PBA season 49 draft


The PBA season 49 draft was the 39th edition of the PBA draft and the draft for the 2024–25 PBA season. It was held at Glorietta Activity Center in Makati on July 14, 2024, marking its first time at the venue since 2004. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2023–24 season, with the Converge FiberXers, which finished last, picking first.

Draft order

The draft order was determined based on the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Commissioner's Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the ranking of the Philippine Cup is 60%.

Draft selections

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

  • Converge, Terrafirma, Rain or Shine, and Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.

    5th round

  • Blackwater, TNT, Magnolia, Meralco, and San Miguel passed during the round.

    6th round

  • Phoenix and NLEX passed during the round.

    7th round

A seventh round was held, but NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.

Trades involving draft picks

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams. Converge retained the right to Alaska's second-round picks.

Post-draft trades

Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day.

Combine

The PBA draft combine for this edition of the draft was held at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig from July 10 to 11, with 70 applicants expected to attend. 62 of the 70 showed up to the two-day event, with several unable to make it due to commitments with Strong Group Athletics or were still in the US. Jonnel Policarpio was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Justine Baltazar, Brandon Ramirez, Kurt Reyson, and Jordan Bartlett were named to the Mythical Five.

Eligibility and entrants

Applications for the draft began on May 8 and ended on July 4. By the end of the application period, 70 players applied for the draft. The final tally was brought down to 67 after three players were dropped from the pool.
The following were the eligibility requirements for local players:
  • Entrants of at least 22 years of age on the day of the draft must be four years removed from high school or have played one year of college basketball;
  • Entrants between 19 and 21 years of age must have had at least two years of college education;
  • All entrants must be at least 5 feet 6 inches in height.
Eligibility requirements for Filipino-foreigner entrants are similar to the locals but with some additions:
  • All Filipino-foreigner entrants must be a holder of a Philippine passport.
  • All Filipino-foreigner entrants must have previously played professional basketball elsewhere and is not under contract with other teams.
Players who applied for the draft on the fourth or fifth year of eligibility will instead be assigned to a lottery separate from draft proper.

Notable entrants

Domestic league players

In this section, only entrants who have played for a UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI, UCAL, NCRAA or U.S. NCAA school are included. Additionally, all listed entrants have played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League prior to the draft unless specified.