The PBA season 48 draft was the 38th edition of the PBA draft. It was held at Market! Market! in Taguig on September 17, 2023. It was an event that allowed 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 the member teams from the 2022–23 season, with the worst team, the Terrafirma Dyip, picking first. For the first time since 2010, the draft was held at Market! Market!.[1]

PBA season 48 draft
General information
Date(s)September 17, 2023
LocationMarket! Market!
Network(s)One Sports (One Sports, PBA Rush)
Overview
LeaguePhilippine Basketball Association
First selectionStephen Holt (Terrafirma Dyip)

Changes

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The rules for the PBA draft were revised and adopted starting from Season 48. Among the changes were:[2]

  • Removal of the 30-year age limit for Filipino-Foreigners
  • Standardized rules applicable for both local and Filipino-Foreigners
    • Players 22 years old and older are generally eligible
    • Players at least 19 years old are eligible if they have two years of college completed.
  • Players must have studied and played in Philippine collegiate leagues prior to playing in professional overseas leagues.
    • Players must enter the draft on their third year of eligibility
    • Those who did on their fourth or fifth year of eligibility after playing in a professional league overseas, would have to undergo a special computer-generated lottery among the 12 teams.
    • The application of those who did in their sixth year of eligibility or beyond is subject to conditions and approval by the Board.

Draft order

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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 30% each.[3]

Draft order Team Final ranking Total
PHI COM GOV
1st Terrafirma Dyip 12th 12th 11th 11.7
2nd Blackwater Bossing 8th 11th 12th 10.1
3rd Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9th 7th 10th 8.7
4th Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 11th 6th 8th 8.6
5th NorthPort Batang Pier 10th 5th 9th 8.2
6th NLEX Road Warriors 6th 8th 6th 6.6
7th Converge FiberXers 7th 4th 7th 6.1
8th Meralco Bolts 4th 9th 4th 5.5
9th TNT Tropang Giga 2nd 10th 1st 4.1
10th Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 3rd 2nd 5th 3.3
11th Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5th 1st 2nd 2.9
12th San Miguel Beermen 1st 3rd 3rd 2.2

Draft selections

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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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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
1 Stephen Holt G   United States Terrafirma Dyip Saint Mary's / CSM Oradea (Romania)
2 Christian David F   Canada Blackwater Bossing Butler
3 Luis Villegas C   United States Rain or Shine Elasto Painters UE
4 Keith Datu F   United States Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Phoenix)[a] Chico State
5 Zavier Lucero F   United States NorthPort Batang Pier UP Diliman
6 Kenneth Tuffin F   New Zealand Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (from NLEX)[b] FEU / Wellington Saints (New Zealand)
7 Richie Rodger G   New Zealand NLEX Road Warriors (from Converge)[c] UE
8 Brandon Bates C   Australia Meralco Bolts De La Salle
9 Schonny Winston G   United States Converge FiberXers (from TNT via Blackwater)[d] De La Salle
10 BJ Andrade G   Hong Kong Converge FiberXers (from Magnolia)[e] Ateneo
11 Cade Flores F   Australia NorthPort Batang Pier (from Barangay Ginebra)[f] Arellano
12 Taylor Miller G   United States Terrafirma Dyip (from San Miguel)[g] Westminster (UT)

2nd round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
13 Kemark Cariño C/F   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip San Beda / Muntinlupa Cagers (MPBL)
14 Bryan Santos F   Philippines Converge FiberXers (from Blackwater)[h] UST
15 Henry Galinato F   United States Rain or Shine Elasto Painters UP Diliman
16 Raffy Verano G/F   United States Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Ateneo / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
17 Ricci Rivero# G   Philippines Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (from NorthPort via TNT, Blackwater, and NLEX)[i] UP Diliman
18 Enoch Valdez G   Philippines NLEX Road Warriors Lyceum
19 JL delos Santos G   Philippines Converge FiberXers JRU / Muntinlupa Cagers (MPBL)
20 James Kwekuteye G   Canada Blackwater Bossing (from Meralco)[j] San Beda / Bacoor City Strikers (MPBL)
21 Jhan Nermal F   Philippines NLEX Road Warriors (from TNT via Blackwater)[k] West Negros / Bacoor City Strikers (MPBL)
22 Louie Sangalang F   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip (from Magnolia)[l] Letran / Pampanga G Lanterns (MPBL)
23 Ralph Cu F   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel De La Salle
24 Adrian Nocum G   Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from San Miguel via Blackwater and TNT)[m] Mapúa / San Juan Knights (MPBL)

3rd round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
25 JB Bahio F   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip San Beda / Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
26 Clifford Jopia C   Philippines Blackwater Bossing San Beda
27 Sherwin Concepcion F   Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters UST / Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL)
28 Matthew Daves F   Canada Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Ateneo
29 Brent Paraiso G   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier Letran
30 Dominick Fajardo F   Philippines NLEX Road Warriors Bulacan State
31 Inand Fornilos F   Thailand Converge FiberXers Ateneo / Marikina Shoemasters (MPBL)
32 Jolo Mendoza G   Philippines Meralco Bolts Ateneo / Rizal Golden Coolers (MPBL)
33 Patrick Maagdenberg C/F   New Zealand Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Ateneo
34 Kim Aurin G   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Perpetual
35 Troy Mallillin F   Philippines San Miguel Beermen Ateneo / Rizal Golden Coolers (MPBL)
  • TNT passed during the round.

4th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
36 Tommy Olivario G   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip Letran
37 Archie Concepcion G   Philippines Blackwater Bossing Arellano / Pampanga G Lanterns (MPBL)
38 JC Cullar G   Italy Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Benilde
39 John Lloyd Clemente G   Philippines Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters NU / Pampanga G Lanterns (MPBL)
40 Fran Yu G   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier Letran / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
41 Francis Giussani G/F   Qatar NLEX Road Warriors Enderun
42 King Caralipio G   Philippines Converge FiberXers Letran / Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines (MPBL)
43 Zach Huang F   Philippines Meralco Bolts UST / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
44 Rey Anthony Peralta G   Philippines Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Perpetual
45 Franz Abuda F   United States Barangay Ginebra San Miguel San Beda
46 Jayson Apolonio F   Philippines San Miguel Beermen Letran / Pampanga G Lanterns (MPBL)

5th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
47 Damie Cuntapay C/F   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip San Beda
48 Dariel Bayla F   Philippines Blackwater Bossing Arellano
49 Larry Arpia G   Northern Mariana Islands Rain or Shine Elasto Painters San Sebastian
50 Daniel Atienza G   Philippines Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Centro Escolar
51 John Amores G   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier JRU / Muntinlupa Cagers (MPBL)
52 Lorenzo Navarro G   Philippines NLEX Road Warriors Lyceum / Iloilo United Royals (MPBL)
53 Rhinwil Yambing F   Philippines Converge FiberXers San Sebastian / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
54 Jessie Sumoda C   Philippines Meralco Bolts San Sebastian / Sarangani Marlins (MPBL)
55 Warren Bonifacio F   Philippines Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Mapúa
56 Brandrey Bienes C/F   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel FEU
57 Ichie Altamirano G   Philippines San Miguel Beermen San Sebastian / Negros Muscovados (MPBL)

6th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
58 Kenneth Villapando F   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip San Sebastian
59 Joe Gómez de Liaño G   Philippines Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters UP Diliman / Marikina Shoemasters (MPBL)
60 Jan Sobrevega G   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier UE
61 Kamron Vigan-Fleming G   United States Converge FiberXers Bethesda
62 Shean Jackson G   United States Meralco Bolts Cheyenne HS
63 Christian Buñag C   Philippines Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Mapúa / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
64 John Gob C/F   Philippines San Miguel Beermen UP Diliman / Rizal Golden Coolers (MPBL)
  • Blackwater, Rain or Shine, NLEX, and Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.

7th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
65 Jeric Pido G   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip Mapúa / Rizal Golden Coolers (MPBL)
66 Theo Flores G/F   Philippines Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters NU
67 Ian Herrera C   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier UST
68 Raymond Binuya G   Philippines Converge FiberXers San Sebastian / Pampanga G Lanterns (MPBL)
69 Jayvee dela Cruz G   Philippines San Miguel Beermen UC
  • Meralco and Magnolia passed during the round.

8th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
70 Enrique Caunan F   Philippines Terrafirma Dyip UST
71 Johnnel Bauzon C/F   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier Diliman College
72 Jeffrey Garcia G   Philippines Converge FiberXers System Plus / Pampanga G Lanterns (MPBL)
73 Jamel Ramos G   United States San Miguel Beermen Reed HS
  • Phoenix Super LPG passed during the round.

9th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
74 Joemari Lacastesantos G   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier Lyceum
75 Andre Flores F   Philippines Converge FiberXers Ateneo
76 Kyt Jimenez G   Saudi Arabia San Miguel Beermen Perpetual / GenSan Warriors (MPBL)
  • Terrafirma passed during the round.

10th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
77 Nikko Paranada G   United States NorthPort Batang Pier UE
78 Jonathan del Rosario G   Philippines Converge FiberXers Amando Cope College
  • San Miguel passed during the round.

11th round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
79 Regie Boy Basibas F   Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier UST / Bacolod City of Smiles (MPBL)
  • Converge passed during the round.

12th round

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A twelfth round was held, but NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.

Trades involving draft picks

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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

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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.

  1. ^ June 7, 2022: Phoenix Super LPG to Rain or Shine[4]
    • Rain or Shine acquired Nick Demusis, a 2022 first-round pick, and a 2023 second-round pick
    • Phoenix Super LPG acquired Javee Mocon
  2. ^ February 24, 2022: NLEX to Phoenix Super LPG[5]
    • Phoenix Super LPG acquired Kris Porter, a 2021 second-round pick, and a 2022 first-round pick
    • NLEX acquired Justin Chua
  3. ^ May 17, 2022: Converge to NLEX[6]
  4. ^ February 28, 2020: TNT to Blackwater (three-team trade with NLEX)[7] January 3, 2023: Blackwater to Converge[8]
  5. ^ April 14, 2023: Magnolia to Converge[9]
  6. ^ September 20, 2022: Barangay Ginebra to NorthPort[10]
  7. ^ February 2, 2021: San Miguel to Terrafirma[11]
  8. ^ October 12, 2021: Blackwater to Alaska (Converge)[12]
  9. ^ June 10, 2019: NorthPort to TNT (three-team trade with NLEX)[13]
    • TNT acquired Marion Magat, 2021 and 2022 second-round picks (from NorthPort)
    • NorthPort acquired Michael Miranda, a 2019 second-round pick that was not conveyed (from Phoenix via NLEX), and a 2020 second-round pick (from Terrafirma [Columbian] via NLEX)
    • NLEX acquired Jericho Cruz and a 2020 second-round pick (from San Miguel via NorthPort)
    December 3, 2021: TNT to Blackwater[14] September 19, 2022: Blackwater to NLEX (three-team trade with TNT)[15] January 18, 2023: NLEX to Phoenix Super LPG (three-team trade with TNT)[16]
  10. ^ October 25, 2019: Meralco to Blackwater[17]
  11. ^ December 28, 2018: TNT to Blackwater (three-team trade with NLEX)[18] March 11, 2021: Blackwater to NLEX (three-team trade with TNT)[19]
  12. ^ July 15, 2021: Magnolia to Terrafirma[20]
    • Terrafirma acquired a 2022 second-round pick
    • Magnolia acquired Russel Escoto
  13. ^ December 19, 2018: San Miguel to Blackwater[21]
    • Blackwater acquired 2021 and 2022 second-round picks
    • San Miguel acquired Paul Zamar
    December 28, 2018: Blackwater to TNT (three-team trade with NLEX)[18]
    • See TNT to Blackwater
    January 14, 2020: TNT to Rain or Shine[22]
    • Rain or Shine acquired 2020, 2021 (from NorthPort), and 2022 (from San Miguel) second-round picks
    • TNT acquired Ed Daquioag

References

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  1. ^ Bacnis, Justine (August 8, 2023). "PBA Draft returns to Market! Market!". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "PBA approves new draft rules -- including lifting of age limit on Fil-fors". Tiebreaker Times. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ Henson, Joaquin (August 10, 2023). "Will Holt join PBA draft?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Phoenix acquires Mocon from ROS in exchange for Demusis, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. June 7, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Phoenix trades Chua for NLEX's Porter and 2 picks". PBA.ph. February 24, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "NLEX ships 7th pick Hill, Murrell for Converge's 1st round pick next year". Arangkada NLEX. May 17, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "TNT acquires Poy Erram in three-team trade". PBA.ph. February 28, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 3, 2023). "DiGregorio, Ilagan, Hill to Blackwater as Converge gets Ebona, draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Magallon, Reynald (April 14, 2023). "Converge acquires first-round pick, Wong from Magnolia for Tratter, Murrell". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 20, 2022). "Trades approved: Jamie Malonzo, Von Pessumal to Ginebra". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "PBA approves CJ Perez trade from Terrafirma to SMB for 3 players, 2 first round picks". PBA.ph. February 2, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 12, 2021). "JVee Casio, Alaska part ways as PBA approves trade to Blackwater". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Matel, Philip (June 10, 2019). "TNT ships Jericho Cruz to NLEX in three-team trade". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 19, 2022). "Rosario now a Bossing, Oftana goes to TNT as PBA approves trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  16. ^ Ramos, Gerry (January 18, 2023). "Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  17. ^ Dy, Richard (October 25, 2019). "Blackwater-Meralco trade completed after Bolts add pick". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  18. ^ a b Dioquino, Delfin (December 28, 2018). "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "Russel Escoto traded to Magnolia for second-round pick". Spin.ph. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  21. ^ "SMB trades for Terrence Romeo, Tubid, Zamar get PBA approval". Spin.ph. December 19, 2018.
  22. ^ Matel, Philip (January 14, 2020). "TNT acquires Ed Daquioag from Rain or Shine". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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