Barangay Ginebra's hard-banging big man Christian Standhardinger seized the lead in the race for the PBA Season 48 Commissioner's Cup Best Player

The Filipino-German overtook San Miguel's star center June Mar Fajardo from the statistical race after posting an average of 38.0 statistical points (SPs). Standhardinger was lurking behind Fajardo, the PBA's only seven-time Most Valuable Player during the first half of the elimination round.

Standhardinger has been one of Ginebra's reliable workhorses as evidenced by his per-game averages of 17.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.2 steals in the elimination.
The Gin Kings went on to post an 8-3 record en route to grabbing the no. 3 seed heading to the quarterfinals.

The 6-foot-10 Fajardo recently fractured his left wrist, which kept the SMB star out of action for six weeks. The injury left the Cebuano big man out of the running in the latest statistical race.

San Miguel wingman CJ Perez vaulted to second with 35.2 SPs on the strength of his 16.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists averages per game, while NorthPort's rising star Arvin Tolentino is at third spot with his 35.1 SPs.

TNT's sharp-shooting wingman Calvin Oftana occupies the fourth spot with 35.0 SPs while Season 47 Most Valuable Player Scottie Thompson of Barangay Ginebra completed the Top 5 list with 32.5 SPs.

Meanwhile, Ginebra's offseason acquisition Maverick Ahanmisi is at sixth spot with 31.3 SPs, followed by Magnolia veteran guards Jio Jalalon and Mark Barroca, who amassed 31.2 and 29.2 SPs, respectively.

Meralco's Chris Newsome is at ninth spot with 28.4 SPs, while at no. 10 is Jason Perkins of Phoenix with 27.33 SPs.

In the battle for the Best Import Award, Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, who came in to replace his brother Rondae of TNT, is at no. 1 with 67.5 SPs despite seeing action for just two games.

The do-it-all American leads all imports in scoring with 42.5 points, to go along with 12.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 2.5 steals.

San Miguel's Bennie Boatwright, another newcomer after taking the spot of Ivan Aska, is hanging at Hollis-Jefferson's coattails at second place with 67.3 SPs behind his per-game averages of 40.3 points and 13.3 rebounds.

Shonn Miller (27.0 points and 17.3 rebounds) of Meralco is at third place with 55.0 SPs, followed by Jonathan Williams (27.0 points, 15. 6 rebounds, and 5.5 assists) of Phoenix with 53.6 SPs.  토토사이트