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2018 PBA draft

2018 PBA draft
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)
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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.

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.

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.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	PBA D-League team	School
1	1	CJ Perez*	G/F	Hong Kong	Columbian Dyip	Zark's Jawbreakers - LPU	Lyceum
1	2	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	G/F	Philippines	Blackwater Elite	NU-Banco De Oro Hapee Fresh Fighters	National U
1	3	Robert Bolick*	G	Philippines	NorthPort Batang Pier	Cignal HD - San Beda	San Beda
1	4	Paul Desiderio	G	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors (from Phoenix)[a]	Go for Gold	Philippines
1	5	Trevis Jackson	G	United States	Meralco Bolts	Gamboa Coffee Mixers	Sacramento State
1	6	Javee Mocon	F	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from TNT)[b]	Cignal HD - San Beda	San Beda
1	7	Abu Tratter	C/F	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	De La Salle
1	8	Jayjay Alejandro	G	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	Go for Gold Scratchers	National U
1	9	MJ Ayaay	G/F	Philippines	Alaska Aces	Zark's Jawbreakers - LPU	Lyceum
1	10	Michael Calisaan	F	Philippines	Magnolia Hotshots	Che'Lu Bar and Grill - SSC-R	San Sebastian
1	11	J. P. Calvo	G	Philippines	Columbian Dyip (from San Miguel)[c]	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Letran
1	12	Jorey Napoles	F	Philippines	Phoenix Fuel Masters (from Ginebra)[d]	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	TIP

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth	Team	PBA D-League team	School
2	13	Paul Varilla	G/F	United States	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Columbian)[e]	Tanduay Light	UE
2	14	Bong Quinto	G/F	Philippines	Meralco Bolts (from Blackwater)[f]	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Letran
2	15	Jeepy Faundo	C	Philippines	Magnolia Hotshots (from NorthPort)[g]	Che'Lu Bar and Grill - SSC-R	Santo Tomas
2	16	Kris Porter	F	Philippines	NLEX Road Warriors (from Phoenix)[h]	Go for Gold	Ateneo
2	17	Gideon Babilonia	C	Philippines	Alaska Aces (from Meralco via Phoenix)[i]	Marinerong Pilipino	Ateneo
2	18	Cyrus Tabi	G	Philippines	Columbian Dyip (from TNT via NLEX and Phoenix)[j]	Batangas-EAC	Rizal Tech
2	19	Robbie Manalang	G	United States	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from NLEX)[k]	Marinerong Pilipino	Adamson
2	20	Harold Ng	G	Philippines	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	AMA	Adamson
2	–	PASS			Alaska Aces
2	–	PASS			Magnolia Hotshots
2	21	Ron Dennison	G/F	Philippines	Phoenix Fuel Masters (from San Miguel via NorthPort)[l]	Go for Gold	Far Eastern
2	22	Joe Allen Trinidad	G	United States	Phoenix Fuel Masters (from Ginebra)[m]	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Far Eastern

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

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

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

A sixth round was held, but both Blackwater and NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.

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.

No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by commissioner Willie Marcial.^[17]

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