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(MPBL).

Professional career

Being called as the "steal" of the 2007 draft, he performed well during his rookie season as a scoring guard. With the help of the then newly acquired Asi Taulava, they led the Tigers past the wildcard and faced the Alaska Aces in the quarterfinals where they lost 3-0. The following conference, their team had a more successful eliminations compiling a 10-8 record. Once again, they ended their run at the quarterfinals, this time at the hands of the

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. At the end of the season, Buenafe was named to the All-Rookie Team and was among the contenders for Rookie of the Year. On his second season, he duplicated his performance though it didn't translate to wins for Coca-Cola. For the 2009–10 season, Buenafe was acquired by the Burger King Whoppers. He played alongside

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and Wynne Arboleda. Despite stellar performances, his team still was not able to make the playoffs. In the middle of the 2010–11 season, Buenafe was involved in a three-way trade where he,

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and

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were all traded to the

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. Though he still provided what the team needed, his numbers went down. Before the 2012–13 season, he got traded again, this time to the

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in exchange for its 2014 first-round draft pick and provide offensive firepower alongside the backcourt duo of

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and

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PBA career statistics

''Correct as of September 24, 2016''

Season

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References

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