PBA Rookie Draft 2024

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) held its annual Rookie Draft on Sunday as the league enters its 49th season.

A total of 70 aspirants submitted their names for the draft pool which will be bannered by the former imports such as Justine Baltazar, RJ Abarrientos, and Dave Ildefonso, collegiate standouts such as Jonnel Policarpio, Evan Nelle, Peter Alfaro, CJ Cansino, and Jerom Lastimosa, and Fil-Am players Caelan Tiongson and Sedrick Barefield.

Here are the picks in the draft:

First Round

1. Converge FiberXers - Justine Baltazar
2. Blackwater Bossing - Sedrick Barefield
3. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (from trade with Terrafirma Dyip) - RJ Abarrientos 
4. Phoenix Fuel Masters - Kai Ballungay 
5. NorthPort Batang Pier - Dave Ildefonso 
6. NLEX Road Warriors - Jonnel Policarpio 
7. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from trade with Blackwater and TNT) - Caelan Tiongson
8. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Felix Llemeti
9. Magnolia Hotshots - Jerom Lastimosa 
10. Terrafirma Dyip (from trade with Barangay Ginebra) - Mark Nonoy
11. Meralco Bolts - CJ Cansino
12. San Miguel Beermen - Avan Nava

Second Round

1. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Francis Escandor
2. Northport Batang Pier - Evan Nelle
3. Terrafirma Dyip - CJ Catapusan
4. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Mike Malonzo
5. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - Didat Hanapi
6. NLEX Road Warriors - Brandon Ramirez
7. Converge Fiberxers - Pao Javillonar
8. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Miggy Corteza
9. Converge Fiberxers - Ben Phillips
10. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - Paolo Hernandez
11. Meralco Bolts - Kurt Reyson
12. Converge Fiberxers - Jason Credo

Third Round 

1. Converge Fiberxers - Ronan Santos
2. Blackwater Bossing - Derohn Mitchell
3. Terrafirma Dyip - Peter Alfaro
4. Phoenix Fuel Masters - CJ Payawal
5. Northport Batang Pier - Agem Miranda
6. NLEX Road Warriors - Xyrus Torres
7. TNT Tropang Giga - Jared Brown
8. Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters - Darwish Bederi
9. Magnolia Hotshots - Romulo Berjay
10. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel - Paul Garcia
11. Meralco Bolts - JP Maguliano 
12. San Miguel Beermen - Abdul Sawat

Fourth Round

1. Converge Fiberxers - Pass
2. Blackwater Bossing - Keith Pido
3. Terrafirma Dyip - Pass
4. Phoenix Fuelmasters - Chino Mosqueda
5. NorthPort Batang Pier - John Uduba
6. NLEX Road Warriors - Denzel Wong
7. TNT Tropang Giga - Mark Cruz
8. Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters - Pass
9. Magnolia Hotshots - Ry Dela Rosa
10. Barangay Ginebra - Pass
11. Meralco Bolts - Jordan Bartlett
12. San Miguel Beermen - Ralph Robin

Fifth Round

1. Converge Fiberxers - Pass
2. Blackwater Bossing - Pass
3. Terrafirma Dyip - Pass
4. Phoenix Fuelmasters - Patrick Feliciano
5. Northport Batang Pier - Germy Mahinay
6. NLEX Road Warriors - Adrian Partosa
7. TNT Tropang Giga - Pass
8. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters - Pass
9. Magnolia Hotshots - Pass
10. Barangay Ginebra - Pass
11. Meralco Bolts - Pass
12. San Miguel Beermen - Pass

Sixth Round

1. Converge Fiberxers - Pass
2. Blackwater Bossing - Pass
3. Terrafirma Dyip - Pass
4. Phoenix Fuelmasters - Pass
5. Northport Batang Pier - Robbie Darang
6. NLEX Road Warriors - Pass
7. TNT Tropang Giga - Pass
8. Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters - Pass
9. Magnolia Hotshots - Pass
10. Barangay Ginebra - Pass
11. Meralco Bolts - Pass
12. San Miguel Beermen - Pass

—JKC, GMA Integrated News