Lee, Dionisio favored in All-Star 3-point tiff

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THE Magnolia duo of guard Paul Lee and forward Aris Dionisio loom this early as the favorites to rule the first twin three-point shootout contest in the PBA All-Star festivities.

Lee is out to defend the title he won in spectacular fashion last year in Passi City, Iloilo, while Dionisio appears to be the early frontrunner in the special three-point contest pitting 12 of the pro league’s big men.

Lee, 35, scored 28 points in the finals and downed Marcio Lassiter of San Miguel Beer and Terrafirma’s Juami Tiongson in bagging his first long distance shootout diadem.

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Lassiter will crowd out Lee anew in this year’s edition of the All-Star weekend in Bacolod City from March 23-24, together with former two-time champion James Yap (Blackwater), Maverick Ahanmisi (Ginebra), Aleck Stockton (Converge), Chris Newsome (Meralco), Tyler Tio (Phoenix), and Arvin Tolentino (Northport).

Completing the cast among the guards and wingmen are Andrei Caracut (Rain or Shine), Rob Herndon (NLEX), Javi Gomez de Liano (Terrafirma), and Calvin Oftana (NLEX).

The 6-foot-4 Dionisio, averaging 38 percent shooting from beyond the arc in his career, will try to become the first player to win the three-point shooting among the bigs, an event which took the place of the traditional slam dunk contest.

Entered in the event together with Dionisio are veterans Sean Anthony (NLEX), Mo Tautuaa (San Miguel), and Jason Perkins (Phoenix), together with young guns Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (TNT), Isaac Go (Terrafirma), Keith Datu (Rain or Shine), JM Calma (Northport), Brandon Bates (Meralco), Keith Zaldivar (Converge), Christian David (Blackwater), and Ralph Cu (Ginebra).

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