Paul Varilla

Paul Varilla (born August 10, 1993) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Paul Varilla

No. 9 – TNT Tropang 5G
Position	Small forward
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1993-08-10) August 10, 1993 (age 31)
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	UE
PBA draft	2018: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018	Batangas City Athletics
2019–2022	NLEX Road Warriors
2023–present	TNT Tropang Giga/5G
Career highlights
3× PBA champion (2023 Governors', 2024 Governors', 2024–25 Commissioner's) MPBL champion (2018)

College career

Varilla played his college career with the UE Red Warriors.^[1]

Amateur career

In 2017, Varilla was part of the Tanduay Light Rhum Masters of the PBA D-League during the 2017 Foundation Cup. In 2018, he joined another Tanduay-backed team in the Batangas City Athletics of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, where he won a championship with the team.^[2]

Professional career

NLEX Road Warriors (2019–2022)

Varilla was selected 13th overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during the 2018 PBA draft, but did not suit up for the team. He would instead end up with the NLEX Road Warriors.^[3]

TNT Tropang Giga / TNT Tropang 5G (2023–present)

On January 18, 2023, Varilla was part of a three-team trade between NLEX, the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, and TNT Tropang Giga that sent him and teammate Justin Chua to TNT.^[4] On March 15, 2023, he signed a two-year deal with TNT.^[5] In his first conference with TNT, Varilla won his first professional championship after the Tropang Giga won the 2023 Governors' Cup finals.

Career statistics

PBA

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3FG%	3-point field-goal percentage	4P%	4-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

As of the end of 2024–25 season^[6]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	4P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	NLEX	19	10.7	.455	.524	—	.800	1.3	.4	.3	.1	2.4
2020	NLEX	9	12.1	.231	.273	—	1.000	.9	1.0	.3	—	1.2
2021	NLEX	11	10.5	.533	.500	—	.333	1.2	.5	.2	—	1.8
2022–23	NLEX	39	15.5	.310	.156	—	.448	2.0	.7	.2	.2	1.9
	TNT
2023–24	TNT	8	3.9	.429	.000	—	.000	1.0	.1	—	—	.8
2024–25	TNT	33	6.9	.353	.400	—	—	1.2	.4	.2	.0	.4
Career		119	10.8	.360	.289	—	.488	1.4	.6	.2	.1	1.4

MPBL

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

As of the 2018–19 season, December 6, 2018

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018	Batangas City	17	17	24.4	.417	.087	.691	5.2	1.4	1.1	.6	7.4
2018–19	Batangas City	17	15	23.8	.369	.300	.581	5.7	1.7	.5	.5	7.0