2019 PBA draft

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{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2019 PBA draft

| logo = File:PBA draft 2019 logo.png

| logosize = 200px

| date = December 8, 2019{{cite news |title=PBA draft set Dec. 8 |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/06/08/1924711/pba-draft-set-dec-8 |work=Philstar.com |date=June 8, 2019}}

| time =

| location = Robinsons Place Manila

| network = ESPN 5 (The 5 Network, PBA Rush, TV5.ESPN.com)

| league = Philippine Basketball Association

| first = Roosevelt Adams,{{refn|group=n|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.}} Columbian Dyip

| prev = 2018

| next = S46 (2020)

}}

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.

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.

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rowspan=2|Draft orderrowspan=2|Teamcolspan=3|Final rankingrowspan=2|Total
PHICOMGOV
1stalign="left"| Columbian Dyip10th11th10th10.3
2ndalign="left"| Blackwater Elite12th6th12th10.2
3rdalign="left"| NLEX Road Warriors9th12th5th8.7
4thalign="left"| Alaska Aces8th8th7th7.7
5thalign="left"| Meralco Bolts11th9th2nd7.7
6thalign="left" | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters3rd10th11th7.5
7thalign="left" | NorthPort Batang Pier7th5th8th6.7
8thalign="left"| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters4th4th9th5.5
9thalign="left"| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok2nd7th6th4.7
10thalign="left"| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel5th3rd4th4.1
11thalign="left"| TNT KaTropa6th2nd3rd3.9
12thalign="left"| San Miguel Beermen1st1st5th2.2

=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.{{cite news|title=Who will be the top pick of the 2019 PBA Draft?|url=https://www.pba.ph/news/who-will-be-the-top-pick-of-the-2019-pba-draft|work=PBA.ph|date=December 7, 2019}}

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.

Draft selections

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PGPoint guard

| SG

Shooting guard

| SF

Small forward

| PF

Power forward

| C

Center

|bgcolor=gold| *

Mythical team member

| style="background:silver;"| #

All-Star

=Special round=

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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:150px;"| Country of birth

!scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team

!scope="col" style="width:300px:"| PBA D-League team

!scope="col" style="width:90px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}}

align=center| 1

| Isaac Go

| C/F

| {{PHI}}

| Columbian Dyip

| Cignal HD Hawkeyes

| Ateneo

align=center| 2

| Rey Suerte

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Blackwater Elite

| Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers

| UE

align=center| 3

| Matt Nieto

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors

| Cignal HD Hawkeyes

| Ateneo

align=center| 4

| Allyn Bulanadi

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Aces

| Valencia City, Bukidnon

| San Sebastian

align=center| 5

| Mike Nieto

| G/F

| {{PHI}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| Cignal HD Hawkeyes

| Ateneo

=1st round=

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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:150px;"| Country of birth

!scope="col" style="width:400px;"| Team

!scope="col" style="width:300px:"| PBA D-League team

!scope="col" style="width:140px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}}

align=center| 1

| Roosevelt Adams

| F

| {{USA}}

| Columbian Dyip

| Go for Gold Scratchers

| College of Idaho

align=center| 2

| Maurice Shaw

| C

| {{PHI}}

| Blackwater Elite

|

| Hutchinson CC

align=center| 3

| Mike Ayonayon

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors

| Marinerong Pilipino Skippers

| Philippine Christian

align=center| 4

| Barkley Eboña

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Aces

| Cha Dao Tea Place

| Far Eastern

align=center| 5

| Adrian Wong

| G

| {{USA}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters {{small|(from Phoenix Pulse via Alaska)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|August 16, 2019: Alaska to Rain or Shine{{cite news |title=Rain or Shine trades Ahanmisi to Alaska for Exciminiano, 1st round draft picks |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/361877/rain-or-shine-trades-ahanmisi-to-alaska-for-exciminiano-1st-round-draft-picks |work=Inquirer Sports |date=August 16, 2019}}

August 7, 2018: Phoenix Pulse (Phoenix) to Alaska{{cite news |title=Alaska trades Abueva to Phoenix for 2019 pick and Dehesa |url=https://slamonlineph.com/reports-alaska-trades-abueva-to-phoenix-for-2019-pick-and-dehesa/ |work=Slam Philippines |date=August 7, 2018}}

| Cignal HD Hawkeyes

| Ateneo

align=center| 6

| Clint Doliguez

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters {{small|(from Meralco)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|May 13, 2019: Meralco to Rain or Shine{{cite news |title=Rain or Shine ships Almazan to Meralco |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/230497-rain-or-shine-trades-almazan-meralco |work=Rappler |date=May 13, 2019}}

  • Rain or Shine acquired 2019 and 2021 first-round picks
  • Meralco acquired Raymond Almazan}}

| Metropac Movers

| San Beda

align=center| 7

| Prince Rivero

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

|

| De La Salle

align=center| 8

| Sean Manganti

| F

| {{USA}}

| NorthPort Batang Pier

| Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers

| Adamson

align=center| 9

| bgcolor=silver| Aris Dionisio#

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok

| Gamboa Coffee Mixers

| St. Clare

align=center| 10

| bgcolor=silver| Arvin Tolentino#

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| Wang's Basketball Couriers

| Far Eastern

align=center| 11

| Kib Montalbo

| G

| {{PHI}}

| TNT KaTropa

| Marinerong Pilipino Skippers

| De La Salle

align=center| 12

| Christian Balagasay

| C

| {{PHI}}

| Columbian Dyip {{small|(from San Miguel)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|October 27, 2017: San Miguel to Columbian (Kia){{cite news|title=PBA approves Kia-San Miguel trade|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/270185/pba-approves-kia-san-miguel-trade|work=Inquirer Sports|date=October 27, 2017}}

| Petron

| Letran

=2nd round=

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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:150px;"| Country of birth

!scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team

!scope="col" style="width:300px:"| PBA D-League team

!scope="col" style="width:90px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}}

align=center| 13

| Jerrick Balanza

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel {{small|(from Columbian)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|November 15, 2016: Columbian (Mahindra) to Barangay Ginebra{{cite news |title=Salva traded to Mahindra |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/229558/salva-traded-to-mahindra |work=Inquirer Sports |date=November 15, 2016}}

  • Ginebra acquired a future second-round pick
  • Mahindra acquired Nico Salva}}

| Petron

| Letran

align=center| 14

| Richard Escoto

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Blackwater Elite

| Phoenix Accelerators

| Far Eastern

align=center| 15

| Will McAloney

| C/F

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors

| Marinerong Pilipino Skippers

| San Carlos

align=center| 16

| Rey Publico

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Aces

| Go for Gold Scratchers

| Letran

align=center| 17

| Jaycee Marcelino

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Aces {{small|(from Phoenix Pulse)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|December 15, 2017: Phoenix Pulse (Phoenix) to Alaska{{cite news |title=Phoenix acquires Jaypee Mendoza from Alaska in exchange for 2019 second-round draft pick |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jaypee-mendoza-to-phoenix-fuel-masters-trade-future-draft-pick |work=Spin.ph |date=December 15, 2017}}

  • Alaska acquired a second-round pick
  • Phoenix acquired Jaypee Mendoza}}

| Zark's Jawbreakers

| Lyceum

align=center| 18

| Aaron Black

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Meralco Bolts

| AMA Online Education Titans

| Ateneo

align=center| 19

| Vince Tolentino

| F

| {{USA}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| Go for Gold Scratchers

| Ateneo

align=center| 20

| AC Soberano

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors {{small|(from NorthPort via TNT)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|May 6, 2017: NorthPort (GlobalPort) to NLEX (four-team trade with Meralco and TNT){{cite news|title=NLEX acquires Larry Fonacier, JR Quinahan in 4-team trade|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/sports/2017/05/06/70421/nlex-acquires-larry-fonacier-jr-quinahan-in-4-team-trade/|work=Interaksyon.com|publisher=News5|date=May 6, 2017}}

  • 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}}

| Metropac Movers

| San Beda

align=center| 21

| Yankie Haruna

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok

| Go for Gold Scratchers

| St. Benilde

align=center| 22

| Kent Salado

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| Go for Gold Scratchers

| Arellano

align=center| 23

| Wendell Comboy

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters {{small|(from TNT)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|October 2, 2014: TNT (Talk 'n Text) to Rain or Shine{{cite news |title=Larry Rodriguez moves to TNT |url=https://www.dugout.ph/larry-rodriguez-moves-to-tnt |work=Dugout.ph |date=October 2, 2014}}

  • Rain or Shine acquired 2015 and 2019 second-round picks
  • Talk 'n Text acquired Larry Rodriguez}}

| Cha Dao Tea Place

| Far Eastern

align=center| 24

| Renzo Subido

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NorthPort Batang Pier {{small|(from San Miguel)}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|December 10, 2014: San Miguel to NorthPort (GlobalPort){{cite news|title=Alex Cabagnot returns to San Miguel Beer, Sol Mercado back with GlobalPort in revised trade deal|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/alex-cabagnot-returns-to-san-miguel-sol-mercado-revised-trade-pba-trade-deadline|work=Spin.ph|date=December 10, 2014}}

  • GlobalPort acquired 2018 and 2019 second-round picks, and re-acquired Sol Mercado
  • San Miguel re-acquired Alex Cabagnot}}

| Ironcon Builders

| Santo Tomas

=3rd round=

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!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player

!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}}

!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Country of birth

!scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team

!scope="col" style="width:300px:"| PBA D-League team

!scope="col" style="width:140px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}}

align=center| 25

| Bonbon Batiller

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Columbian Dyip

| Petron

| Letran

align=center| 26

| Chris Bitoon

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Blackwater Elite

| Go for Gold Scratchers

| St. Clare

align=center| 27

| Gelo Vito

| F

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors

| Wang's Basketball Couriers

| Philippines

align=center| 28

| Ralph Tansingco

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters

| Zark's Jawbreakers

| Lyceum

align=center| 29

| Mike Cañete

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Meralco Bolts

| The Masterpiece / CD14 Designs-Trinity

| Arellano

align=center| 30

| Luke Parcero

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| AMA Online Education Titans

| St. Francis of Assisi

align=center| 31

| Cris Dumapig

| C/F

| {{PHI}}

| NorthPort Batang Pier

| BRT Sumisip Basilan

| Southwestern-U

align=center| 32

| Alvin Capobres

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok

| Valencia City, Bukidnon

| San Sebastian

align=center| 33

| Fran Asuncion

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

| AMA Online Education Titans

| AMA

align=center| 34

| Simon Camacho

| F

| {{PHI}}

| TNT KaTropa

| Akari

| Adamson

align=center| 35

| Travis Thompson

| G

| {{USA}}

| San Miguel Beermen

|

| Alaska Anchorage

=4th round=

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!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player

!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}}

!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Country of birth

!scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team

!scope="col" style="width:300px:"| PBA D-League team

!scope="col" style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip| School| Most recent school attended before the draft}}

align=center| 36

| Marco Balagtas

| F

| {{PHI}}

| Columbian Dyip

| Diliman College-Gerry's

| José Rizal

align=center| 37

| Hubert Cani

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Blackwater Elite

| Cha Dao Tea Place

| Far Eastern

align=center| 38

| Jayvee Marcelino

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors

| Wang's Basketball Couriers

| Lyceum

align=center| 39

| Spencer Pretta

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters

| Zark's Jawbreakers

| Lyceum

align=center| 40

| Dexter Zamora

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NorthPort Batang Pier

| Batangas - EAC

| Lyceum

align=center| 41

| Val Chauca

| G

| {{USA}}

| TNT KaTropa

| FamilyMart - Enderun

| Adamson

align=center| 42

| Daniel de Guzman

| F

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen

| Batangas - EAC

| NEUST{{cite news |title=Unheralded Daniel de Guzman signs one-year deal with San Miguel|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/daniel-de-guzman-one-year-contract-san-miguel-danny-espiritu-a795-20200304 |work=spin.ph |date= March 4, 2020}}

=5th round=

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!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Player

!scope="col" style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}}

!scope="col" style="width:150px;"| Country of birth

!scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Team

!scope="col" style="width:300px:"| PBA D-League team

!scope="col" style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}}

align=center| 43

| Jeramer Cabanag

| G

| {{PHI}}

| NLEX Road Warriors

| Wang's Basketball Couriers

| San Beda

align=center| 44

| Jeffrey Santos

| G

| {{PHI}}

| Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters

| Zark's Jawbreakers

| Lyceum

align=center| 45

| Von Tambeling

| G

| {{PHI}}

| 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

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!School

!Special round

!1st round

!After 1st round

!Total

Lyceum

|0

|0

|7

|7

Ateneo

|3

|1

|2

|6

FEU

|0

|2

|2

|4

Letran

|0

|1

|3

|4

Adamson

|0

|1

|2

|3

San Beda

|0

|1

|2

|3

Arellano

|0

|0

|2

|2

De La Salle

|0

|2

|0

|2

PCU

|0

|1

|1

|2

UST

|0

|0

|2

|2

St. Clare

|0

|1

|1

|2

St. Francis

|0

|0

|1

|1

colspan="4" |Other schools

|1 each

Notes

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Trades involving draft picks

: 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=

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.

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Undrafted player

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!Name

!Country of birth

!College

!Notes

Marvin Lee

|{{PHI}}

|UST

|{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |date=June 6, 2023 |title=Chance to prove worth |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/06/06/2271699/chance-prove-worth |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=Philstar.com}}

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