| 2014 PBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | August 24, 2014 |
| Time | 4:00 pm (PHT) |
| Location | Robinsons Place Manila |
| Network(s) | Sports5 |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | Stanley Pringle (GlobalPort Batang Pier) |
The Gatorade 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft was an event which allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 24, 2014.
The lottery determined the team that will obtain the first pick in the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their cumulative final rankings in the previous season with heavier weight from the results of the Philippine Cup.
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL | COM | GOV | |||
| Lottery | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7th | 10th | 10th | 8.8 |
| Lottery | Meralco Bolts | 9th | 7th | 9th | 8.2 |
| 3rd | Barako Bull Energy | 6th | 9th | 8th | 7.5 |
| 4th | Air21 Express | 10th | 4th | 7th | 7.3 |
| 5th | Alaska Aces | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 6.2 |
| 6th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 5.4 |
| 7th | San Miguel Beermen | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4.6 |
| 8th | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3.5 |
| 9th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2.3 |
| 10th | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1.0 |
Lottery teams—green: 67% chance; blue: 33% chance
The lottery was held on July 1, 2014, before the start of the Game 1 of the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The GlobalPort Batang Pier won the rights to the first overall selection against the Meralco Bolts. [1] [2] Due to a previous transaction, the draft rights of Meralco belongs to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters from the Ronjay Buenafe trade on August 28, 2012. [3]
The matter on how the draft lottery is conducted became the subject of criticism from the fans and from Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao for lacking credibility and transparency. The league used three balls (two represents GlobalPort and one for Meralco) and were placed in a white box. Commissioner Chito Salud placed the balls inside the white box and drew the winner of the draft, without removing his hand first after placing the balls in the box. [4] [5] A formal request by Rain or Shine for a re-draw was sent to the league's board of governors. [6] On July 4, Commissioner Salud apologized on the crudeness of the draft lottery procedures; however, he insisted that it was an honest mistake on their part by not checking out the minor details of the lottery and its proceedings. [7]
During an emergency meeting of the Board of Governors, it was decided that no re-draw will be held after Rain or Shine and the board accepted the public apology of Commissioner Salud. The league's board and management committee will review the procedures of the lottery draw to prevent the issues raised to happen again. [8] Since then, the league no longer holds a draft lottery. The team with the worst rankings in the previous season is now directly given the first overall pick.
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
Starting the third round, only Kia and Blackwater are allowed to draft players.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Jonathan Banal | PG |  Philippines | Kia Sorento | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Mapua |
| 4 | 2 | Michael Acuña | SF | Philippines | Kia Sorento | none | Perpetual |
| 4 | 3 | Mark Andrei Romero | SF | Philippines | Kia Sorento | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | CSB |
| 4 | 4 | Francis Bercede | PG | Philippines | Kia Sorento | none | USC |
| Name | Country of birth | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Acain | Philippines | De La Salle-Dasmariñas | |
| Rocky Acidre | Arellano | ||
| Raymond Alcasabas | San Sebastian | ||
| George Allen | Perpetual | ||
| Julius Atienza | FEU | ||
| Andrew Avillanoza |  United States | Central Florida | |
| Mervin Baloran | Philippines | National U | |
| Jerald Bautista | STI | ||
| Jonathan Belorio | Letran | ||
| Mark Berry | National U | ||
| Franklin Bonifacio | United States | Las Positas | |
| Roider Cabrera | Philippines | Adamson | |
| Lord Casajeros | UE | ||
| Jackson Corpuz | PCU | ||
| Jamieson Cortes | Letran | ||
| Franz Delgado | San Sebastian | ||
| Lester Dickens | Olivarez | ||
| Alwin Elinon | RTU | ||
| Erwin Estole | San Sebastian | ||
| Amante Flores | UM | ||
| Hazel Foja | Manila Adventist | ||
| John Julien Foronda | Letran | ||
| Marlon Gomez | PCU | ||
| Vincent Importante | Adamson | ||
| Dexter Maiquez | San Sebastian | ||
| Mark Mendoza | Dr La Salle | ||
| Gryann Mendoza | FEU | ||
| Jeff Montemayor | JRU | ||
| John Montemayor | |||
| Jefferson Morillo | TIP | ||
| Ralf Olivares | UE | ||
| Paolo Orbeta | Benilde | ||
| Philip Paniamogan | JRU | ||
| Edmar Pateño | UM | ||
| Justin Perlas | Asian Summit College | ||
| Earnest Efren Reyes | Bulacan State | ||
| Renato Robrigado |  WelTec | ||
| Allan Santos | Adamson | ||
| Jonathan Semira |  Canada | San Sebastian | |
| JM Sicat | Philippines | Perpetual | |
| Daryle Tan | Triton College | ||
| Cody Tesoro | United States | Western Oregon | |
| Allan Tria | Philippines | TUP | |
| Jeff Viernes | St. Clare College | ||
| Mar Villahermosa | San Beda | ||
| Russel Yaya | EAC |
