MANILA, Philippines – Rookies who will spice up the league are on their way as they see their hoop dreams turn into reality through the PBA Draft set on Sunday, July 14, at 4:30 pm at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City.
A mix of collegiate stars, Filipino-foreign standouts, and overseas league imports returning home make up the pool of rookie hopefuls seeking to crack the roster of the 12 teams.
Here is the draft order:
First round
- Converge – Justine Baltazar
- Blackwater – Sedrick Barefield
- Barangay Ginebra – RJ Abarrientos
- Phoenix – Kai Ballungay
- NorthPort – Dave Ildefonso
- NLEX – Jonnel Policarpio
- Rain or Shine – Caelan Tiongson
- Rain or Shine – Felix Lemetti
- Magnolia – Jerom Lastimosa
- Terrafirma – Mark Nonoy
- Meralco – CJ Cansino
- San Miguel – Avan Nava
Second round
- Rain or Shine – Francis Escandor
- NorthPort – Evan Nelle
- Terrafirma – CJ Catapusan
- Rain or Shine – Mike Malonzo
- Barangay Ginebra – Didat Hanapi
- NLEX – Brandon Ramirez
- Converge – Pao Javillonar
- Rain or Shine – Miggy Corteza
- Converge – Ben Phillips
- Barangay Ginebra – Paolo Hernandez
- Meralco – Kurt Reyson
- Converge – Jason Credo
Third round
- Converge – Ronan Santos
- Blackwater – DJ Mitchell
- Terrafirma – Peter Alfaro
- Phoenix – CJ Payawal
- NorthPort – Agem Miranda
- NLEX – Xyrus Torres
- TNT – Jared Brown
- Rain or Shine – Darwish Bederi
- Magnolia – Romulo Berjay
- Barangay Ginebra – Paul Garcia
- Meralco – JP Maguliano
- San Miguel – Abdul Sawat
Fourth round
- Converge – PASS
- Blackwater – Keith Pido
- Terrafirma – PASS
- Phoenix – Chino Mosqueda
- NorthPort – John Lawrence Uduba
- NLEX – Denzel Wong
- TNT – Mark Neil Cruz
- Rain or Shine – PASS
- Magnolia – Ry dela Rosa
- Barangay Ginebra – PASS
- Meralco – Jordan Bartlett
- San Miguel – Ralph Robin
Fifth round
- Converge – PASS
- Blackwater – PASS
- Terrafirma – PASS
- Phoenix – Patrick Feliciano
- NorthPort – Germy Mahinay
- NLEX – Adrian Partosa
- TNT – PASS
- Rain or Shine – PASS
- Magnolia – PASS
- Barangay Ginebra – PASS
- Meralco – PASS
- San Miguel – PASS
Sixth round
- Converge – PASS
- Blackwater – PASS
- Terrafirma – PASS
- Phoenix – PASS
- NorthPort – Robbi Darang
- NLEX – PASS
- TNT – PASS
- Rain or Shine – PASS
- Magnolia – PASS
- Barangay Ginebra – PASS
- Meralco – PASS
- San Miguel – PASS
Seventh round
- Converge – PASS
- Blackwater – PASS
- Terrafirma – PASS
- Phoenix – PASS
- NorthPort – PASS
- NLEX – PASS
- TNT – PASS
- Rain or Shine – PASS
- Magnolia – PASS
- Barangay Ginebra – PASS
- Meralco – PASS
- San Miguel – PASS
– Rappler.com