2015 PBA draft
Player selection in Philippine basketball
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The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on August 23, 2015. From this draft on, the league abandoned its lottery system after the controversies that surrounded the previous year's draft.[1][2] Instead, the league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams for the 2014–15 season, with the worst team picking first.[3]
| 2015 PBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | August 23, 2015 |
| Time | 2:00 pm (PHT) |
| Location | Robinsons Place Manila |
| Network | Sports5 (TV5, Sports5.ph) |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | Moala Tautuaa (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
Draft order
The draft order was determined based from the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the rankings of the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups will comprise 30% each.
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL | COM | GOV | |||
| 1st | Blackwater Elite | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12.0 |
| 2nd | Mahindra Enforcer | 11th | 11th | 9th | 10.4 |
| 3rd | NLEX Road Warriors | 10th | 5th | 11th | 8.8 |
| 4th | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 8th | 10th | 5th | 7.7 |
| 5th | Barako Bull Energy | 9th | 7th | 6th | 7.5 |
| 6th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5th | 8th | 8th | 6.8 |
| 7th | Meralco Bolts | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5.7 |
| 8th | Star Hotshots | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 4.9 |
| 9th | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 4th | 1st | 10th | 4.9 |
| 10th | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 9th | 1st | 3.4 |
| 11th | Alaska Aces | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3.2 |
| 12th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2.7 |
Draft
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
1st round
2nd round
(Rain or Shine passed. Their first of two unused picks originally belonged to Meralco.[o])
3rd round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | Jason Melano | PF/SF |  Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | Cagayan Rising Suns | St. Francis of Assisi |
| 3 | 2 | Leo de Vera | SF/PF |  United States |
Mahindra Enforcer | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | SSC-R |
| 3 | 3 | Jansen Rios | SF | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | LiverMarin Guardians | Adamson |
| 3 | 4 | Roi Sumang | PG | Philippines |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | UE |
| 3 | 5 | Yutien Andrada | C | Philippines |
Barako Bull Energy | Café France Bakers | La Salle |
| 3 | 6 | Dennice Villamor | PF/SF | Philippines |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | NU |
| 3 | 7 | Joseph Sedurifa | SG | Philippines |
Meralco Bolts | Café France Bakers | CEU |
| 3 | 8 | Mark Cruz | PG | Philippines |
Star Hotshots | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | Letran |
| 3 | 9 | Michole Sorela | PF/C | Philippines |
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Hapee Fresh Fighters | San Beda |
| 3 | 10 | Michael Mabulac | PF/C | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | Cagayan Rising Suns | JRU |
| 3 | 11 | Nico Elorde | PG | Philippines |
Alaska Aces | Hapee Fresh Fighters | Ateneo |
4th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Keith Agovida | SF | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | KeraMix Mixers | Arellano |
| 4 | 2 | Michael DiGregorio | SG | United States |
Mahindra Enforcer | KeraMix Mixers | McKendree |
| 4 | 3 | Jerramy King | SG/PG | United States |
NLEX Road Warriors | AMA Computer University Titans | Cal State Long Beach |
| 4 | 4 | Ryan Wetherell | SG/SF | United States |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | none | Southern California |
| 4 | 5 | John Ray Alabanza | PF/C | Philippines |
Barako Bull Energy | MJM M-Builders | UE |
| 4 | 6 | Samboy de Leon | SF | Philippines |
Star Hotshots | Cafe France Bakers | CEU |
| 4 | 7 | Joshua Cubillo | SG | United States |
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | AMA University | Cal State Fullerton |
| 4 | 8 | Andretti Stevens | PG | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | Erase XFoliant Erasers | Mapúa |
| 4 | 9 | Robin Roño | PG | Philippines |
Alaska Aces | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | NU |
(Ginebra and Meralco passed.)
5th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Jawhar Purdy | SG/PG | United States |
Blackwater Elite | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Cal State Stanislaus |
| 5 | 2 | Alexander Austria | PG | United States |
Mahindra Enforcer | Cagayan Rising Suns | San Francisco State |
| 5 | 3 | Alfred Batino | C/PF | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | Cafe France Bakers | CEU |
| 5 | 4 | Bong Galanza | SG | Philippines |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | Cafe France Bakers | UE |
| 5 | 5 | Emilian Vargas | SG | Philippines |
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | None | St. Claire of Caloocan |
(Barako Bull, Star, San Miguel, Alaska passed.)
6th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Christian Palma | SF/SG | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | Cagayan Rising Suns | Arellano |
| 6 | 2 | Roberto Hainga | C/PF | Philippines |
Mahindra Enforcer | MP Hotel Warriors | UST |
| 6 | 3 | Edgar Tanuan, Jr. | SF | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | None | FEU |
(GlobalPort and Talk 'N Text passed.)
7th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Alvin Abundo | PG | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | Café France Bakers | CEU |
| 7 | 2 | Michael Abad | C/PF | Philippines |
Mahindra Enforcer | LiverMarin Guardians | Mapúa |
| 7 | 3 | Arvin Vitug | PG | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | EA Regen Meds | SSC-R |
8th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth* | Team | PBA D-League team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Randy Dilay | SG | United States |
Blackwater Elite | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | Dominican U |
(Mahindra and NLEX passed.)
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
- a On October 9, 2014, Talk 'N Text acquired a first round pick from Blackwater in a three-team trade with NLEX.[4]
- b On October 4, 2014, Rain or Shine acquired a 2015 first round pick from NLEX in exchange for the draft rights to Kevin Alas.[5]
- c On January 31, 2013, Meralco acquired a 2015 first round pick, Rey Guevarra, Vic Manuel, and Josh Vanlandingham from GlobalPort in exchange for Sol Mercado, Kelly Nabong, Jaypee Belencion, and Yousif Aljamal.[6]
- d On March 31, 2015, Ginebra acquired a first round pick from Barako Bull in exchange for James Forrester and Dylan Ababou.[7]
- e On July 25, 2014, NLEX acquired a 2015 first round pick from Ginebra in exchange for Joseph Yeo.[8]
- f On October 9, 2014, Blackwater acquired Larry Rodriguez and a first round pick from Talk 'N Text in a three-team trade with NLEX.[4]
- g On July 25, 2014, NLEX acquired a 2015 first round pick from San Miguel in exchange for a 2016 first round pick.[9]
- h
- i On February 3, 2015, Ginebra acquired a second round pick and Dorian Peña from Barako Bull in a three-team trade with San Miguel.[10] Previously, the Energy acquired the pick and RR Garcia on June 24, 2014, from GlobalPort in exchange for Keith Jensen.[11]
- j On August 18, 2015, Rain or Shine acquired a second round pick and Jewel Ponferada from GlobalPort in exchange for Jervy Cruz.[12] Previously, the Batang Pier acquired the pick and Ronjay Buenafe on June 4, 2014, from Barako Bull in exchange for Nico Salva and Bonbon Custodio.[13]
- k On August 31, 2012, Alaska acquired JVee Casio and a 2015 second round pick from Ginebra in exchange for LA Tenorio in a five-team trade with Barako Bull, GlobalPort, and Petron (San Miguel).[14]
- l On September 6, 2011, Barako Bull acquired a second round pick and Don Allado from Star (as B-Meg) in a three-team trade with Shopinas.com/Air21 (NLEX).[15]
- m On November 3, 2013, Alaska acquired a 2015 second round pick from Talk 'N Text in exchange for the draft rights to John Paul Erram (see 2013 PBA draft).
- n On December 10, 2014, San Miguel acquired Dennis Miranda and a 2015 second round pick from Barako Bull in exchange for Sol Mercado.[16]
- o On August 19, 2012, Rain or Shine acquired a 2015 second round pick from Meralco in exchange for the draft rights to Kelly Nabong.[17]
Draft-day trades
Note: No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by incoming commissioner Chito Narvasa.[18]
Undrafted players
| Name | College | PBA D-League team |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Acuña | St. Clare | |
| Alex Almario | JRU | Jumbo Plastic |
| Junar Arce | PCU | |
| Carlo Gatmaitan | St. Claire | |
| Jonathan Grey* | CSB | |
| Dale Hodges | U of Canberra | |
| Jul-Ashri Ignacio | NU | Livermarin |
| Eric Miraflores | UE | Wang's |
| Mark Montuano | Informatics | Wang's |
| Adrian Santos | UE | Tanduay |
Note: *Backed out due to not playing in the PBA D-League; eventually drafted in 2016 by Meralco.