PBA season 49 draft
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| PBA season 49 draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Date | July 14, 2024 |
| Location | Glorietta Activity Center |
| Networks | One Sports (RPTV, PBA Rush) |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | Justine Baltazar (Converge FiberXers) |
The PBA season 49 draft was the 39th edition of the PBA draft and the draft for the 2024–25 PBA season. It was held at Glorietta Activity Center in Makati on July 14, 2024, marking its first time at the venue since 2004. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2023–24 season, with the Converge FiberXers, which finished last, picking first.
Draft order
[edit | edit source]The draft order was determined based on the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Commissioner's Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the ranking of the Philippine Cup is 60%.[1]
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM | PHI | |||
| 1st | Converge FiberXers | 12th | 12th | 12 |
| 2nd | Blackwater Bossing | 11th | 10th | 10.4 |
| 3rd | Terrafirma Dyip | 10th | 8th | 8.8 |
| 4th | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4th | 11th | 8.2 |
| 5th | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6th | 9th | 7.8 |
| 6th | NLEX Road Warriors | 9th | 6th | 7.2 |
| 7th | TNT Tropang Giga | 8th | 5th | 6.2 |
| 8th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7th | 4th | 5.2 |
| 9th | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 2nd | 7th | 5 |
| 10th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3rd | 3rd | 3 |
| 11th | Meralco Bolts | 5th | 1st | 2.6 |
| 12th | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 2nd | 1.6 |
Draft selections
[edit | edit source]| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
1st round
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2nd round
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[edit | edit source]4th round
[edit | edit source]- Converge, Terrafirma, Rain or Shine, and Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.
5th round
[edit | edit source]| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Patrick Feliciano | SG | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | Phoenix Fuel Masters | Diliman |
| 46 | Germy Mahinay | C | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier | NU |
| 47 | Adrian Partosa | SG | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Benilde |
- Blackwater, TNT, Magnolia, Meralco, and San Miguel passed during the round.
6th round
[edit | edit source]| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Robbi Darang | PG | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier | Diliman / Bataan Risers (MPBL) |
- Phoenix and NLEX passed during the round.
7th round
[edit | edit source]A seventh round was held, but NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.
Trades involving draft picks
[edit | edit source]- NOTE: Due to the postponement of the PBA season 46 draft, all draft picks from 2020 onwards are executed one year later.
Pre-draft trades
[edit | edit source]Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams. Converge retained the right to Alaska's second-round picks.
- ^ a b July 13, 2024: Terrafirma to Barangay Ginebra[2]
- Barangay Ginebra acquired Isaac Go, Stephen Holt, and a 2023 first-round pick
- Terrafirma acquired Stanley Pringle, Christian Standhardinger, and a 2023 first-round pick
- ^ March 11, 2021: Blackwater to NLEX (three-team trade with TNT)[3]
- NLEX acquired Don Trollano, Roi Sumang, Maurice Shaw, and a 2022 second-round pick (from TNT via Blackwater)
- Blackwater acquired David Semerad, Simon Enciso, a 2023 first-round pick (from TNT), and a 2024 second-round pick (from TNT)
- TNT acquired a 2020 first-round pick (from NLEX)
- Rain or Shine acquired a 2023 first-round pick (from TNT), and 2024 second-round pick (from TNT)
- Blackwater acquired Rey Nambatac
- ^ May 8, 2023: Converge to Rain or Shine[5]
- Rain or Shine acquired 2023 and 2024 second-round picks
- Converge acquired Mike Nieto
- ^ November 16, 2021: Blackwater to NLEX[6]
- NLEX acquired Marion Magat and Blackwater's 2023 second-round pick
- Blackwater acquired Mike Ayonayon and Will McAloney
- NLEX acquired Robert Bolick and Kent Salado (from NorthPort)
- NorthPort acquired Ben Adamos, Kris Rosales, and Blackwater's 2023 second-round pick (from NLEX); Allyn Bulanadi and Jeepy Faundo (from San Miguel)
- San Miguel acquired Don Trollano (from NLEX)
- ^ June 7, 2022: Phoenix to Rain or Shine[8]
- Rain or Shine acquired Nick Demusis, a 2022 first-round pick, and a 2023 second-round pick
- Phoenix acquired Javee Mocon
- ^ May 8, 2023: NorthPort to Barangay Ginebra[9]
- Barangay Ginebra acquired a 2023 second-round pick
- NorthPort acquired MJ Ayaay
- ^ January 6, 2020: TNT to Converge[11]
- Converge acquired Michael DiGregorio and a 2023 second-round pick
- TNT acquired Simon Enciso
- ^ April 11, 2024: Magnolia to Converge[13]
- Converge acquired a 2023 second-round pick
- Magnolia acquired Jerrick Balanza
- ^ June 6, 2022: San Miguel to Converge[14]
- Converge acquired 2023 and 2024 second-round picks
- San Miguel acquired Robbie Herndon
Post-draft trades
[edit | edit source]Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day.
- ^ a b July 17, 2024: Barangay Ginebra to Terrafirma[10]
- Terrafirma acquired the draft rights to Didat Hanapi (No. 17) and Paolo Hernandez (No. 22)
- Barangay Ginebra acquired a 2024 second-round pick
- ^ July 17, 2024: Blackwater to Rain or Shine[12]
- Rain or Shine acquired a 2025 second-round pick (from TNT)
- Blackwater acquired the draft rights to Miguel Corteza (No. 20)
Combine
[edit | edit source]The PBA draft combine for this edition of the draft was held at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig from July 10 to 11, with 70 applicants expected to attend.[15] 62 of the 70 showed up to the two-day event, with several unable to make it due to commitments with Strong Group Athletics (such as RJ Abarrientos and Dave Ildefonso) or were still in the US (such as Sedrick Barefield and Evan Nelle).[16] Jonnel Policarpio was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Justine Baltazar, Brandon Ramirez, Kurt Reyson, and Jordan Bartlett were named to the Mythical Five.[17]
Eligibility and entrants
[edit | edit source]Applications for the draft began on May 8 and ended on July 4.[18] By the end of the application period, 70 players applied for the draft.[19] The final tally was brought down to 67 after three players were dropped from the pool.[20]
The following were the eligibility requirements for local players:
- Entrants of at least 22 years of age on the day of the draft must be four years removed from high school or have played one year of college basketball;
- Entrants between 19 and 21 years of age must have had at least two years of college education;
- All entrants must be at least 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) in height.
Eligibility requirements for Filipino-foreigner entrants are similar to the locals but with some additions:
- All Filipino-foreigner entrants must be a holder of a Philippine passport.
- All Filipino-foreigner entrants must have previously played professional basketball elsewhere and is not under contract with other teams.
Players who applied for the draft on the fourth or fifth year of eligibility will instead be assigned to a lottery separate from draft proper.
Notable entrants
[edit | edit source]Domestic league players
[edit | edit source]In this section, only entrants who have played for a UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI, UCAL, NCRAA or U.S. NCAA school are included. Additionally, all listed entrants have played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League prior to the draft unless specified.
- Justine Baltazar – F/C, De La Salle / Pampanga Giant Lanterns
- Darwish Bederi – C/F, UP / Sarangani Marlins
- RV Berjay – F, Ateneo / Iloilo United Royals
- CJ Cansino – G, UP / Iloilo United Royals
- CJ Catapusan – G, UP / Iloilo United Royals
- Miguel Corteza – F, Benilde / Marikina Shoemasters
- Mark Neil Cruz – C/F, CEU / Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters
- Lugie Cuyos – G, USPF / Negros Muscovados
- Robbie Darang – G, Diliman College / Bataan Risers
- Ry dela Rosa – G, JRU / Iloilo United Royals
- Martin Enriquez – G, San Diego State / Quezon City Toda Aksyon
- Francis Escandor – G/F, De La Salle / Manila Batang Sampaloc
- Paul Garcia – G, Ateneo / Quezon City Toda Aksyon
- Alfren Gayosa – G, Arellano / Bicol Volcanoes
- Didat Hanapi – G, Adamson / Manila Batang Sampaloc
- Paolo Hernandez – Mapúa / San Juan Knights
- Pio Longa – F, UP / Negros Muscovados
- JP Maguliano – F, EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves
- Germy Mahinay – C, NU Bulldogs basketball / Negros Muscovados
- Mike Malonzo – F, NU / San Juan Knights
- Agem Miranda – G, JRU / San Juan Knights
- DJ Mitchell – G, Hartford / Manila Batang Sampaloc
- Chino Mosqueda – G, NU / Quezon City Toda Aksyon
- Mark Nonoy – G, De La Salle / Iloilo United Royals
- Khen Osicoy – F, TIP / Mindoro Tamaraws
- Adrian Partosa – F, Benilde / Bacolod City of Smiles
- CJ Payawal – G, UE / Valenzuela Classic
- Keith Pido – G, Perpetual / Parañaque Patriots
- Brandon Ramirez – F/C, York / Pampanga Giant Lanterns
- Jielo Razon – G, Perpetual / Parañaque Patriots
- Kurt Reyson – G, Letran / Pampanga Giant Lanterns
- Ralph Robin – G, EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves
- Ronan Santos – F, Arellano / Pampanga Giant Lanterns
- JP Sarao – F, Saint Francis of Assisi College / Parañaque Patriots
- Abdul Sawat – F, UE / Quezon City Toda Aksyon
- Jason Tan – G, JRU / Pangasinan Heatwaves
- Xyrus Torres – G, FEU / Quezon Huskers
- John Uduba – F, Olivarez / Parañaque Patriots
International league players
[edit | edit source]- RJ Abarrientos – G, FEU / Shinshu Brave Warriors (Japan)
- Sedrick Barefield – G, Utah / Taipei Fubon Braves (Taiwan)
- Dave Ildefonso – G, Ateneo / Suwon KT Sonicboom (Korea)
- Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti – G, Salt Lake CC / Fryshuset Basket (Sweden)
- Avan Nava – G, St. Francis Xavier / Seoul Samsung Thunders (Korea)
- Toan-Anh Nguyen – G, Algonquin College / Cantho Catfish (Vietnam)
- Caelan Tiongson – F, Biola / Taoyuan Leopards (Taiwan)
PBA on Tour / PBA D-League / PBA 3x3 players
[edit | edit source]- Peter Alfaro III – G, San Beda / TNT Tropang Giga
- Denzel Wong – G, Asia Pacific College / Marinerong Pilipino Skippers
- Jayson Puray – F, CEU
UAAP and NCAA players
[edit | edit source]- Kai Ballungay – F, Ateneo
- Jordan Bartlett – G, De La Salle
- Jared Brown – G, Ateneo
- Jason Credo – G/F, Ateneo
- Pao Javillonar – F/C, Letran
- Jerom Lastimosa – G, Adamson
- Evan Nelle – G, De La Salle
- Ben Phillips – F, De La Salle
- Jonnel Policarpio – F, De La Salle
- Jade Talampas – G, Arellano
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