June Mar Fajardo is the favorite win an 8th PBA Most Valuable Player award after leading the statistical race at the end of the PBA’s 48th season.
San Miguel star June Mar Fajardo is all set to extend another one of his own PBA records.
Fajardo is on track to win an 8th PBA Most Valuable Player award after leading the statistical race at the end of the PBA’s 48th season.
June Mar accumulated an average of 42.1 statistical points after going for 17.8 points, 13.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.7 blocks for the Beermen. His rebounding mark led the league.
In PBA Season 48, Fajardo and the Beermen made both Finals, winning the Commissioner’s Cup against Magnolia but lost the Philippine Cup to Meralco.
Nevertheless, June Mar won his 10th Best Player of the Conference Award in the All-Filipino, extending his own record for most in league history.
Trailing June Mar in the stats race is former teammate and current Ginebra star Christian Standhardinger, who posted 19.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists for 37.8 SPs.
A close third is Fajardo’s current teammate and Commissioner’s Cup BPC CJ Perez with 37.4 SPs. NorthPort’s Arvin Tolentino and TNT’s Calvin Oftana round up the top-5 with 35.9 and 35.4 SPs, respectively.
Stephen Holt, PBA Philippine Cup Finals MVP Chris Newsome, former MVP Scottie Thompson, Juami Tiongson, and Jason Perkins complete the top-10.