Solomon Jemuel Rayos Mercado was born on May 6,1984 and is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
27 Facts About Sol Mercado
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Sol Mercado was originally drafted by the Alaska Aces as the fifth pick in the 2008 PBA draft.
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Sol Mercado emerged as the team's top scorer with 13.5 points per game and his 4.5 assists per night did not only lead the team but was number 6 overall among locals.
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Sol Mercado was the team's cornerstone as he became one of the leaders for the Painters.
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Sol Mercado scored a career-high 35 points in a loss to Alaska.
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Sol Mercado averaged 17.7 points in the eliminations then had a 45-point outburst against the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados.
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Sol Mercado then had to sit out the rest of the conference as not to aggravate a right shoulder injury.
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Sol Mercado was able to lead Globalport to its first playoff appearance, where they lost to the defending Governors' Cup champion Rain or Shine.
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Sol Mercado missed several games due to a strain on his right Achilles.
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Sol Mercado didn't approve of the trade, comparing the trade to someone going back to a bad ex-girlfriend on his Twitter account.
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On January 8,2015, Sol Mercado was traded again by GlobalPort, this time to Barako Bull which gave up Denok Miranda and a 2016 second round pick.
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On May 4,2015, before the start of 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Sol Mercado was traded to Barangay Ginebra in exchange of Joseph Yeo.
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Sol Mercado debuted for Barangay Ginebra on May 8,2015, with eight points and eight assists, against the team that drafted him, the Alaska Aces, but his new team lost.
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Sol Mercado missed a game that conference due to food poisoning.
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Sol Mercado then started at small forward for the injured Chris Ellis, and contributed 19 points and four assists in a win over Meralco.
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Sol Mercado scored 19 again in a win versus Rain or Shine with six threes, becoming more adjusted to Coach Cone's system.
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Sol Mercado bounced back the following game with 16 points and two clutch threes that led to Star's first loss of the series.
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Sol Mercado was deemed out for the rest of the playoffs.
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On January 20,2020, Sol Mercado was traded to the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters for LA Revilla and Rey Guevarra.
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Sol Mercado never played for Phoenix however as contract negotiations fell through.
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Sol Mercado received offers to play for its national team.
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Sol Mercado was a member of the Philippine National Basketball team, Smart Gilas.
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Sol Mercado was personally handpicked by Rajko Toroman alongside Kelly Williams and Asi Taulava.
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Sol Mercado played for the Philippines in the 2012 William Jones Cup.
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Sol Mercado was on the roster for the 2010 Asian Games, but didn't get to play due to injuries on both of his feet.
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Sol Mercado is half-Filipino and half-Puerto Rican, with his mother Rosalie from Pampanga and his father Aaron from Puerto Rico.
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Sol Mercado's father died at age 51 in 2012 due to a heart attack.