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(s) | August 23, 2015 |
| Time | 2:00 pm (PHT) |
| Location | Robinsons Place Manila |
| Network(s) | Sports5 (TV5, Sports5.ph) |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | Moala Tautuaa (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
Draft order
editThe 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
edit| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
1st round
edit
2nd round
edit(Rain or Shine passed. Their first of two unused picks originally belonged to Meralco.[o])
3rd round
edit4th round
edit(Ginebra and Meralco passed.)
5th round
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editPre-draft trades
edit- 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
editNote: No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by incoming commissioner Chito Narvasa.[18]
Undrafted players
edit| 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.
References
edit- ^ Salud says sorry for 'crude' conduct of PBA draft lottery, but insists it was an honest draw, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 4, 2014
- ^ PBA rules out re-draw of draft lottery after board settles controversy in emergency meeting Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Richard Dy, spin.ph, July 5, 2014
- ^ If PBA draft is held today, this team will hit the jackpot - and it's not Blackwater, spin.ph, April 10, 2015
- ^ a b Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
- ^ Alas to NLex, Inquirer.net, October 4, 2014
- ^ PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades Archived February 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013
- ^ Ginebra ships seldom-used Ababou, Forrester to Barako Bull as team set to make coaching change Archived April 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015
- ^ 'Ninja' on the move:Joseph Yeo traded to Ginebra for a draft pick Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, July 25, 2014
- ^ NLEX busy on trading floor; Yeo to Ginebra, Inquirer.net, July 25, 2014
- ^ PEÑA MOVES TO GINEBRA IN 3-TEAM TRADE, PBA.ph, February 3, 2015.
- ^ Garcia to Barako Bull, GlobalPort gets Jensen Mark Giongco, Inquirer.net, June 24, 2014
- ^ PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz Archived October 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, August 18, 2015.
- ^ GlobalPort continues trade spree, gets Ronjay Buenafe from Barako for Salva, Custodio Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, InterAksyon.com, June 4, 2014
- ^ Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
- ^ 3-way PBA deal; Barroca, Allado, Espiritu change places Archived November 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, InterAksyon.com, September 6, 2011
- ^ Barako Bull in trading spree anew, sends Denok Miranda, 2015 pick to SMB for Sol Mercado Archived July 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, InterAksyon.com, December 10, 2014
- ^ "Boosters grow stronger". August 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
- ^ No trades allowed during PBA draft, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 23, 2015