The 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2022–23 Honda PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 20th edition of the Commissioner's Cup started on September 21, 2022, and ended on January 15, 2023. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10" (2.08 m).

Several games were postponed due to the onslaught of two tropical cyclones Typhoon Karding (Noru) and Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) that both affected the country.

Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: Single-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed. Quarterfinals: QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series) QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series) Semifinals (best-of-5 series): SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner Finals (best-of-7 series) F1: SF1 winner vs SF2 winner

Elimination round

Team standings

Schedule

Results

Eighth seed playoff

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Bay Area vs. (8) Rain or Shine Bay Area has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.

(2) Magnolia vs. (7) Phoenix Super LPG Magnolia has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) NorthPort This is a best-of-three playoff.

(4) Converge vs. (5) San Miguel This is a best-of-three playoff.

Semifinals All match-ups are best-of-five playoffs.

(1) Bay Area vs. (5) San Miguel

(2) Magnolia vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

Finals

Imports The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. Team Name Debuted Last game Record Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Justin Brownlee September 28, 2022 January 15, 2023 18–7 Bay Area Dragons Myles Powell September 21, 2022 January 15, 2023 9–1 Andrew Nicholson October 9, 2022 January 4, 2023 7–5 No import January 6, 2023 , January 8, 2023 1–1 Blackwater Bossing Cameron Krutwig September 21, 2022 November 25, 2022 3–9Converge FiberXers Quincy Miller September 23, 2022 December 10, 2022 8–5 No import November 20, 2022 0–1 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Nick Rakocevic September 28, 2022 December 21, 2022 12–5Meralco Bolts Johnny O'Bryant III September 30, 2022 October 22, 2022 1–5 K. J. McDaniels November 4, 2022 December 2, 2022 3–3 NLEX Road Warriors Earl Clark September 23, 2022 December 4, 2022 5–8 NorthPort Batang Pier Prince Ibeh September 21, 2022 December 10, 2022 6–8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Kaleb Wesson September 21, 2022 December 9, 2022 6–7Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Steve Taylor Jr. September 23, 2022 November 4, 2022 4–3 No import October 15, 2022 0–1 Ryan Pearson November 11, 2022 December 9, 2022 2–4San Miguel Beermen Diamond Stone October 5, 2022 October 16, 2022 1–2 Devon Scott October 21, 2022 December 21, 2022 9–6Terrafirma Dyip Lester Prosper September 23, 2022 November 18, 2022 1–9 No import November 23, 2022 , November 26, 2022 0–2TNT Tropang Giga Cameron Oliver October 5, 2022 November 16, 2022 4–5 No import November 20, 2022 0–1 Matt Mobley November 23, 2022 November 26, 2022 0–2Sources:

Awards Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. September 21–24, 2022 Arvin Tolentino September 28 – October 2, 2022 Robert Bolick October 5–9, 2022 Tyler Tio October 12–16, 2022 Jio Jalalon October 19–23, 2022 Scottie Thompson October 26–30, 2022 Encho Serrano November 4–6, 2022 Aljun Melecio November 9–13, 2022 Jeron Teng November 16–20, 2022 William Navarro November 23–27, 2022 Don Trollano November 30 – December 4, 2022 Andrei Caracut December 7–10, 2022 LA Tenorio December 14–18, 2022 June Mar Fajardo

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 21.0 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 12.4 Assists per game Alex Cabagnot Terrafirma Dyip 6.4 Steals per game Jio Jalalon Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 2.2 Blocks per game Justin Arana Converge FiberXers 1.4 Turnovers per game Zhu Songwei Bay Area Dragons 3.0 Fouls per game Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3.8 Minutes per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 41.4 FG% Liu Chuanxing Bay Area Dragons 71.6% FT% RK Ilagan Converge FiberXers 91.7% 3FG% Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 47.4% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 6

Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Myles Powell Bay Area Dragons 35.6 Rebounds per game Nick Rakocevic Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 17.0 Assists per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6.8 Steals per game Quincy Miller Converge FiberXers 1.9 Blocks per game Prince Ibeh NorthPort Batang Pier 4.1 Turnovers per game Prince Ibeh NorthPort Batang Pier 4.1 Fouls per game K. J. McDaniels Meralco Bolts 3.7 Minutes per game K. J. McDaniels Meralco Bolts 43.6 FG% Prince Ibeh NorthPort Batang Pier 66.9% FT% Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82.0% 3FG% Andrew Nicholson Bay Area Dragons 45.2% Double-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 17 Triple-doubles Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3

Individual game highs

Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points Hayden Blankley Bay Area Dragons 47 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 18 Assists Jio Jalalon Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 12Steals Jio Jalalon Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Blocks Japeth Aguilar Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 Three point field goals Hayden Blankley Bay Area Dragons 10

Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points three players 50 Rebounds Nick Rakocevic Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 28 Assists Justin Brownlee (twice) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 12 Steals three players 5 Blocks Quincy Miller Converge FiberXers 9 Three point field goals Myles Powell Bay Area Dragons 11

Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Bay Area Dragons 111.9 Rebounds per game Converge FiberXers 50.9 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 27.0 Steals per game Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 10.2 Blocks per game NorthPort Batang Pier 6.3 Turnovers per game Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 18.2 Fouls per game Converge FiberXers 25.8 FG% Bay Area Dragons 48.2% FT% Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 76.6% 3FG% TNT Tropang Giga 36.3%

Final rankings

Notes

References