The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event that allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. It was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on October 29, 2017.Standhardinger, Kiefer, Jeron headline 2017 PBA draft prospects, ABS-CBN Sports, October 12, 2017 The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2016–17 season, with the worst team picking first. The San Miguel Beermen selected first overall after a trade with the Kia Picanto.
Draft order The draft order is determined based from 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.
Draft order Team Final ranking TotalPHL COM GOV 1st Kia Picanto 10th 10th 12th 10.6 2nd NLEX Road Warriors 12th 12th 5th 9.9 3rd Blackwater Elite 9th 11th 8th 9.3 4th Phoenix Fuel Masters 7th 7th 11th 8.2 5th GlobalPort Batang Pier 6th 8th 10th 7.8 6th Alaska Aces 5th 9th 9th 7.4 7th Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8th 6th 7th 7.1 8th Meralco Bolts 11th 5th 2nd 6.5 9th Star Hotshots 3rd 4th 4th 3.6 10th TNT KaTropa 4th 2nd 3rd 3.1 11th San Miguel Beermen 1st 1st 6th 2.5 12th Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2nd 3rd 1st 2.0
Controversy involving Kia's first round pick On October 27, 2017, PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa approved the trade that sent Kia Picanto's first-round pick (first overall), which is used to draft Christian Standhardinger, in exchange for Ronald Tubid, Jay-R Reyes, Rashawn McCarthy and San Miguel's 2019 first-round draft choice, with minimal revisions from the original trade proposal that originally involved Keith Agovida, Reyes, McCarthy and a San Miguel draft pick.Narvasa approves revised version of KIA-San Miguel trade for No. 1 PBA draft pick, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, October 27, 2017 The trade proposal already earned the ire of fans as well as Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, team owner of the Alaska Aces,PBA: Kia plan to trade top pick would undermine draft, Alaska boss Uytengsu says, ABS-CBN News, October 25, 2017 and Dioceldo Sy, team owner of the Blackwater Elite,Kia-SMB proposed trade 'garbage,' says Blackwater owner, Josef Ramos, The Manila Times, October 22, 2017 since Kia traded its opportunity to pick a potential starter in exchange for role players.
In defense of approving the controversial Kia-San Miguel trade, Narvasa cited that TNT KaTropa also tried to make a deal with Kia's first-round pick. Narvasa also stated that TNT's manager Magnum Membrere submitted draft application papers on behalf of Standhardinger, even if Standhardinger already submitted his own papers three weeks before the September 4 draft application deadline for Filipino-descended foreign applicants.TNT also tried to arrange trade for Kia draft pick, says Narvasa, Randolf Leongson, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 28, 2017
TNT management then released a statement hours after the 2017 draft concluded, blasting Narvasa for being biased and questioned his credibility as the league's commissioner. TNT also clarified that the actions done by Magnum Membrere when submitting Standhardinger's draft application papers were done as a Philippine national basketball team representative.TNT blasts Narvasa's name-dropping of KaTropa exec in 'Standhardinger' trade, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 29, 2017
Draft PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center * Mythical team member # All-Star
1st round Round Player Country of birth* Team PBA D-League team(s) 1 1 Christian Standhardinger* C/PF San Miguel Beermen (from Kia) none Hawaii 1 2 Kiefer Ravena# PG/SG NLEX Road Warriors none Ateneo 1 3 Raymar Jose PF Blackwater Elite Cignal HD Hawkeyes FEU 1 4 Jason Perkins* PF Phoenix Fuel Masters Caida Tile Masters De La Salle 1 5 Jeron Teng SF/SG Alaska Aces (from GlobalPort) Flying V Thunder De La Salle 1 6 Robbie Herndon SG/SF GlobalPort Batang Pier (from Alaska) Marinerong Pilipino Skippers San Francisco State 1 7Rey Nambatac# SG/PG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Racal Tile Masters Letran 1 8 Sidney Onwubere PF Phoenix Fuel Masters (from Meralco) Racal Tile Masters EAC 1 9 Lervin Flores C Star Hotshots Racal Tile Masters Arellano 1 10 Mark Tallo PG/SG TNT KaTropa (previously from GlobalPort via TNT) Racal Tile Masters SWU 1 11 Jonjon Gabriel C TNT KaTropa (from San Miguel via Phoenix) Marinerong Pilipino Skippers Colegio de San Lorenzo 1 12 Jett Manuel SG Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Wang's Basketball Couriers UP
2nd round Round Player Country of birth* Team PBA D-League team(s) 2 13 John Grospe PF NLEX Road Warriors (from Kia via Meralco) Team BatangasJRU Heavy Bombers JRU 2 14 Joseph Gabayni C Star Hotshots (from NLEX via Kia) Racal Tile MastersTeam Batangas Lyceum 2 15 Emil Palma SG/SF Blackwater Elite (previously from NLEX via Blackwater) Tanduay Light Rhum Masters UE 2 16 Julian Sargent SG/SF Star Hotshots (from Phoenix) AMA TitansMarinerong Pilipino Skippers De La Salle 2 17 Louie Vigil SG/SF San Miguel Beermen (from GlobalPort) Blackwater SportsTanduay Light Rhum MastersBread Story Smashing Bakers UST 2 18 Davon Potts SG Alaska Aces Cignal HD Hawkeyes San Beda 2 19 Jomari Sollano PF/C Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Tanduay Light Rhum Masters Letran 2 20 Gwyne Capacio SF Star Hotshots (from Meralco via GlobalPort) Racal Tile Masters Wang's Couriers Ateneo 2 21 Jayson Grimaldo PF Phoenix Fuel Masters (from Star) Victoria Sports StallionsRacal Tile Masters MLQU 2 22 Monbert Arong PG/SG TNT KaTropa Cignal HD Hawkeyes FEU 2 23 Wilson Baltazar SF Phoenix Fuel Masters (from San Miguel) Bread Story Smashing Bakers Lyceum 2 24Andreas Cahilig SF/PF GlobalPort Batang Pier (from Barangay Ginebra) Cignal HD Hawkeyes Earist
3rd round Round Player Country of birth* Team PBA D-League team(s) 3 25 Chris de Chavez SF Kia Picanto Wang's Basketball Couriers Ateneo 3 26 Gabriel Dagangon SF NLEX Road Warriors AMA Online Education TitansRacal Tile Masters Perpetual 3 27 Ebrahim Lopez SG/SF Blackwater Elite Marinerong Pilipino Skippers UE 3 28 Roldan Sara PG Phoenix Fuel Masters Team Batangas Racal Tile Masters San Beda 3 29 Zachary Nicholls SF GlobalPort Batang Pier Victoria Sports Stallions Arellano 3 - PASS Alaska Aces 3 30 Michael Juico SG/PG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Wang's Couriers San Sebastian 3 31 Jebb Bulawan PF Meralco Bolts Racal Tile MastersTeam Batangas Lyceum 3 32 Thomas Torres PG Star Hotshots Racal Motors Flying V Thunder De La Salle 3 33 Dave Moralde SG TNT KaTropa Marinerong Pilipino SkippersJAM Liner UP 3 34 Jerome Ortega PG San Miguel Beermen AMA Titans AMA 3 35 Elmer Mykiel Cabahug SG Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Wang's CouriersFlying V Thunder Ateneo
4th round Round Player Country of birth* Team PBA D-League team(s) 4 36 Arvie Bringas C Kia Picanto Hapee Fresh FightersBig Chill Super Chargers FEU 4 37 Felix Apreku PF NLEX Road Warriors MP Hotel WarriorsRacal Tile Masters Letran 4 38 Kyle Neypes PF Blackwater Elite BDO–NU JAM LinerRacal Tile Masters NU 4 39 John Karlo Casiño PG Phoenix Fuel Masters Café France Bakers CEU Scorpions CEU 4 40 Gian Abrigo SF GlobalPort Batang Pier Tanduay Light Rhum MastersRacal Tile Masters Adamson 4 - PASS Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 - PASS Meralco Bolts 4 - PASS Star Hotshots 4 - PASS TNT KaTropa 4 41 Joseph Nalos PG San Miguel Beermen Z.C. AguilasZark's Jawbreakers Adamson 4 - PASS Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
5th round Round Player Country of birth* Team PBA D-League team(s) 5 42Christian Geronimo SG Kia Picanto nonePUP5 -PASS NLEX Road Warriors543Jhon Sumido SF/SG Blackwater EliteCobra Iron MenCebuana Lhuillier GemsMP Hotel Warriors UE5 - PASS Phoenix Fuel Masters5 - PASS GlobalPort Batang Pier5 - PASS San Miguel Beermen
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades Note: The rights to Barako Bull's draft picks were retained by Phoenix.
Undrafted player Name Country of birth College Notes Jeremiah dela Peña San Beda
Draft picks per school +School1st roundAfter 1st roundTotalDe La Salle224Ateneo213FEU123Letran123Lyceum033UE033Adamson022Arellano022San Beda022Other schools1 each
References
External links PBA.ph