MANILA, Philippines — Christian Standhardinger admitted that Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone's decision to trade him, along with fellow veteran Stanley Pringle to Terrafirma for Stephen Holt and Isaac Go was "part of the game."

"I acknowledge Coach Tim's decision to trade me and respect it. It's part of the game, and I wish him and the team all the best moving forward," the 6-foot-8 Filipino-German banger wrote in a long post at his Instagram account @c.standhardinger just a few hours after PBA fans were startled with the news he got traded on Saturday.

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