A Spotlight on PBA Draft 2023 List Picks, Retentions, Teams
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PBA 48th season drafts were held on 17 September 2023, where teams from the Philippines Basketball Association took part in picking players from a pool of talented players. Each team was given a pick in a particular order to select a player from the pool.
In this PBA draft 2023 list, we will discuss the team order for picking the players and the round-wise selection of players in the PBA draft 2023 list.
Pick Order of the Teams in PBA 2023 Drafts:
Here is a descriptive detail of the team’s order of picking up players from the draft 2023.
Draft order
Team
Final Ranking
Total
PC
CC
GC
1st
Terrafirma Dyip
12th
12th
11th
11.7
2nd
Blackwater Bossing
8th
11th
12th
10.1
3rd
Rain or Shine Painters
9th
7th
10th
8.7
4th
Phoenix Fuel Masters
11th
6th
8th
8.6
5th
NorthPort Batang Pier
10th
5th
9th
8.2
6th
NLEX Road Warriors
6th
8th
6th
6.6
7th
Converge FiberXers
7th
4th
7th
6.1
8th
Meralco Bolts
4th
9th
4th
5.5
9th
TNT Tropang Giga
2nd
10th
1st
4.1
10th
Magnolia Hotshots
3rd
2nd
5th
3.3
11th
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
5th
1st
2nd
2.9
12th
San Miguel Beermen
1st
3rd
3rd
2.2
Round-Wise PBA Draft 2023 List:
Moving forward, once the order of pick was finalized, a round-wise picking of players. Let us delve into the details of each round-order pick of teams in the PBA draft 2023.
Round 1
Pick
Player Name
Position
Nationality
Team
1
Stephen Holt
Guard
USA
Terrafirma Dyip
2
Christian David
Forward
Canada
Blackwater Bossing
3
Luis Villegas
Centre
USA
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
4
Keith Datu
Forward
USA
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Phoenix)
5
Zavier Lucero
Forward
USA
NorthPort Batang Pier
6
Ken Tuffin
Forward
New Zealand
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (from NLEX)
7
Richie Rodger
Guard
New Zealand
NLEX Road Warriors (from Converge)
8
Brandon Bates
Centre
Australia
Meralco Bolts
9
Schonny Winston
Guard
USA
Converge FiberXers (from TNT via Blackwater)
10
BJ Andrade
Guard
Hong Kong
Converge FiberXers (from Magnolia)
11
Cade Flores
Forward
Australia
NorthPort Batang Pier (from Barangay Ginebra)
12
Taylor Miller
Guard
United States
Terrafirma Dyip (from San Miguel)
Round 2
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
13
Kemark Cariño
Centre/Forward
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
14
Bryan Santos
Forward
Philippines
Converge FiberXers (from Blackwater)
15
Henry Galinato
Forward
USA
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
16
Raffy Verano
Guard/Forward
USA
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
17
Ricci Rivero
Guard
Philippines
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (from NorthPort via TNT, Blackwater, and NLEX)
18
Enoch Valdez
Guard
Philippines
NLEX Road Warriors
19
JL Delos Santos
Guard
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
20
James Kwekuteye
Guard
Canada
Blackwater Bossing (from Meralco)
21
Jhan Nermal
Forward
Philippines
NLEX Road Warriors (from TNT via Blackwater)
22
Mark Sangalang
Forward
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip (from Magnolia)
23
Ralph Cu
Forward
Philippines
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
24
Adrian Nocum
Guard
Philippines
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from San Miguel via Blackwater and TNT)
Round 3 of PBA Draft 2023 List:
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
25
JB Bahio
Forward
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
26
Clifford Jopia
Centre
Philippines
Blackwater Bossing
27
Sherwin Concepcion
Forward
Philippines
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
28
Matthew Daves
Forward
Canada
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
29
Brent Paraiso
Guard
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
30
Dominick Fajardo
Forward
Philippines
NLEX Road Warriors
31
Inand Fornilos
Forward
Thailand
Converge FiberXers
32
Jolo Mendoza
Guard
Philippines
Meralco Bolts
33
Patrick Maagdenberg
Centre/Forward
New Zealand
Magnolia Hotshots
34
Kim Aurin
Guard
Philippines
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
35
Troy Mallillin
Forward
Philippines
San Miguel Beermen
Round 4
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
36
Tommy Olivario
Guard
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
37
Archie Concepcion
Guard
Philippines
Blackwater Bossing
38
JC Cullar
Guard
Italy
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
39
John Lloyd Clemente
Guard
Philippines
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
40
Fran Yu
Guard
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
41
Francis Giussani
Guard/Forward
Qatar
NLEX Road Warriors
42
King Caralipio
Guard
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
43
Zach Huang
Forward
Philippines
Meralco Bolts
44
Rey Anthony Peralta
Guard
Philippines
Magnolia Hotshots
45
Franz Abuda
Forward
USA
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
46
Jayson Apolonio
Forward
Philippines
San Miguel Beermen
Round 5
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
47
Damie Cuntapay
Centre/Foward
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
48
Dariel Bayla
Forward
Philippines
Blackwater Bossing
49
Larry Arpia
Guard
Northern Mariana Islands
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
50
Daniel Atienza
Guard
Philippines
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
51
John Amores
Guard
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
52
Lorenzo Navarro
Guard
Philippines
NLEX Road Warriors
53
Rhinwil Yambing
Forward
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
54
Jessie Sumoda
Centre
Philippines
Meralco Bolts
55
Warren Bonifacio
Forward
Philippines
Magnolia Hotshots
56
Brandrey Bienes
Centre/Forward
Philippines
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
57
Ichie Altamirano
Guard
Philippines
San Miguel Beermen
Round 6 of PBA Draft 2023 List:
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
58
Kenneth Villapando
Forward
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
59
Joe Gómez de Liaño
Guard
Philippines
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
60
Jan Sobrevega
Guard
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
61
Kamron Vigan-Fleming
Guard
USA
Converge FiberXers
62
Shean Jackson
Guard
USA
Meralco Bolts
63
Christian Buñag
Centre
Philippines
Magnolia Hotshots
64
John Gob
Centre/Forward
Philippines
San Miguel Beermen
Round 7
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
65
Jeric Pido
Guard
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
66
Theo Flores
Guard/Foward
Philippines
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
67
Ian Herrera
Centre
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
68
Raymond Binuya
Guard
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
69
Jayvee Dela Cruz
Guard
Philippines
San Miguel Beermen
Round 8
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
70
Enrique Caunan
Forward
Philippines
Terrafirma Dyip
71
Johnnel Bauzon
Centre/Forward
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
72
Jeffrey Garcia
Guard
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
73
Jamel Ramos
Guard
USA
San Miguel Beermen
Round 9
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
74
Joemari Lacastesantos
Guard
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
75
Andre Flores
Forward
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
76
Kyt Jimenez
Guard
Saudi Arabia
San Miguel Beermen
Round 10
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
77
Nikko Paranada
Guard
USA
NorthPort Batang Pier
78
Jonathan del Rosario
Guard
Philippines
Converge FiberXers
Round 11:
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
79
Regie Boy Basibas
Forward
Philippines
NorthPort Batang Pier
Round 12:
This was the final round and NorthPort passed the round and that is where this PBA Draft 2023 List ends.
On a Final Note:
In the PBA drafts, each team got the opportunity to grab the import players, rosters, and rookies to strengthen its squad. However, almost every team has established a well-balanced squad keeping in mind the weak areas of the team. This blog discussed the PBA Draft 2023 List, Pick order, and how round-wise players were picked by the PBA Teams.
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