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Source: Manila Bulletin

-- The Petron Blaze Boosters finally landed rookie sensation Marcio Lassiter after PBA Commissioner Angelico “Chito” Salud approved the revised trade late this afternoon.

Under the revised trade, Petron will get Marcio Lassiter and veteran guard Celino Cruz in exchange for Petron’s Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Rey Guevarra and Lordy Tugade.

Atty. Salud through a text message relayed:

“The terms of the revised trade are hereby approved. There is acceptable parity in the cumulative skills, value, use and potential the players from each side of the trade will bring to their respective new teams.“

Back in February, Petron had initially offered Nonoy Baclao and Rey Guevarra for Powerade’s Marcio Lassiter. Salud however disapproved the trade and asked that the trade be revised because the deal was too favorable for the Blazers.

With the trade, Petron gave away 2 of the top 3 rookies they acquired from Air21 last year for Danny Seigle, Dorian Pena, Dondon Hontiveros and Paul Artadi.