Philippine Basketball Association draft

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The Philippine Basketball Association draft is an annual event dating back to 1985 in which the twelve teams from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. The draft usually takes place between October and December, during the league's off-season. No player may sign with the PBA until he has been eligible for at least one draft.

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Eligibility

All players have to be natural-born Filipinos. Persons who chose Philippine citizenship by the age of maturity are considered as natural-born citizens.

The following are the eligibility requirements for local players:

Eligibility requirements for Filipino-descended foreigner entrants (Filipino-foreigners) are similar to the locals but with some additions:

Players who apply for the draft on the fourth or fifth year of eligibility will instead be assigned to a lottery separate from the draft proper. [1]

Foreign players, or imports, don't enter the PBA draft. Instead, they are signed directly by teams and only play in conferences which allow imports, such as the Commissioner's Cup and Governors' Cup. Naturalized citizens can only play in the association also as imports.

Historical requirements

From 2015 to 2019, all entrants were also required to play at least seven games across two PBA D-League conferences. Anyone who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team was exempted from this rule and was automatically eligible for the draft. [2] Starting with the PBA season 46 draft in 2021, this requirement was abolished for all players. [3]

Until the season 46 draft, all Filipino-foreigner entrants must have had documents from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Immigration proving their Philippine citizenship. This clause was repealed later in November that year, abolishing the rule as of the PBA season 47 draft in 2022. [4]

Order

The draft order is determined by the teams' final rankings within each conference from the previous season, with rankings from the Philippine Cup having heavier weight than the import-laden Commissioner's an Governors' Cups. Teams pick in ascending order of the weighted cumulative rankings, with the team with the lowest cumulative ranking picking first while the team with the highest cumulative ranking picking last. [5] The draft order can also change if teams choose to trade their first- or second-round picks to another team.

Number of rounds

From 1985 to 2004 and since 2011, the PBA draft consists of a minimum of two rounds where teams are required to pick. The draft can go past the second round, but from the third round onwards, teams have the option to pass. Doing so opts the team out for the remainder of the draft. Once all teams have passed, the draft is finished and all undrafted players become free agents.

From 2005 to 2010, the association limited the draft to only two rounds with no selections beyong that point. This restriction was attributed to an agreement between the PBA and the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), which also included a development fee to the PBL team from which the player was drafted. This was removed in 2011 as the PBL had folded, and amateur players played in the PBA D-League instead. [6]

Occasionally, Gilas Pilipinas players may be placed in a special Gilas draft. In 2016, the Gilas draft was held as the first round of that year's draft, but in all drafts since that have the Gilas draft, it is held as a separate round from the draft proper.

Draft lottery

Before 2015, a draft lottery determined which team gets the first overall draft pick. The lottery involved the two teams with the worst cumulative rankings from the previous season. The team with the worst cumulative ranking had a 2 in 3 chance of clinching the first pick while the second-worst only got a 1 in 3 chance. [7] The lottery was usually held prior to the finals of the final conference of the season. It was abandoned after the controversies that aroused during the lottery for the first pick of the 2014 draft. [8] [9]

Expansion draft

There have been three expansion drafts in the league's history. The first was in 1990, in which the new teams Pepsi Hotshots and the Pop Cola Sizzlers selected up to six players from the expansion pool, which is made up of three players from each of the six existing franchises. The second was in 2000, when newcomers Batang Red Bull Energizers selected players from the draft.

An expansion draft for new teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento was held on July 18, 2014, so that both team can form its rosters for the 2014–15 season. The 10 existing PBA franchises protected up to 12 players in their roster. [10] [11] Two time MVP Danny Ildefonso of the Meralco Bolts was selected as the first pick of the expansion draft by Blackwater, followed by Reil Cervantes of Barako Bull by Kia. [12]

Carry over amateurs

If a new franchise also has an existing franchise from an amateur league (from the Philippine Basketball League before 2011 and the PBA D-League afterwards), the franchise, upon approval from the PBA's Board of Governors, may be given an incentive of selecting players from their amateur team to be directly elevated to their PBA team. This was last given to the Welcoat Dragons, who elevated three players from their PBL team.

List of first overall picks

^Denotes players who have been selected to the Mythical Team
*Elected to the PBA Hall of Fame
Player
(in italic text)
Rookie of the Year
PPGPoints per game [a]
APGAssists per game [a]
RPGRebounds per game [a]

Flags indicate the country where the player competed as college student-athletes; all players are Filipinos until proven otherwise, like Sonny Alvarado's case where he fled the country as his citizenship was being questioned.

DraftPlayerSelected byCollegeDraft venuePBA rookie statisticsRef.
PPGRPGAPG
1985 Sonny Cabatu Shell Flag of the Philippines (light blue).svg PSBA [b] 5.24.830.53 [13]
1986 Rey Cuenco ^ Alaska Flag of the Philippines (light blue).svg Arellano 5.43.590.62 [14]
1987 Allan Caidic * Great Taste Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg UE 16.63.271.9 [15]
1988 Jack Tanuan Purefoods Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg FEU 2.62.240.52 [16]
1989 Benjie Paras * [c] Shell Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg UP Diliman 25.812.982.05 [17]
1990 Peter Jao Great Taste Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg USJ-R The Ultra, Pasig 7.82.131.25
1991 Alejandro Araneta Alaska Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ateneo 5.23.890.49 [18]
1992 Vergel Meneses ^ Presto-Tivoli Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg JRC 17.692.151.59 [19]
1993 Jun Limpot ^ Sta. Lucia Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg De La Salle The Peninsula, Makati 20.68.092.27 [20]
1994 Noli Locsin ^ Tondeña Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg De La Salle [d] Manila Hyatt Hotel, Manila18.58.782.9 [21]
1995 Dennis Espino ^ Sta. Lucia Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg UST New World Makati Hotel, Makati14.76.341.23 [22]
1996 Marlou Aquino ^ Ginebra Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Adamson 17.98.391.82 [23]
1997 Andy Seigle Mobiline Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Glorietta Activity Center, Makati13.59.932.29 [24]
1998 Danny Ildefonso ^ San Miguel Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg NU 11.65.041.58 [25]
1999 Sonny Alvarado ^ Tanduay Flag of the United States.svg Texas 22.913.133.9
2000 Paolo Mendoza Sta. Lucia Flag of the Philippines.svg UP Diliman 8.02.452.13 [26]
2001 Willie Miller ^ Red Bull Flag of the Philippines.svg Letran 7.62.762.29 [27]
2002 Yancy De Ocampo ^ FedEx Flag of the Philippines.svg St. Francis 7.05.580.36 [28]
2003 Mike Cortez ^ Alaska Flag of the Philippines.svg De La Salle 11.44.414.2 [29]
2004 Rich Alvarez Shell Flag of the Philippines.svg Ateneo 8.86.392.4 [30]
2005 Jay Washington ^ Air21 Flag of the United States.svg Eckerd Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta 5.33.660.94 [31]
2006 Kelly Williams ^ Sta. Lucia Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Market! Market!, Taguig 17.39.561.69 [32]
2007 Joe Devance ^ Welcoat Flag of the United States.svg UTEP 13.66.51.1 [33]
2008 Gabe Norwood ^ Rain or Shine Flag of the United States.svg George Mason 11.57.953.27 [34]
2009 Japeth Aguilar ^ Burger King Flag of the United States.svg Western Kentucky [e] 10.09.02.0 [35]
2010 Nonoy Baclao Air21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ateneo 3.45.21.1 [36]
2011 JVee Casio Powerade Flag of the Philippines.svg De La Salle Robinsons Place Manila, Manila11.93.16.4 [37]
2012 June Mar Fajardo ^ Petron Flag of the Philippines.svg UC 12.19.30.6 [38]
2013 Greg Slaughter ^ Barangay Ginebra Flag of the Philippines.svg Ateneo [f] 14.610.11.5 [39]
2014 Stanley Pringle ^ GlobalPort Flag of the United States.svg Penn State 14.05.93.8 [40]
2015 Moala Tautuaa Talk 'N Text Flag of the United States.svg Chadron State 8.934.11.24 [41]
2016 No first overall pick [g]
2017 Christian Standhardinger San Miguel Flag of the United States.svg Hawaii 16.599.261.56 [42]
2018 CJ Perez ^ Columbian Flag of the Philippines.svg Lyceum 20.87.393.36 [43]
2019 Roosevelt Adams [h] Columbian Flag of the United States.svg College of Idaho 10.338.110.89 [44]
2021 (S46) [i] Joshua Munzon Terrafirma [j] Flag of the United States.svg Cal State Los Angeles TV5 Media Center, Mandaluyong (draft held via conference call)19.04.333.17 [45]
2022 (S47) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser Blackwater Flag of the United States.svg UC Riverside Robinsons Place Manila, Manila12.75.71.0 [46]
2023 (S48) Stephen Holt Terrafirma Flag of the United States.svg Saint Mary's Market! Market!, Taguig17.06.95.5 [47]
2024 (S49) Justine Baltazar Converge Flag of the Philippines.svg De La Salle Glorietta Activity Center, Makati12.210.12.2
2025 (S50) Terrafirma SM Mall of Asia, Pasay

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted.
  2. Cabatu previously played for University of Northern Philippines and University of Baguio before PSBA.
  3. Paras also won the Most Valuable Player award, the only player as of 2021 to win the citation on his rookie year.
  4. Locsin studied at St. Benilde while he was playing for De La Salle.
  5. Aguilar played for Ateneo de Manila before playing for WKU.
  6. Slaughter played for the University of the Visayas before playing for Ateneo.
  7. The 2016 draft was composed of two pools: the Gilas pool, which consists of players reserved for the Philippines internationals, and the regular pool. The pick order for the Gilas draft was not revealed and the regular draft started on the second round. Raphael Banal (Hope International University) was selected by Blackwater Elite as the first pick of the regular draft.
  8. The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of five players reserved for the Philippines national team, and the regular draft. Isaac Go (Ateneo) was selected as the first pick in the special draft. Adams (College of Idaho) was selected by Columbian Dyip as the first pick of the regular draft.
  9. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and succeeding drafts have been held, and its picks were exercised, one year later.
  10. The 46th season draft was also composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of players reserved for the Philippines, and the regular draft. Jordan Heading (California Baptist) was selected as the first pick in the special draft. Joshua Munzon (Cal State Los Angeles) was selected by Terrafirma Dyip as the first pick of the regular draft.

By school

SchoolTotal
Ateneo 5
De La Salle 4
UP Diliman 2
Others1 each

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