another MVP plum tomorrow in the annual Leo Awards.

San Miguel Beer superstar June Mar Fajardo

The awards night, which will feature awards for the entire season, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, just before Game 4 between Barangay Ginebra and Meralco in the finals of the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup.

The pride of Cebu, who compiled a 38.8 average statistical points for the season, is head and shoulders above competition once again statistically and is a cinch for the MVP trophy for the season.

Fajardo’s closest challengers, Jayson Castro of TNT KaTropa and Alaska’s Calvin Abueva, winners of the BPC award this conference and the Commissioner’s Cup, respectively, are far behind in terms of statistical points.

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Those three are very likely for the Mythical First Team, while the two remaining spots are still highly debatable at this point.

With the huge boost and consistent help he gave Meralco for it to reach the semifinals of the Commissioner’s Cup and its first finals appearance in this ongoing conference, Bolts’ rookie sensation Chris Newsome (23.6 SPs) is now the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award.

TNT KaTropa’s Troy Rosario was the early favorite as he led the race for most part of the season, but Newsome’s consistency kept him close until he finally got in the driver seat after helping the Bolts reach the finals this third conference.

For the Most Improved Player, Jericho Cruz is the favorite at the moment, but other contenders such as Stanley Pringle of GlobalPort, Sean Anthony of NLEX and teammate JR Quinahan are not too far behind.

With Fajardo set to pick up his third MVP award, he will now be just one behind record-holders Mon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio.

Games Friday

(Araneta Coliseum)

8:10 p.m. Ginebra San Miguel vs Meralco Bolts

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