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PBA season 49 draft
General information
Date(s)	July 14, 2024
Location	Glorietta Activity Center
Network(s)	One Sports (RPTV, PBA Rush)
Overview
League	Philippine Basketball Association
First selection	Justine Baltazar (Converge FiberXers)
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The PBA season 49 draft was the 39th edition of the PBA draft. It was held at Glorietta Activity Center in Makati on July 14, 2024, marking its first time at the venue since 2004. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2023–24 season, with the Converge FiberXers, which finished last, picking first.

Draft order

The draft order was determined based on the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Commissioner's Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the ranking of the Philippine Cup is 60%.

Draft selections

1st round

Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	School / club team
1	Justine Baltazar	PF/C	Philippines	Converge FiberXers	De La Salle / Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
2	Sedrick Barefield	PG/SG	United States	Blackwater Bossing	Utah
3	RJ Abarrientos	PG	Philippines	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (from Terrafirma)	FEU
4	Kai Ballungay	PF/C	United States	Phoenix Fuel Masters	Ateneo
5	Dave Ildefonso	SG	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier	Ateneo
6	Jonnel Policarpio	PF	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	De La Salle
7	Caelan Tiongson	PF/SF	United States	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from TNT via Blackwater)	Biola
8	Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti	PG	Sweden	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	Salt Lake CC
9	Jerom Lastimosa	PG	Philippines	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	Adamson
10	Mark Nonoy	PG	Philippines	Terrafirma Dyip (from Barangay Ginebra)	De La Salle / Iloilo United Royals (MPBL)
11	CJ Cansino	SG	Philippines	Meralco Bolts	UP Diliman / Iloilo United Royals (MPBL)
12	Avan Nava	PG/SG	Canada	San Miguel Beermen	St. Francis Xavier

2nd round

Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	School / club team
13	Francis Escandor	SF	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Converge)	De La Salle / Manila Batang Sampaloc (MPBL)
14	Evan Nelle	PG	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier (from Blackwater via NLEX)	De La Salle
15	CJ Catapusan	SF	Philippines	Terrafirma Dyip	UP Diliman / Iloilo United Royals (MPBL)
16	Mike Malonzo	SF/SG	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Phoenix)	NU / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
17	Didat Hanapi	SG	Philippines	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (from NorthPort, traded to Terrafirma)	Adamson / Manila Batang Sampaloc (MPBL)
18	Brandon Ramirez	PF	Canada	NLEX Road Warriors	York / Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
19	Paolo Javillonar	PF/C	Philippines	Converge FiberXers (from TNT)	Letran
20	Miguel Corteza	PF	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (traded to Blackwater)	Benilde / Marikina Shoemasters (MPBL)
21	Ben Phillips	PF/C	United States	Converge FiberXers (from Magnolia)	De La Salle
22	Paolo Hernandez	SG/PG	Philippines	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (traded to Terrafirma)	Mapúa / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
23	Kurt Reyson	PG	Philippines	Meralco Bolts	Letran / Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
24	Jason Credo	SF	Philippines	Converge FiberXers (from San Miguel)	Ateneo / Iloilo United Royals (MPBL)

3rd round

Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	School / club team
25	Ronan Santos	C/PF	Philippines	Converge FiberXers	Arellano / Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
26	DJ Mitchell	PG/SG	United States	Blackwater Bossing	Hartford / Manila Batang Sampaloc (MPBL)
27	Peter Alfaro	PG	Philippines	Terrafirma Dyip	San Beda
28	CJ Payawal	SF	United States	Phoenix Fuel Masters	UE / Valenzuela Classic (MPBL)
29	Agem Miranda	PG/SG	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier	JRU
30	Xyrus Torres	SG	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	FEU / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
31	Jared Brown	PG	United States	TNT Tropang Giga	Ateneo
32	Darwish Bederi	C/PF	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	UP Diliman
33	RV Berjay	PF	Philippines	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	Ateneo / Iloilo United Royals (MPBL)
34	Paul Garcia	SG	United States	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	Ateneo / Quezon City Toda Aksyon (MPBL)
35	JP Maguliano	PF	Philippines	Meralco Bolts	EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves (MPBL)
36	Abdul Sawat	PF	Philippines	San Miguel Beermen	UE / Quezon City Toda Aksyon (MPBL)

4th round

Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	School / club team
37	Keith Pido	PG	Philippines	Blackwater Bossing	Perpetual / Parañaque Patriots (MPBL)
38	Chino Mosqueda	SG	Philippines	Phoenix Fuel Masters	NU / Quezon City Toda Aksyon (MPBL)
39	John Uduba	PF	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier	Olivarez / Parañaque Patriots (MPBL)
40	Denzel Wong	PG	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	Asia Pacific
41	Mark Neil Cruz	PF/C	Philippines	TNT Tropang Giga	CEU / Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters (MPBL)
42	Ry dela Rosa	SG	United States	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	JRU
43	Jordan Bartlett	PG	United States	Meralco Bolts	De La Salle
44	Ralph Robin	SG	Philippines	San Miguel Beermen	EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves (MPBL)

• Converge, Terrafirma, Rain or Shine and Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.

5th round

Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	School / club team
45	Patrick Feliciano	SG	Philippines	Phoenix Fuel Masters	Diliman
46	Germy Mahinay	C	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier	NU
47	Adrian Partosa	SG	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	Benilde

• Blackwater, TNT, Magnolia, Meralco and San Miguel passed during the round.

6th round

Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	School / club team
48	Robbi Darang	PG	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier	Diliman / Bataan Risers (MPBL)

• Phoenix and NLEX passed during the round.

7th round

A seventh round was held, but NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.

Combine

The PBA draft combine for this edition of the draft was held at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig from July 10 to 11, with 70 applicants expected to attend. 62 of the 70 showed up to the two-day event, with several unable to make it due to commitments with Strong Group Athletics (such as RJ Abarrientos and Dave Ildefonso) or were still in the US (such as Sedrick Barefield and Evan Nelle). Jonnel Policarpio was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Justine Baltazar, Brandon Ramirez, Kurt Reyson, and Jordan Bartlett were named to the Mythical Five.

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 draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams. Converge retained the right to Alaska's second-round picks.

1. ^ July 13, 2024: Terrafirma to Barangay Ginebra
   • Barangay Ginebra acquired Isaac Go, Stephen Holt, and a 2023 first-round pick
   • Terrafirma acquired Stanley Pringle, Christian Standhardinger, and a 2023 first-round pick
2. March 11, 2021: Blackwater to NLEX (three-team trade with TNT)
   • NLEX acquired Don Trollano, Roi Sumang, Maurice Shaw, and a 2022 second-round pick (from TNT via Blackwater)
   • Blackwater acquired David Semerad, Simon Enciso, a 2023 first-round pick (from TNT), and a 2024 second-round pick (from TNT)
   • TNT acquired a 2020 first-round pick (from NLEX)
   February 14, 2024: Blackwater to Rain or Shine
   • Rain or Shine acquired a 2023 first-round pick (from TNT), and 2024 second-round pick (from TNT)
   • Blackwater acquired Rey Nambatac
3. May 8, 2023: Converge to Rain or Shine
   • Rain or Shine acquired 2023 and 2024 second-round picks
   • Converge acquired Mike Nieto
4. November 16, 2021: Blackwater to NLEX
   • NLEX acquired Marion Magat and Blackwater's 2023 second-round pick
   • Blackwater acquired Mike Ayonayon and Will McAloney
   December 11, 2023: NLEX to NorthPort (three-team trade with San Miguel)
   • NLEX acquired Robert Bolick and Kent Salado (from NorthPort)
   • NorthPort acquired Ben Adamos, Kris Rosales, and Blackwater's 2023 second-round pick (from NLEX); Allyn Bulanadi and Jeepy Faundo (from San Miguel)
   • San Miguel acquired Don Trollano (from NLEX)
5. June 7, 2022: Phoenix to Rain or Shine
   • Rain or Shine acquired Nick Demusis, a 2022 first-round pick, and a 2023 second-round pick
   • Phoenix acquired Javee Mocon
6. May 8, 2023: NorthPort to Barangay Ginebra
   • Barangay Ginebra acquired a 2023 second-round pick
   • NorthPort acquired MJ Ayaay
7. January 6, 2020: TNT to Converge
   • Converge acquired Michael DiGregorio and a 2023 second-round pick
   • TNT acquired Simon Enciso
8. April 11, 2024: Magnolia to Converge
   • Converge acquired a 2023 second-round pick
   • Magnolia acquired Jerrick Balanza
9. June 6, 2022: San Miguel to Converge
   • Converge acquired 2023 and 2024 second-round picks
   • San Miguel acquired Robbie Herndon

Post-draft trades

Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day.

1. ^ July 17, 2024: Barangay Ginebra to Terrafirma
   • Terrafirma acquired the draft rights to Didat Hanapi (No. 17) and Paolo Hernandez (No. 22)
   • Barangay Ginebra acquired a 2024 second-round pick
2. July 17, 2024: Blackwater to Rain or Shine
   • Rain or Shine acquired a 2025 second-round pick (from TNT)
   • Blackwater acquired the draft rights to Miguel Corteza (No. 20)

References

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11. "Alaska ships Enciso to TNT for DiGregorio". ESPN.com. January 6, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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External links

• PBA.ph

• Philippine Basketball Association draft
• 2024–25 in Philippine basketball