San Miguel is not leaving anything to chance, and its recent moves prove that it is dead serious in making another deep playoff run.

As if the high scoring import Jordan Adams, who once exploded for 50 points, is not enough, the Beermen is parading a new reinforcement when it takes on the NLEX Road Warriors in the second round in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

SMB has tapped the services of another NBA caliber import in Sheldon Mac who is set for his PBA debut against the Road Warriors in the 7:30 p.m. affair.

NorthPort, meanwhile, tries to go for its second straight win against the free-falling Converge in the first offering at 5 p.m.

Mac, who played for three years with the Washington Wizards in the NBA before taking his act overseas, is another proven scorer SMB hopes to partner and complement with their potent local crew led by eight-time Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo.

Adams, for his part, was not exactly playing bad for SMB, and even fired 41 points in the last game against Rain or Shine although it was the buzzer-beating game-winner from Fajardo that saved the day for the Beermen and improved their record to 3-2.

With the new import, SMB is hopeful of completing its revenge against NLEX which defeated the Beermen in the first overtime thriller of the season, 112-108, in Cagayan de Oro City.

In that game, the duo of import Myke Henry and Robert Bolick got solid contributions from the rest of the pack, powering the Road Warriors to the stunning win. However, it’s been a lackluster stretch for NLEX, losing its last two games to suddenly fall to a 3-3 record in the standings.

Meanwhile in the opening game, the Batang Pier aim to replicate their masterful performance over the FiberXers in the first round.

NorthPort drubbed Converge, 135-109, in a historic night that saw main man Arvin Tolentino erupt for 51 points – becoming the first player to achieve the feat since Stanley Pringle in 2018.

The FiberXers, though, should step up on the defensive end to limit not just Tolentino but as well as William Navarro and import Venky Jois. Converge, for one, is in dire need of victory after losing their last three games to fall to the fifth spot of the standings with a 2-4 record.

The Batang Pier, on the other hand, are looking to solidify their spot inside the Top 4 in Group A as they hope to improve to a 4-3 slate.