source: Nelson Beltran | philstar.com
Johnny Abarrientos might end up his illustrious PBA career with his original team Alaska Milk after all.
If negotiations fall through, Abarrientos will rejoin the team where he spent the best years of his pro career.
A reliable source said Alaska team manager Joaqui Trillo has offered the 1996 MVP awardee a deal that’s hard to refuse.
Abarrientos is an unrestricted free agent working as skills coach/on-call reserve with Barangay Ginebra.
In a recent STAR exclusive, Abarrientos, now 40, said he’s looking to play one more season before eventually calling it quits.
He also said he would be happy to play his last games with his original team.
Alaska has just given Abarrientos the rare honor of retiring his jersey during the Uytengsu franchise 25th year gala night.
Abarrientos had his best years in the pros with Alaska, helping the team win the bulk of their championships in the 90s, including the Triple Crown in 1996.
Last year, he’s already the league’s oldest active player, playing 14 games and showing he’s still capable of putting in points, dishing out assists, taking steals and even getting rebounds nearing the age of 40.
Through 17 PBA seasons, Abarrientos was No. 1 in the league’s all-time most steals list, fourth in the all-time most assists ranking and inside the Top 20 in all-time scoring ladder.
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