2019 PBA draft
Player selection in Philippine basketball
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The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event that allows teams to take turns selecting amateur basketball players and other eligible players, including half-Filipino foreign players. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of two-thirds of the member teams from the 2019 season, with the worst team picking first.
| 2019 PBA draft | |
|---|---|
| |
| General information | |
| Date | December 8, 2019[1] |
| Location | Robinsons Place Manila |
| Networks | ESPN 5 (The 5 Network, PBA Rush, TV5.ESPN.com) |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | Roosevelt Adams,[n 1] Columbian Dyip |
Draft order
The draft order was determined based on 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 are 25% each. The order for teams picking 9th to 12th was determined by their positions after the Governors' Cup regular round. NorthPort and Rain or Shine swapped places during the draft.
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | COM | GOV | |||
| 1st | Columbian Dyip | 10th | 11th | 10th | 10.3 |
| 2nd | Blackwater Elite | 12th | 6th | 12th | 10.2 |
| 3rd | NLEX Road Warriors | 9th | 12th | 5th | 8.7 |
| 4th | Alaska Aces | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7.7 |
| 5th | Meralco Bolts | 11th | 9th | 2nd | 7.7 |
| 6th | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3rd | 10th | 11th | 7.5 |
| 7th | NorthPort Batang Pier | 7th | 5th | 8th | 6.7 |
| 8th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4th | 4th | 9th | 5.5 |
| 9th | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 4.7 |
| 10th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4.1 |
| 11th | TNT KaTropa | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3.9 |
| 12th | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2.2 |
Special draft
There was a separate draft for the players in the pool for the Philippine national team, better known as Gilas Pilipinas. The five teams held their rights to the players they selected only after their release from international duty.[2]
As part of the agreement between the PBA and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the latter named 5 players being loaned to Gilas's training camp after their selection in this special draft. The draft order was identical to the first five picks in the regular first and second rounds.[2]
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
Special round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Go | C/PF |  Philippines |
Columbian Dyip | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |
| 2 | Rey Suerte | SG/SF | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers | UE |
| 3 | Matt Nieto | PG | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |
| 4 | Allyn Bulanadi | SG | Philippines |
Alaska Aces | Valencia City, Bukidnon | San Sebastian |
| 5 | Mike Nieto | SF | Philippines |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
4th round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Marco Balagtas | PF | Philippines |
Columbian Dyip | Diliman College-Gerry's | José Rizal |
| 37 | Hubert Cani | SG | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | Cha Dao Tea Place | Far Eastern |
| 38 | Jayvee Marcelino | PG | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Lyceum |
| 39 | Spencer Pretta | PG | Philippines |
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Zark's Jawbreakers | Lyceum |
| 40 | Dexter Zamora | PG | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | Batangas - EAC | Lyceum |
| 41 | Val Chauca | PG |  United States |
TNT KaTropa | FamilyMart - Enderun | Adamson |
| 42 | Daniel de Guzman | PF | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | Batangas - EAC | NEUST[12] |
5th round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Jeramer Cabanag | SG | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | Wang's Basketball Couriers | San Beda |
| 44 | Jeffrey Santos | SG | Philippines |
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Zark's Jawbreakers | Lyceum |
| 45 | Von Tambeling | SG | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Philippine Christian |
6th round
A sixth round was supposed to be held, but the teams from the fifth round passed, ending the draft.
Draft picks per school
Notes
- The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of 5 players reserved for the Gilas Pilipinas program, and the regular draft. Go was selected as the first pick in the Gilas special draft. Roosevelt Adams (College of Idaho) was selected by Columbian Dyip as the first pick of the regular draft.
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.
- August 16, 2019: Alaska to Rain or Shine[3]
- Rain or Shine acquired Phoenix's first-round pick and Chris Exciminiano
- Alaska acquired Maverick Ahanmisi
- Alaska acquired a first-round pick and Karl Dehesa
- Phoenix acquired Calvin Abueva
- May 13, 2019: Meralco to Rain or Shine[5]
- Rain or Shine acquired 2019 and 2022 (Season 47) first-round picks
- Meralco acquired Raymond Almazan
- October 27, 2017: San Miguel to Columbian (Kia)[6]
- Kia acquired Rashawn McCarthy, Ronald Tubid, Jay-R Reyes, and a first-round pick
- San Miguel acquired a 2017 first-round pick
- November 15, 2016: Columbian (Mahindra) to Barangay Ginebra[7]
- Ginebra acquired a future second-round pick
- Mahindra acquired Nico Salva
- May 6, 2017: NorthPort (GlobalPort) to NLEX (four-team trade with Meralco and TNT)[9]
- NLEX (via GlobalPort) acquired Larry Fonacier and GlobalPort's second-round pick from TNT, and Kia's 2017 second-round pick from Meralco
- GlobalPort acquired Sean Anthony and Bradwyn Guinto from NLEX, and Jonathan Grey from Meralco
- Meralco acquired Garvo Lanete from NLEX via GlobalPort
- TNT acquired Anthony Semerad and re-acquired their 2017 first-round pick from GlobalPort
- October 2, 2014: TNT (Talk 'n Text) to Rain or Shine[10]
- Rain or Shine acquired 2015 and 2019 second-round picks
- Talk 'n Text acquired Larry Rodriguez
- December 10, 2014: San Miguel to NorthPort (GlobalPort)[11]
- GlobalPort acquired 2018 and 2019 second-round picks, and re-acquired Sol Mercado
- San Miguel re-acquired Alex Cabagnot
Undrafted player
| Name | Country of birth | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Lee | Philippines |
UST | [13] |