The PBA season 47 draft was the 37th edition of the PBA draft. The event 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 2021 season, with the worst team picking first.
Draft order In past drafts until 2019, the draft order was determined based on the team's overall performance from the previous season. The Philippine Cup final ranking comprised 40% of the points, while the Commissioner's and Governors' Cup rankings were 30% each.
Since the league only held two tournaments for the 2021 season, only the final rankings of the Philippine Cup (60%) and Governors' Cup (40%) were used to determine the draft order.
Draft order Team Final ranking TotalPHI GOV 1st Blackwater Bossing 12th 12th 12.0 2nd Terrafirma Dyip 10th 11th 10.4 3rd Converge FiberXers* 11th 7th 9.4 4th Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 9th 8th 8.6 5th Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6th 10th 7.6 6th NorthPort Batang Pier 5th 9th 6.6 7th NLEX Road Warriors 7th 4th 5.8 8th Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8th 1st 5.2 9th San Miguel Beermen 4th 6th 4.8 10th Meralco Bolts 3rd 2nd 2.6 11th TNT Tropang Giga 1st 5th 2.6 12th Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 2nd 3rd 2.4 Converge's previous franchisee competed as the Alaska Aces during the 2021 season.
Draft selections PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center * Mythical team member # All-Star
1st round Player Country of birth Team 1 Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser C/PF Blackwater Bossing UC Riverside 2 Jeremiah Gray# SF Terrafirma Dyip Dominican/San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 3 Jeo Ambohot C/PF Converge FiberXers Letran 4Justin Arana# C Converge FiberXers Arellano 5 Gian Mamuyac# SG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Ateneo 6 JM Calma C NorthPort Batang Pier San Sebastian 7 Tyrus Hill PF NLEX Road Warriors De La Salle 8 Javi Gómez de Liaño SF Barangay Ginebra San Miguel UP Diliman/Ibaraki Robots 9 Kurt Lojera SG Blackwater Bossing De La Salle 10 Shaun Ildefonso SF/SG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters NU 11 Mark Dyke SF Blackwater Bossing De La Salle/Manila Stars 12 Keith Zaldivar C Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Adamson
2nd round Player Country of birth Team 13 Ato Ular PF Blackwater Bossing Letran/Marikina Shoemasters 14 Tyler Tio# PG Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Ateneo 15 Kameron Vales PG Converge FiberXers Regina 16 Chris Lalata C/PF Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Olivarez 17 Jhonard Clarito SF/SG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters De Ocampo/San Juan Knights 18 RJ Ramirez SG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters FEU/Bacoor City Strikers 19 Encho Serrano SG/PG Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters De La Salle/Pampanga /Basilan 20 Jayson David SF/SG Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Lyceum 21 Chester Saldua PF NLEX Road Warriors PCU 22 Christian Fajarito C Meralco Bolts Letran 23 Enzo Joson PG Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters NU 24 Carlo de Chavez PF Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Bloomfield
3rd round Player Country of birth Team 25 Daryl Pascual C Blackwater Bossing Letran 26 Allen Mina SF/SG Terrafirma Dyip Letran 27 Jollo Go SG Converge FiberXers De La Salle/Manila Stars 28 Alvin Baetiong C Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters San Sebastian 29 Rhaffy Octobre PF Rain or Shine Elasto Painters UV 30 John Apacible PF NorthPort Batang Pier UE 31 Levi dela Cruz PG NLEX Road Warriors Arellano 32 Rence Alcoriza SG Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Arellano 33 Jerwyn Guinto PF San Miguel Beermen Lyceum 34 JJ Espanola SG Meralco Bolts UP Diliman 35 Roberto Bartolo C TNT Tropang Giga Benilde 36 Orlan Wamar PG Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Centro Escolar
4th round Player Country of birth Team 37 Earvin Lacsamana C Blackwater Bossing Champlain 38 Shaq Alanes PG Terrafirma Dyip Lyceum 39 Leonard Esguerra C Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters José Rizal 40 JJ Caspe PG NorthPort Batang Pier Batangas 41 Lyndon Colina PG/SG San Miguel Beermen USPF 42 Andrey Armenion PG Meralco Bolts UE 43 John Villanueva SG TNT Tropang Giga Perpetual Help 44 Garciano Puerto SF Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots UC Converge, Rain or Shine, NLEX, and Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.
5th round Player Country of birth Team 45 Arthur Navasero SF Blackwater Bossing Centennial 46 Sandy Ceñal SF Terrafirma Dyip RTU/Bicol Volcanoes 47 Niño Ibañez PG Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Lyceum 48 Yves Sason SG/PG NorthPort Batang Pier PCU 49 John Gonzaga PG San Miguel Beermen San Sebastian Meralco, TNT, and Magnolia passed during the round.
6th round Player Country of birth Team 50 Red Cachuela PF Terrafirma Dyip Southwestern/KCS Mandaue 51 Nichole John Ubalde SG/SF Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters USTSP 52 CJ Cadua PG San Miguel Beermen EAC Blackwater and NorthPort passed during the round.
7th round A seventh round was held, but all remaining teams passed, thus ending the draft.
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. Converge retained the rights to Alaska's draft picks.
Notable undrafted player NameCountry of birthCollegeNotesJason OpisoCEU
Combine
The PBA draft combine for this edition of the draft was held from May 11 to 12 at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong. Encho Serrano was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Shaun Ildefonso, Kurt Lojera, Ato UIar, and JayR Dela Cruz were named to the Mythical Five.
Eligibility and entrants Applications for the draft began on March 21. Although the deadline was initially on May 2, it was moved to May 7. For this year, UAAP seniors were allowed to declare for the draft, since the draft took place after the UAAP season. From 76 initial applicants, the final tally was brought down to 66 as several players withdrew their applications or had insufficient documents.
The following were the eligibility requirements for local players:
Entrants of at least 22 years of age on the day of the draft must be four years removed from high school or have played one year of college basketball; Entrants between 19 and 21 years of age must have had at least two years of college education.
Eligibility requirements for Filipino-foreigner entrants are similar to the locals but with some additions:
All Filipino-foreigner entrants must be a holder of a Philippine passport; All Filipino-foreigner entrants must have previously played professional basketball elsewhere and is not under contract with other teams Must not be over the age of 30 years old.
Notable entrants
Domestic league players In this section, only entrants who have played for a UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI, UCAL, NCRAA, NAASCU or U.S. NCAA school are included. Additionally, all listed entrants have played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League prior to the draft unless specified.
Shaq Alanes – G, Lyceum / MACFI Basilan Golden Lions (VisMin) Rence Alcoriza – G, Arellano / AFP-FSD Makati Cavaliers (FilBasket) John Apacible – F, UE / Pagadian Explorers (PSL) Jeferson Arceo – G, AMA / AMA Online Education Titans (FilBasket) Andrey Armenion – G, UE / Valenzuela MJAS Zenith Alvin Baetiong – C, San Sebastian / Mindoro Tamaraws Roberto Bartolo – C, Benilde / Pasay Voyagers Keanu Caballero – G, CEU / Taguig Generals (NBL) JJ Caspe – G, Batangas / Mindoro Tamaraws (NBL) Fidel Castro – G, PCU / Taguig Generals (NBL) Sandy Ceñal – F, RTU / CPG–Bohol Pure Mineral Water Dolphins (VisMin) Jhonard Clarito – F/G / De Ocampo / San Juan Knights Levi Dela Cruz – G, Arellano / Roxas Vanguards (PSL) Jay-R Dela Rosa – G, AMA / AMA Online Education Titans (FilBasket) Mark Dyke – F, De La Salle / Pampanga Delta (NBL) Leonard Esguerra – C, JRU / Caloocan Excellence JJ Espanola – G, UP / Marikina Shoe City Alvin Fuentes – G, AMA / AMA Online Education Titans (FilBasket) John Gonzaga – G, San Sebastian / Pagadian Explorers (PSL) Earvin Lacsamana – C, Champlain / Makati Super Crunch Chris Lalata – C/F, Olivarez / Davao Occidental Tigers Danny Marilao – F, CDSL / Caloocan Excellence Brylle Meca – G, Arellano / Valenzuela MJAS Zenith Arthur Navasero – F, Centennial / Manila Stars Rhaffy Octobre – F, UV / Basilan Peace Riders (PSL) Jason Opiso – F, CEU / Pagadian Explorers (PSL) Daryl Pascual – C, Letran / Marikina Shoe City Graciano Puerto – F, UC / Max4-Birada Cebu (Chooks3x3) RJ Ramirez – G, FEU / GenSan Warriors Chester Saldua – F, PCU / Davao Occidental Tigers Yves Sason – G, PCU / Marikina Shoe City Nichole John Ubalde – G/F, USTSP / Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol Ato Ular – F, Letran / Marikina Shoe City John Villanueva – G, Perpetual Help / Batangas City Embassy Chill Orlan Wamar – G, CEU / San Juan Knights
International league players
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser – C/F, UC Riverside / San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (Southeast Asia) Arvin Gomez – G, UC / Boleraus (Australian Chinese Basketball Association) Javi Gómez de Liaño – F, UP / Ibaraki Robots (Japan)
PBA 3x3 and PBA D-League players
Red Cachuela – F, Southwestern / Terrafirma 3x3 Carlo de Chavez – F, Bloomfield / Pioneer Pro Tibay Jayson David – F/G, Lyceum / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Jollo Go – G, De La Salle / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Jeremiah Gray – F, Dominican / TNT Tropang Giga 3x3 Encho Serrano – G, De La Salle / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kyle Toth – G, Cal Poly / Marinerong Pilipino Skippers
UAAP and NCAA players
Jeo Ambohot – C/F, Letran Justin Arana – C, Arellano CJ Cadua – G, EAC JM Calma – C, San Sebastian Christian Fajarito – C, Letran Enzo Joson – G, NU Allen Mina – F/G, Letran Jerwyn Guinto – F, Lyceum Tyrus Hill – F, De La Salle Niño Ibañez – G, Lyceum Shaun Ildefonso – F/G, NU Gian Mamuyac – G, Ateneo Kurt Lojera – G, De La Salle Marwin Taywan – G, EAC Tyler Tio – G, Ateneo Keith Zaldivar – C, Adamson
Players from other collegiate leagues
Lyndon Colina – G, USPF (CESAFI) Kameron Vales – G, Regina (U Sports)
References
External links PBA.ph