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PBA season 50 draft

The PBA season 50 draft was the 40th edition of the PBA draft and the draft for the 2025–26 PBA season. The draft took place on September 7, 2025, at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay, marking the first time the event was held at an SM mall.[1][2]

PBA season 50 draft
General information
DateSeptember 7, 2025
LocationSM Mall of Asia
NetworksOne Sports (RPTV, PBA Rush, Pilipinas Live)
Overview
LeaguePhilippine Basketball Association
First selectionGeo Chiu (Terrafirma Dyip)

The Terrafirma Dyip made the first overall pick after finishing with a weighted cumulative ranking of 11.7 in the 2024–25 season.[3] The team used the pick to select Geo Chiu.

Draft order

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The draft order was based on each team's overall rankings across all three conferences in the previous season. Rankings from both the 2024 Governors' Cup and 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup each make up 30% of the average while the 2025 Philippine Cup has the most weight at 40%. Guest teams are excluded when calculating rankings. In each round, teams picked in ascending order (lowest to highest) based on their respective weighted cumulative rankings.

The NorthPort Batang Pier continues to make their selections in this draft while their franchise sale to Pureblends was under review at the time.[4][5]

Draft order Team Final ranking Total
GOV COM PHI
1stTerrafirma Dyip 11th12th12th11.7
2ndPhoenix Fuel Masters 12th11th9th10.5
3rdBlackwater Bossing 9th10th10th9.7
4thNorthPort Batang Pier 10th3rd11th8.3
5thNLEX Road Warriors 8th8th5th6.8
6thMagnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 7th7th6th6.6
7thMeralco Bolts 5th6th8th6.5
8thConverge FiberXers 6th5th7th6.1
9thSan Miguel Beermen 4th9th1st4.3
10thRain or Shine Elasto Painters 3rd4th4th3.7
11thBarangay Ginebra San Miguel 2nd2nd3rd2.4
12thTNT Tropang 5G 1st1st2nd1.4

Draft selections

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PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one Mythical Team
# Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game

First round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
1 Geo ChiuC Philippines Terrafirma DyipAteneo / Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL)
2 Juan Gómez de Liaño#PG/SG Philippines Converge FiberXers (from Phoenix Fuel Masters)[A]UP / Seoul SK Knights (KBL)
3 Dalph PanopioPG Italy Blackwater BossingCal State Baskersfield / Mumbai Titans (INBL)
4 Chris KoonSF/SG United States NorthPort Batang PierAteneo
5 Ljay GonzalesPG Philippines NLEX Road WarriorsFEU / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
6 Yukien AndradaPF Philippines Magnolia Chicken Timplados HotshotsSan Beda
7 Jason BrickmanPG United States Meralco BoltsLIU Brooklyn / Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL)
8 Will GozumPF/C Philippines Phoenix Fuel Masters (from Converge FiberXers)[A]Benilde / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
9 Chris MillerSG United States San Miguel BeermenSalem / Darbandikhan (IPBL)
10 Christian ManaytayPF Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersUST / Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL)
11 Sonny EstilSF Philippines Barangay Ginebra San MiguelLetran / Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)
12 Jun RoqueSF Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from TNT)[B]Letran

Second round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
13 Mario BarasiC Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (from Terrafirma)[C]Adamson / Basilan Starhorse (MPBL)
14 Dave AndoC Philippines Phoenix Fuel MastersUST / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys (MPBL)
15 Ximone SandagonPF/C Philippines Blackwater BossingFEU / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
16 CJ AustriaSG/SF Philippines NorthPort Batang Pier (from NorthPort via San Miguel)[D][E]De La Salle / Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL)
17 Arvin GamboaPF/SF Philippines NLEX Road WarriorsMapúa / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
18 Shawn UmaliC/PF Philippines Terrafirma Dyip (from Magnolia)[F]Benilde
19 Vince MagbuhosPF/C Italy Meralco BoltsAdamson / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
20 Mark OmegaC Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Converge, rights reverted back to Converge)[G][a] Letran
21 Kobe MonjeSF Philippines Converge FiberXers (from San Miguel)[H] Letran / Val City Magic (MPBL)
22 Deo CuajaoSG Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersLetran
23 John AbisSF/PF Philippines Barangay Ginebra San MiguelPerpetual
24 Joshua DavidPG/SG Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from TNT via Blackwater)[I][J]De La Salle / Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL)

Third round

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From the third round onwards, teams will have the option to pass. Doing so will opt the team out for the remainder of the draft. The draft ends once all twelve teams have passed.

Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
25 Orin CatacutanSG/SF Philippines Terrafirma DyipUE / Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire (MPBL)
26 Harvey PagsanjanPG Philippines Phoenix Fuel MastersEAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves (MPBL)
27 Jack Cruz-DumontSG Philippines Blackwater BossingUE / Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL)
28 Mark SangcoPF/SF Philippines NorthPort Batang PierBenilde / Pasay Voyagers (MPBL)
29 Lorenz CapulongC Philippines NLEX Road WarriorsArellano / Bataan Risers (MPBL)
30 Gab GomezPG Italy Magnolia Chicken Timplados HotshotsAteneo / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys (MPBL)
31 Ethan GalangSG/SF United States Meralco BoltsUE / Mindoro Tamaraws (MPBL)
32 Tony YnotSG Philippines Converge FiberXersBenilde
33 Royce MantuaSF/SG Australia San Miguel BeermenAdamson
34 Cole MicekPG United States Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersSt. Francis / Macau Black Bears (TAT)
35 Sean QuitevisSG Philippines TNT Tropang 5GAteneo / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys (MPBL)
  • Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.

Fourth round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
36 Dolan AdlawanPF Philippines Terrafirma DyipUSC / Cebu Greats (MPBL)
37 Aldave CanoyPF Philippines Phoenix Fuel MastersCSAV
38 James UnaPF Philippines Blackwater BossingSan Sebastian / Zamboanga Sikat (MPBL)
39 Bryan SajoniaSG/PG Philippines NorthPort Batang PierSan Beda
40 Judel FuentesSG Philippines NLEX Road WarriorsCEU / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
41 Joshua YerroSG Philippines Magnolia Chicken Timplados HotshotsAdamson / Quezon Huskers (MPBL)
42 Ladis LepalamC Philippines Meralco BoltsBenilde / Muntinlupa Cagers (MPBL)
43 JM ManalangPF Philippines Converge FiberXersUE / Quezon City Galeries Taipan (MPBL)
44 Justine GuevarraPF Philippines San Miguel BeermenUE / Bacolod Tubo Slashers (MPBL)
45 Kyle TolentinoSG/SF United States Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersLetran / GenSan Warriors (MPBL)
46 Joe CelzoPF Philippines TNT Tropang 5GSan Beda

Fifth round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
47 Royce AlforquePG Philippines Terrafirma DyipFEU / San Juan Knights (MPBL)
48 King GurtizaSG Philippines Phoenix Fuel MastersEAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves (MPBL)
49 Dominic PanlilioPG Philippines Blackwater BossingBenilde / RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods (PSL)
50 JJ GesalemPG/SG Philippines NorthPort Batang PierUST / Val City Magic (MPBL)
51 Benedict BenedictosSF/PF Philippines NLEX Road WarriorsBulacan State / Bulacan Kuyas (MPBL)
52 Jeff ComiaSG Philippines Meralco BoltsNew Era / Davao Occidental Tigers (MPBL)
53 JP CauilanPF Philippines Converge FiberXersNU / Zamboanga Sikat (MPBL)
54 Axel IñigoPG Philippines San Miguel BeermenFEU / Mindoro Tamaraws (MPBL)
55 MJ dela VirgenPG Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersJRU / Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters (MPBL)
  • Magnolia and TNT passed during the round.

Sixth round

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Seventh round

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Eighth round

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Ninth round

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Tenth round

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Eleventh round

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Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team School / club team
77 Tricky PerominganPG/SG Philippines NorthPort Batang PierAdamson / Davao Occidental Tigers (MPBL)
  • Terrafirma and Converge passed during the round.

Twelfth round

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  • NorthPort, the last remaining team, passed during the round, thus ending the draft.

Trades involving draft picks

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Pre-draft trades

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Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.

  1. 1 2 September 5, 2025: Phoenix to Converge[6]
    • Converge acquired a S50 first-round pick and an S51 second-round pick
    • Phoenix acquired Bryan Santos and a S50 first-round pick
  2. ↑ September 21, 2023: TNT to Rain or Shine[7]
  3. ↑ July 17, 2024: Terrafirma to Barangay Ginebra:[8]
    • Barangay Ginebra acquired a S50 second-round pick
    • Terrafirma acquired the draft rights to Didat Hanapi (S49 No. 17) and Paolo Hernandez (S49 No. 22)
  4. ↑ September 20, 2022: San Miguel to NorthPort (three-team trade with Barangay Ginebra)[9]
    • NorthPort acquired Von Pessumal
    • San Miguel acquired S50 and S51 second-round picks
  5. ↑ April 2, 2025: NorthPort to San Miguel[10]
    • San Miguel acquired J. M. Calma
    • NorthPort re-acquired its S50 second-round pick and acquired Avan Nava
  6. ↑ August 22, 2025: Magnolia to Terrafirma[11]
  7. ↑ May 8, 2023: Converge to Rain or Shine:[12]
    • Rain or Shine acquired S49 and S50 second-round picks
    • Converge acquired Mike Nieto
  8. ↑ June 6, 2022: San Miguel to Converge[13]
    • Converge acquired S49 and S50 second-round picks
    • San Miguel acquired Robbie Herndon
  9. ↑ March 11, 2021: TNT to Blackwater (three-team trade with NLEX):[14]
  10. ↑ February 14, 2024: Blackwater to Rain or Shine:[15]
    • Rain or Shine acquired S49 first-round pick (via Blackwater) and S50 second-round pick (via Blackwater)
    • Blackwater acquired Rey Nambatac

Post-draft trades

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Following the draft, trades between rookies were made and resulted in draftees getting traded to another team.

  1. ↑ October 2, 2025: Rain or Shine to Converge
    • Rain or Shine acquired Converge's 2028 (Season 52) second round pick
    • Converge acquired the rights of Mark Omega

Combine

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The 2025 PBA draft combine was held from September 4–5 at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.[16][1] 125 of the 128 initial applicants showed up to the event, with two withdrawing from the draft, while Jason Brickman was unable to make it due to prior commitments.[17][18] Sonny Estil was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Dalph Panopio, Edrian Ramirez, Jun Roque, and Mario Barasi were named to the all-tournament team.[19]

Eligibility and entrants

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Applications for the draft began on August 4 and ended on August 29.[20] On August 22, the PBA reached out to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) to allow its student-athletes to join the draft.[21] The UAAP rejected the league's request on August 27.[22] By the end of the application period, 128 players declared for the draft.[23][24] This was reduced to a final tally of 122 players after the draft combine.[25][26]

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;
  • All entrants must be at least 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) in height.

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.

Players who applied for the draft on the fourth or fifth year of eligibility will instead be assigned to a lottery separate from draft proper.

Notable entrants

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Domestic league players

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In this section, only entrants who have played for a UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI, 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.

International league players

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UAAP and NCAA players

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  • John Abis – F, Perpetual
  • Yukien Andrada – F, San Beda
  • John Barba – G, Lyceum
  • JM Bravo – F, Lyceum
  • Joe Celzo – C, San Beda
  • Gab Cometa – G, Benilde
  • Deo Cuajao – G, Letran
  • Aaron Flowers – F, Adamson
  • Jake Gaspay – F, Benilde
  • Chris Koon – G/F, Ateneo
  • Raphael Mallari – G, Adamson
  • Royce Mantua – F, Adamson
  • Mark Omega – C, Letran
  • Geremy Robinson Jr. – G, UST
  • Jun Roque – G/F, Letran
  • Bryan Sajonia – G, San Beda
  • Joshua Tagala – G, San Beda
  • Shawn Umali – C/F, Benilde
  • Gjerard Wilson – G, UE
  • Tony Ynot – G, Benilde

U.S. NCAA players

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References

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  1. 1 2 Henson, Joaquin (August 27, 2025). "PBA ready for D-Day". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (September 7, 2025). "Complete list: 2025 PBA Draft picks". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Magallon, Reynald I. (August 28, 2025). "Terrafirma to pick first in 2025 PBA Draft". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "NorthPort sale still under review". www.pba.ph. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025. The league commissioner said that while the reported sale is still under review, NorthPort will still be part of the regular rotation in Sunday's Annual Draft.
  5. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (September 3, 2025). "PBA board defers action on NorthPort franchise sale to Pureblends". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 4, 2025. The delay means Northport officials will have to represent the franchise and make the selections instead of Pureblends…
  6. ↑ Li, Matthew (September 5, 2025). "Converge ships Bryan Santos, No. 8 pick to Phoenix for No. 2 in PBA Draft". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (September 21, 2023). "Rain or Shine trades Galinato, Ponferrada for TNT's Marcelo, draft pick". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (July 17, 2024). "Ginebra trades draftees Hanapi, Hernandez to Terrafirma for future pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (September 20, 2022). "Trades approved: Ginebra gets Malonzo, Pessumal in separate deals". spin.ph. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (April 2, 2025). "SMB acquires JM Calma from NorthPort in trade for Avan Nava, future pick". spin.ph. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ Badua, Snow (August 22, 2025). "Magnolia trades Ahanmisi, draft pick to Terrafirma for Javi Gomez de Liano". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ Anzures, Rom (May 8, 2023). "PBA: Converge acquires Mike Nieto in trade with Rain or Shine". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  13. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (June 6, 2022). "Robbie Herndon traded to SMB for two future second-round picks". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Rain or Shine ships disgruntled Nambatac to Blackwater". Tiebreaker Times. February 14, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Brickman, Gozum among initial prospects for PBA Season 50 draft". www.pba.ph. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Chiu, Andrews show way in Draft Combine opener". www.pba.ph. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Two Fil-foreign aspirants withdraw from PBA Season 50 Draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  19. ↑ Bacnis, Justine (September 5, 2025). "Sonny Estil shines in PBA Draft Combine games". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  20. ↑ "PBA accepting applicants for Rookie Draft". www.pba.ph. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  21. ↑ Bacnis, Justine (August 22, 2025). "PBA hopes UAAP will allow student-athletes to apply for 2025 Draft amid Season 88". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  22. ↑ Ballesteros, Jan (August 27, 2025). "UAAP will not let players join PBA Draft in middle of season — for now". onesports.ph. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  23. ↑ Isaga, JR (August 29, 2025). "Juan Gomez de Liaño, Jason Brickman banner initial PBA draft list". RAPPLER. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  24. ↑ "LIST | 128 aspirants apply for the PBA Season 50 Draft". onesports.ph. August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  25. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (September 4, 2025). "Two Fil-foreign aspirants withdraw from PBA Season 50 Draft". SPIN.ph. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  26. ↑ Li, Matthew (September 6, 2025). "Kascius Small-Martin, Lian Ramiro miss final cut as PBA Draft pool trims to 122". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
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