2015 PBA draft
| 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 | |
| First selection | Moala Tautuaa (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
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. Starting this year, 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]
Draft order
The 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 | Kia Sorento / Carnival | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11.0 |
| 3rd | NLEX Road Warriors | 10th | 10th | 10th | 10.0 |
| 4th | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9.0 |
| 5th | Barako Bull Energy | 9th | 7th | 11th | 9.0 |
| 6th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5th | 8th | 8th | 6.8 |
| 7th | Meralco Bolts | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5.7 |
| 8th | Purefoods/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
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical Team Member | # | All-Star |
1st Round
2nd Round
(Rain or Shine passed. Their first of two unexercised picks originally belonged to Meralco.[n])
3rd Round
4th Round
(Ginebra and Meralco passed.)
5th Round
| 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 | SG | 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 | PG | 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Pre-draft trades
- a On October 9, 2014, Blackwater traded their 2015 first round pick to Talk 'N Text in a deal involving NLEX. The Elite received Larry Rodriguez and Talk 'N Text's 2015 first round pick, while the Tropang Texters also received Kevin Alas from the Road Warriors in return for Niño Canaleta with Blackwater acting as a third party.[4]
- b On October 4, 2014, Rain or Shine acquired a 2015 first round pick from NLEX in return for draft rights to Kevin Alas.[5]
- c On January 31, 2013, GlobalPort traded their 2015 first round pick along with Rey Guevarra, Vic Manuel, and Josh Vanlandingham to Meralco in return for Sol Mercado, Kelly Nabong, Jaypee Belencion, and Yousif Aljamal.[6]
- d On March 31, 2015, Barako Bull traded their 2015 first round pick to Ginebra in return for James Forrester and Dylan Ababou.[7]
- e On July 25, 2014, Ginebra traded their 2015 first round pick to NLEX in return for Joseph Yeo.[8]
- f On July 25, 2014, NLEX traded their 2016 1st round pick to San Miguel in exchange for the Beermen's 2015 1st round pick.[9]
- g On October 2, 2014, Rain or Shine traded Larry Rodriguez to Talk 'N Text in return for 2015 and 2019 second round picks.[10]
- h On February 3, 2015, Ginebra acquired Globalport's 2015 second round pick and Dorian Peña from Barako Bull as part of a deal involving San Miguel.[11] Previously, on June 24, 2014, Barako Bull traded Keith Jensen to GlobalPort in return for RR Garcia and (not mentioned in source) a 2015 second round pick.[12]
- i On August 18, 2015, Rain or Shine acquired GlobalPort's 2015 second round pick and Jewel Ponferada in exchange for Jervy Cruz.[13] Previously, on June 4, 2014, GlobalPort acquired a 2015 second round pick along with Ronjay Buenafe from Barako Bull in return for Nico Salva and Bonbon Custodio.[14]
- j On August 31, 2012, Alaska traded LA Tenorio to Ginebra in return for JVee Casio and a 2015 second round pick as part of a deal involving Barako Bull and GlobalPort.[15]
- k On September 6, 2011, Star (then known as B-Meg) traded their future, later 2015, second round pick to Barako Bull and veteran center Don Allado in a deal which also involved Shopinas.com/Air21 (franchise later bought by NLEX). The Clickers acquired B-Meg's 2nd rd pick Bryan Ilad and Elmer Espiritu from Barako Bull, and sent the draft rights of their 1st rd pick Mark Barroca to B-Meg in the deal.[16]
- l On November 3, 2013, Alaska acquired a 2015 second round pick from Talk 'N Text in return for their draft rights to John Paul Erram during the 2013 PBA draft.
- m On December 10, 2014, Barako Bull traded Sol Mercado to San Miguel in return for Dennis Miranda and a 2015 second round pick.[17]
- n On August 19, 2012, Rain or Shine acquired Meralco's 2015 second round pick in exchange for the draft rights to Kelly Nabong.[18]
Draft-day trades
Note: No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by incoming commissioner Chito Narvasa.[19]
Undrafted players
| 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 failing to play in the PBA D-League
References
- ^ 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, 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
- ^ 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, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013
- ^ Ginebra ships seldom-used Ababou, Forrester to Barako Bull as team set to make coaching change, interaksyon.com, March 31, 2015
- ^ 'Ninja' on the move:Joseph Yeo traded to Ginebra for a draft pick, interaksyon.com, July 25, 2014
- ^ NLEX busy on trading floor; Yeo to Ginebra, Inquirer.net, July 25, 2014
- ^ Rodriguex to TNT trade OK'd, Inquirer.net, October 2, 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, interaksyon.com, August 18, 2015.
- ^ GlobalPort continues trade spree, gets Ronjay Buenafe from Barako for Salva, Custodio, InterAksyon.com, June 4, 2014
- ^ Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
- ^ 3-way PBA deal; Barroca, Allado, Espiritu change places, Reynaldo Belen, InterAksyon.com, September 6, 2011
- ^ Barako Bull in trading spree anew, sends Denok Miranda, 2015 pick to SMB for Sol Mercado, 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
