2018 PBA draft
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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.
| 2018 PBA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | December 16, 2018 |
| Location | Robinsons Place Manila |
| Network(s) | ESPN 5 (The 5 Network, PBA Rush, TV5.Espn.com) |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | CJ Perez (Columbian Dyip) |
Draft order
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.
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL | COM | GOV | |||
| 1st | Columbian Dyip | 12th | 9th | 12th | 11.1 |
| 2nd | Blackwater Elite | 10th | 12th | 6th | 9.4 |
| 3rd | NorthPort Batang Pier | 7th | 8th | 11th | 8.5 |
| 4th | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 9th | 10th | 5th | 8.1 |
| 5th | Meralco Bolts | 11th | 6th | 4th | 7.4 |
| 6th | TNT KaTropa | 8th | 5th | 9th | 7.4 |
| 7th | NLEX Road Warriors | 4th | 11th | 8th | 7.3 |
| 8th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6th | 3rd | 10th | 6.3 |
| 9th | Alaska Aces | 5th | 4th | 1st or 2nd | 3.8 or 3.5 |
| 10th | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 2nd | 7th | 1st or 2nd | 3.5 or 3.2 |
| 11th | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 3.1 |
| 12th | 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
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1st round
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
2nd round
3rd round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 23 | Teytey Teodoro | G |  Philippines |
Columbian Dyip | José Rizal | José Rizal |
| 3 | 24 | Diego Dario | G | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | AMA | Philippines |
| 3 | 25 | Edrian Lao | C/F | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | Cagayan Rising Suns | Visayas |
| 3 | 26 | Ivan Villanueva | F | Philippines |
Phoenix Fuel Masters | AMA | Adamson |
| 3 | 27 | Steven Cudal | F | Philippines |
Meralco Bolts | Zark's Jawbreakers | UE |
| 3 | 28 | Jeffrey Ongteco | C/F | Philippines |
TNT KaTropa | Flying V | Benilde |
| 3 | 29 | Kyles Lao | G | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | AMA | Philippines |
| 3 | 30 | Kent Lao | F | Philippines |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Che'Lu Bar and Grill | UST |
| 3 | 31 | Ryan Monteclaro | G | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | Boracay Rum | Adamson |
| 3 | 32 | Matt Salem | F |  United States |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Go for Gold | National U |
4th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 33 | Oliver Arim | F | Philippines |
Columbian Dyip | Batangas-EAC | Centro Escolar |
| 4 | 34 | Dan Alberto | G | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | AMA | UE |
| 4 | 35 | Jeremiah Taladua | G | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Letran |
| 4 | 36 | Kim Cinco | G | Philippines |
Phoenix Fuel Masters | Zark's Burger | Lyceum |
| 4 | – | PASS | Meralco Bolts | ||||
| 4 | 37 | C. J. Isit | G |  Canada |
TNT KaTropa | Batangas-EAC | Mapúa |
| 4 | 38 | Dan Wong | G | United States |
NLEX Road Warriors | Go for Gold | Ateneo |
| 4 | 39 | Al Josef Cariaga | G | Canada |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Zark's Burger | Southern Alberta |
| 4 | – | PASS | San Miguel Beermen | ||||
| 4 | – | PASS | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
5th round
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | – | PASS | Columbian Dyip | ||||
| 5 | 40 | Chris de la Peña | C | Philippines |
Blackwater Elite | Batangas-EAC | Letran |
| 5 | 41 | John Ragasa | G |  United Kingdom |
NorthPort Batang Pier | Batangas-EAC | St. Mary's (London) |
| 5 | – | PASS | Phoenix Fuel Masters | ||||
| 5 | – | PASS | TNT KaTropa | ||||
| 5 | – | PASS | NLEX Road Warriors | ||||
| 5 | – | 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
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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.
- December 13, 2018: Phoenix to NLEX[1]
- NLEX acquired a first round pick and a 2019 second round pick
- Phoenix acquired Alex Mallari and Dave Marcelo
- February 15, 2018: TNT to Rain or Shine[2]
- Rain or Shine acquired a first round pick, Kris Rosales, and Sidney Onwubere
- TNT acquired Jericho Cruz
- November 3, 2016: San Miguel to Columbian (Mahindra) (three-team trade with Magnolia [Star])[3]
- Mahindra acquired a first round pick and Ryan Araña from San Miguel and Alex Mallari from Star
- San Miguel acquired Keith Agovida from Mahindra and RR Garcia from Star via Mahindra
- Star acquired Aldrech Ramos and a 2017 second round pick from Mahindra
- October 14, 2016: Columbian (Mahindra) to Rain or Shine[5]
- Rain or Shine acquired a second round pick
- Mahindra acquired Josan Nimes
- March 28, 2017: Blackwater to Meralco (three-team trade with NLEX)[6]
- Meralco acquired a second round pick from Blackwater
- Blackwater re-acquired a 2017 second round pick from NLEX
- NLEX acquired Rabeh Al-Hussaini from Meralco via Blackwater
- August 24, 2014: NorthPort (GlobalPort) to Magnolia (San Mig Coffee)[7]
- San Mig Coffee acquired a second round pick and a 2016 first round pick
- GlobalPort acquired the draft rights to Anthony Semerad and a 2016 first round pick
- May 5, 2016: Phoenix to NLEX[8]
- NLEX acquired Mac Baracael, Emman Monfort, and a second round pick
- Phoenix acquired Simon Enciso and Mark Borboran
- July 13, 2016: Phoenix to Alaska[9]
- Alaska acquired a second round pick, which was the best remaining pick from Meralco
- Phoenix acquired Cyrus Baguio
- November 15, 2017: Phoenix to Columbian (Kia)[10]
- Kia acquired a second round pick and Jason Grimaldo
- Phoenix acquired LA Revilla
- Phoenix acquired the pick
- NLEX acquired Michael Miranda
- NLEX acquired the pick and Harold Arboleda from GlobalPort
- Talk 'n Text acquired Jay Washington from GlobalPort and Matt Ganuelas from NLEX via GlobalPort
- GlobalPort acquired a 2017 first round pick from Talk 'n Text
- August 24, 2015: NLEX to Rain or Shine[13]
- Rain or Shine acquired a second round pick
- NLEX acquired Simon Enciso
- March 1, 2016: NorthPort (GlobalPort) to Phoenix[14]
- Phoenix acquired a second round pick
- GlobalPort acquired Jeric Fortuna
- GlobalPort acquired the pick and a 2019 second round pick, and re-acquired Sol Mercado
- San Miguel re-acquired Alex Cabagnot
- November 16, 2015: Ginebra to Barako Bull (Phoenix)[16]
- Barako Bull acquired a second round pick and Rodney Brondial
- Ginebra acquired Jervy Cruz
Draft-day trades
No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by commissioner Willie Marcial.[17]
Draft picks per school
| 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 |
| Other schools | 1 each | ||
Undrafted players
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