MANILA, Philippines — Magnolia coach Chito Vicolero said they are not in a rush to let rookie playmaker Jerom Lastimosa play in the PBA Season 49, which kicks off with the Governors' Cup on August 18.

Selected ninth overall, the 26-year-old former Adamson Falcon is still recovering from a knee injury that he sustained prior to the start of the UAAP men's basketball last season.

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