2024–25 TNT Tropang 5G season
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The 2024–25 TNT Tropang 5G season was the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as the TNT Tropang Giga during the Governors' and Commissioner's Cups.
HeadcoachChot Reyes
General managerJojo Lastimosa
Yvette Ruiz (assistant)
Yvette Ruiz (assistant)
OwnersSmart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record8–2
(80%)
(80%)
| 2024–25 TNT Tropang 5G season | |
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| Head coach | Chot Reyes |
| General manager | Jojo Lastimosa Yvette Ruiz (assistant) |
| Owners | Smart Communications (an MVP Group subsidiary) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 8–2 (80%) |
| Place | 1st in group A |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–2) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 8–4 (66.7%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–3) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Runner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4) |
| TNT Tropang 5G seasons | |
Key dates
- July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.[1]
Draft picks
Roster
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Group A Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | |
| 4 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |
5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 6 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Game log
| 2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August: 3–1
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September: 5–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| A1 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | |||||||||||
| A1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | San Miguel | 3 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Converge | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Meralco | 0 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 11–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 3–1
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Semifinals: 4–1
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Finals: 4–2
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 4 | .667[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 4 | .667[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 5 | .583[b] | 2 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 5 | .583[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | Eastern (G) | 7 | 5 | .583[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 6 | .500[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 6 | .500[c] | 3 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250[d] | 6 | |
| 12 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 9 | .250[d] | 6 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
(G) Guests
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
(G) Guests
Notes:
Game log
| 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 2–2
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January: 6–2
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
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| 1 | NorthPort | 113 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | |||||||||||
| 1 | NorthPort | 1 | |||||||||||
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| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 109 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Converge | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–0
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Semifinals: 4–1
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Finals: 4–3
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 5 | Converge FiberXers | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | TNT Tropang 5G | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 2 | 9 | .182[c] | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182[c] | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
| 2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 0–2
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May: 5–1
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June: 1–2
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Meralco | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Converge | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NLEX | 89 | 92 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 92 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 88 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 6 | TNT | 89 | 80 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2025 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 8–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–0
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Semifinals: 4–2
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Finals: 2–4
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Transactions
Free agency
Signings
| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team | Ref. |
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| Chris Exciminiano | July 18, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | TNT Triple Giga (PBA 3x3) | [4] |
| Almond Vosotros | |||||
| Jielo Razon | December 4, 2024 | 1 year | Parañaque Patriots (MPBL) | [5] | |
| Kim Aurin | January 29, 2025 | 2 years | Re-signed | [6] | |
| Jayson Castro | |||||
| Poy Erram | 1 year | ||||
| Rey Nambatac | 2 years | ||||
| Simon Enciso | April 8, 2025 | 2 years | San Miguel Beermen | [7] | |
| Kelly Williams | May 13, 2025 | 1 year | Re-signed | [8] | |
| Almond Vosotros | May 30, 2025 | Not disclosed | Re-signed | [9] | |
| Mike Nieto | June 3, 2025 | Not disclosed | Converge FiberXers | [10] |
Subtractions
| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| Almond Vosotros | 26 | Point guard / Shooting guard | End of contract; did not agree to term extension | TNT Tropang 5G | [11] |
Trades
Pre-season
| July | |||
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| July 2, 2024[12] | To TNT Rey Nambatac |
To Blackwater Kib Montalbo Jewel Ponferada 2028 TNT second-round pick | |
Philippine Cup
| June | |||
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| June 2, 2025[13] | To TNT Jordan Heading |
To Converge Mikey Williams | |
Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record | Ref. |
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| Governors' Cup | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | August 20, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) | November 8, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 18–6 | [14] |
| Commissioner's Cup | December 6, 2024 (vs. Eastern) | March 28, 2025 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 17–8 | [15] |
Awards
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Reference |
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| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 2024 PBA Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference | November 3, 2024 | [16] |
| 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference | March 21, 2025 | [17] | |
| Jayson Castro | 2024 PBA Governors' Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | November 8, 2024 | [18] |
| Rey Nambatac | 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | March 28, 2025 | [19] |
| Calvin Oftana | 2024–25 PBA Order of Merit | October 13, 2025 | [20] |
| Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | 2024–25 PBA Comeback Player of the Year | ||
| Chot Reyes | 2024–25 PBA Coach of the Year | ||
| Manny Pangilinan | 2024–25 PBA Executive of the Year | ||
| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded | Reference |
| Calvin Oftana | 2024–25 PBA Mythical First Team | October 5, 2025 | [21] |
| Roger Pogoy | 2024–25 PBA Mythical Second Team | ||
| Glenn Khobuntin | 2024–25 PBA All-Defensive Team | ||
| Jordan Heading | 2024–25 PBA All-Rookie Team | October 13, 2025 | [20] |