June Mar Fajardo has won a record-extending 10th Best Player of the Conference award but nothing has changed for the 6-foot-10 gentle giant since the first time he claimed the coveted award. In the first nine BPC awards, Fajardo would always ask his entire team to join him at the center court as he raised the trophy which, through the years, has become the bone of contention why he was regarded as the best ever to play the sport in the PBA. It was the same old story on Wednesday, June 12 when he bagged the NuStar BPC award that not only signified how dominant he has been in all-Filipino conference but also put him on pace for another record-extending eighth MVP award.
Like the previous nine BPC awards, Fajardo is crediting his teammates for the award. “Masaya ako na nakuha ko yung BPC pero iki-credit ko iyon sa teammates ko kasi di ko makukuha iyon kung di dahil sa mga teammates ko,” said Fajardo who won the award in a runaway fashion – the largest winning margin in fact since 2019 when he won his eighth BPC award. Fajardo accumulated a total of 1,100 points – a far cry to the 651 points of closest pursuer in Terrafirma rookie Stephen Holt.
As high as his career has been so far is as humble as Fajardo could get, even playing down his 10th BPC plum, saying that anyone from the Beermen can win it due to their depth. “Kahit sino sa team namin pwede maging best player of the conference kasi sobrang lalim ng team namin,” he added. SMB head coach Jorge Gallent said othe.
