Complex sentence: Menk arrived in the Philippine basketball scene in 1997, when he played for Tanduay in the Philippine Basketball League.He made an impact in Philippine Basketball League being the first Rookie of the Year Awardee and Most Valuable Player Awardee.
Split into simpler sentences: Menk arrived in the Philippine basketball scene in 1997, when he played for Tanduay in the Philippine Basketball League. Of course, he quickly made an impact in PBL being the first Rookie of the Year Awardee and Most Valuable Player Awardee.