The 2009–10 Air21 Express season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In the Philippine Cup, they were known as Burger King Whoppers.
| 2009–10 Air21 Express season | |
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| Head coach | Yeng Guiao |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 6–12 (33.3%) |
| Place | 7th (tied) |
| Playoff finish | Wildcards (byCoca Cola 118–112) |
| Fiesta Conference results | |
| Record | 4–14 (22.2%) |
| Place | 9th |
| Playoff finish | Wildcards (byRain or Shine 92–89) |
| Air21 Express seasons | |
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
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| Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 1 | Japeth Aguilar | 6'9" | Power forward/center |  Philippines
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Ateneo, Western Kentucky |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Ross | 6'1" | Point guard |  United States
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Marshall |
| 1 | 7 | Rogemar Menor | 6'2" | Shooting guard | Philippines
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San Beda |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Alaska Aces | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | |
| 3 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 12 | 6 | .667[b] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 12 | 6 | .667[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 12 | .333[c] | 7 | |
| 8 | Burger King Whoppers | 6 | 12 | .333[c] | 7 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9 | |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 | |
| — | Smart Gilas (G) | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | Guest team[d] |
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| 2009–10 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
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W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | 2 | |
| 3 | Derby Ace Llamados | 13 | 5 | .722[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 6 | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 6 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10 | |
| 9 | Air21 Express | 4 | 14 | .222 | 11 | |
| 10 | Barako Energy Coffee Masters | 3 | 15 | .167 | 12 |
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| Burger King Whoppers |
Players Added Via Draft
Via Free Agency
Via Trade
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Players Lost Via Free Agency
Via Trade
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| October 12, 2009 |
ToBurger King 4 first round picks from Barako Bull (2010, 2012) and Talk 'N Text (2013 and 2014). Cash considerations [1] |
ToBarako Bull Orlando Daroya |
ToTalk 'N Text Japeth Aguilar |
| January 4, 2010 |
ToBurger King Alex Cabagnot Wesley Gonzales |
ToCoca Cola Gary David Chico Lanete |
| March 3, 2010 |
ToAir21 Yancy de Ocampo Renren Ritualo |
ToTalk 'N Text JR Quiñahan Mark Yee Aaron Aban |
| March 8, 2010 |
ToAir21 Rich Alvarez Doug Kramer first round pick (2010) |
ToBarangay Ginebra Yancy de Ocampo second round pick (2010) |
| March 8, 2010 |
ToAir21 Mike Cortez |
ToSan Miguel Alex Cabagnot |
| June 12, 2010 |
ToAir21 Billy Mamaril |
ToBarangay Ginebra Mike Cortez |
| Team | Player | Debuted | Final |
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| Air21 Express | Keena Young (1/4) | March 24, 2010 | April 9, 2010 |
| Jason Forte (2/4) | April 14, 2010 | April 18, 2010 | |
| Reggie Larry (3/4) | May 1, 2010 | May 28, 2010 | |
| Leroy Hickerson (4/4) | June 4, 2010 | July 4, 2010 |
