2018 PBA draft
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2018 PBA draft
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| logo = File:PBA draft 2018 logo.png
| logosize = 200px
| date = December 16, 2018
| time =
| location = Robinsons Place Manila
| network = ESPN 5 (The 5 Network, PBA Rush, TV5.Espn.com)
| league = Philippine Basketball Association
| first = CJ Perez (Columbian Dyip)
| prev = 2017
| next = 2019
}}
The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft 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 2017–18 season, with the worst team picking first.
Draft order
File:2018 PBA Rookie Draft.jpg
The draft order is 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.
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |||||
| rowspan=2|Draft order | rowspan=2|Team | colspan=3|Final ranking | rowspan=2|Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL | COM | GOV | |||
| 1st | align="left"| Columbian Dyip | 12th | 9th | 12th | 11.1 |
| 2nd | align="left"| Blackwater Elite | 10th | 12th | 6th | 9.4 |
| 3rd | align="left"| NorthPort Batang Pier | 7th | 8th | 11th | 8.5 |
| 4th | align="left"| Phoenix Fuel Masters | 9th | 10th | 5th | 8.1 |
| 5th | align="left"| Meralco Bolts | 11th | 6th | 4th | 7.4 |
| 6th | align="left"| TNT KaTropa | 8th | 5th | 9th | 7.4 |
| 7th | align="left"| NLEX Road Warriors | 4th | 11th | 8th | 7.3 |
| 8th | align="left"| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6th | 3rd | 10th | 6.3 |
| 9th | align="left"| Alaska Aces | 5th | 4th | 1st or 2nd | 3.8 or 3.5 |
| 10th | align="left" | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 2nd | 7th | 1st or 2nd | 3.5 or 3.2 |
| 11th | align="left" | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 3.1 |
| 12th | align="left"| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2.4 |
On draft day, Alaska and Magnolia were playing in the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup Finals. Alaska would've finished either with 3.8 or 3.5 points, in 9th position. Magnolia would've finished with 3.2 or 3.5 points, in 10th position. Magnolia eventually won.
Draft selections
=1st round=
File:CJ Perez 2018 PBA Rookie Draft.jpg
| class="wikitable" | |||||||
| PG | Point guard
| SG | Shooting guard
| SF | Small forward
| PF | Power forward
| C | Center
|bgcolor=gold| * | Mythical team member
| style="background:silver;"| # | All-Star |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;" |
| scope="col" style="width:20px;"| Round
!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}} !scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player !scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Country of birth !scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team !scope="col" style="width:250px:"| PBA D-League team !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}} |
|---|
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 1 | bgcolor=gold|CJ Perez* | G/F | {{HKG}} | Lyceum |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 2 | G/F | {{PHI}} |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 3 | bgcolor=gold|Robert Bolick* | G | {{PHI}} | San Beda |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 4 | G | {{PHI}} | NLEX Road Warriors {{small|(from Phoenix)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|December 13, 2018: Phoenix to NLEX{{cite news |title=NLEX acquires No. 4 pick in draft, sends Alex Mallari, Dave Marcelo to Phoenix |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/alex-mallari-trade-nlex-phoenix-deal-pba-trade-a793-20181213 |access-date=December 14, 2018 |work=spin.ph |date=December 13, 2018}}
|
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 5 | G | {{USA}} |Gamboa Coffee Mixers |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 6 | F | {{PHI}} | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters {{small|(from TNT)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|February 15, 2018: TNT to Rain or Shine{{cite news|title=TNT adds Kris Rosales to package to gain PBA approval for Jericho Cruz trade |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/tnt-adds-kris-rosales-to-trade-with-rain-or-shine-for-jericho-cruz|work=spin.ph|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=February 16, 2018}}
| San Beda |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 7 | C/F | {{PHI}} |Marinerong Pilipino Skippers |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 8 | G | {{PHI}} | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Go for Gold Scratchers |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 9 | MJ Ayaay | G/F | {{PHI}} | Lyceum |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 10 | F | {{PHI}} | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 11 | G | {{PHI}} | Columbian Dyip {{small|(from San Miguel)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|November 3, 2016: San Miguel to Columbian (Mahindra) (three-team trade with Magnolia [Star]){{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/rr-garcia-to-smb-ramos-to-star-mallari-arana-to-mahindra-in-3-team-trade |title=RR Garcia to SMB, Ramos to Star, Mallari, Arana to Mahindra in 3-team trade |work=spin.ph |date=November 4, 2016}}
|Wang's Basketball Couriers | Letran |
| align=center| 1
|align=center| 12 | F | {{PHI}} | Phoenix Fuel Masters {{small|(from Ginebra)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|June 18, 2018: Ginebra to Phoenix{{Cite news|url=https://pba.ph/news/phoenix-trades-jeff-chan-to-ginebra|title=Phoenix trades Jeff Chan to Ginebra|access-date=June 18, 2018}}
|Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | TIP |
=2nd round=
=3rd round=
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| scope="col" style="width:20px;"| Round
!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}} !scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player !scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Country of birth !scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team !scope="col" style="width:250px:"| PBA D-League team !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}} |
|---|
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 23 | G | {{PHI}} | José Rizal |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 24 | G | {{PHI}} | AMA |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 25 | C/F | {{PHI}} | Cagayan Rising Suns | Visayas |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 26 | F | {{PHI}} | AMA | Adamson |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 27 | F | {{PHI}} | Zark's Jawbreakers | UE |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 28 | C/F | {{PHI}} | Flying V | Benilde |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 29 | G | {{PHI}} | AMA |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 30 | Kent Lao | F | {{PHI}} | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Che'Lu Bar and Grill | UST |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 31 | G | {{PHI}} | Boracay Rum | Adamson |
| align=center| 3
|align=center| 32 | F | {{USA}} | Go for Gold |
=4th round=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;" |
| scope="col" style="width:20px;"| Round
!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}} !scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player !scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Country of birth !scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team !scope="col" style="width:250px:"| PBA D-League team !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}} |
|---|
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 33 | F | {{PHI}} | Batangas-EAC |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 34 | G | {{PHI}} | AMA | UE |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 35 | G | {{PHI}} | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Letran |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 36 | G | {{PHI}} | Zark's Burger | Lyceum |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 37 | G | {{CAN}} | Batangas-EAC | Mapúa |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 38 | Dan Wong | G | {{USA}} | Go for Gold | Ateneo |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| 39 | G | {{CAN}} | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Zark's Burger |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
| align=center| 4
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
=5th round=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;" |
| scope="col" style="width:20px;"| Round
!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}} !scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player !scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Country of birth !scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team !scope="col" style="width:250px:"| PBA D-League team !scope="col" style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}} |
|---|
| align=center| 5
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
| align=center| 5
|align=center| 40 | C | {{PHI}} | Batangas-EAC | Letran |
| align=center| 5
|align=center| 41 | G | {{UK}} | Batangas-EAC |
| align=center| 5
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
| align=center| 5
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
| align=center| 5
|align=center| – | PASS | | | | |
| align=center| 5
|align=center| – | PASS | | | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | | |
=6th round=
A sixth round was held, but both Blackwater and NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.
Trades involving draft picks
=Pre-draft trades=
Note: The rights to Barako Bull's draft pick were retained by Phoenix.
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
=Draft-day trades=
No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by commissioner Willie Marcial.{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/no-trades-allowed-pba-draft-willie-marcial-terrence-romeo-a2437-20181216|title=Romeo-SMB, other trade talks on hold as no transactions allowed on draft day|work=spin.ph|date=December 16, 2018}}
Draft picks per school
| class="wikitable"
|+ !School !1st round !After 1st round !Total |
| Letran
|1 |3 |4 |
| Adamson
|0 |4 |4 |
| Lyceum
|2 |1 |3 |
| National U
|2 |1 |3 |
| UP
|1 |2 |3 |
| UE
|0 |3 |3 |
| Ateneo
|0 |3 |3 |
| San Beda
|2 |0 |2 |
| UST
|0 |2 |2 |
| Far Eastern
|0 |2 |2 |
| colspan="3" |Other schools
|1 each |
Undrafted players
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.pba.ph PBA.ph]
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