The PBA season 50 draft was the 40th edition of the PBA draft and the draft for the 2025–26 PBA season. The draft took place on September 7, 2025, at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay, marking the first time the event was held at an SM mall.
The Terrafirma Dyip made the first overall pick after finishing with a weighted cumulative ranking of 11.7 in the 2024–25 season. The team used the pick to select Geo Chiu.
Draft order The draft order was based on each team's overall rankings across all three conferences in the previous season. Rankings from both the 2024 Governors' Cup and 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup each make up 30% of the average while the 2025 Philippine Cup has the most weight at 40%. Guest teams are excluded when calculating rankings. In each round, teams picked in ascending order (lowest to highest) based on their respective weighted cumulative rankings.
The NorthPort Batang Pier continues to make their selections in this draft while their franchise sale to Pureblends was under review at the time.
Draft order Team Final ranking Total GOV COM PHI 1st Terrafirma Dyip 11th 12th 12th 11.7 2nd Phoenix Fuel Masters 12th 11th 9th 10.5 3rd Blackwater Bossing 9th 10th 10th 9.7 4th NorthPort Batang Pier 10th 3rd 11th 8.3 5th NLEX Road Warriors 8th 8th 5th 6.8 6th Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 7th 7th 6th 6.6 7th Meralco Bolts 5th 6th 8th 6.5 8th Converge FiberXers 6th 5th 7th 6.1 9th San Miguel Beermen 4th 9th 1st 4.3 10th Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3rd 4th 4th 3.7 11th Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2nd 2nd 3rd 2.4 12th TNT Tropang 5G 1st 1st 2nd 1.4
Draft selections PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one Mythical Team # Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
First round Player Country of birth Team 1 Geo Chiu C Terrafirma Dyip Ateneo / Abra Solid North Weavers 2Juan Gómez de Liaño# PG/SG Converge FiberXers UP / Seoul SK Knights 3 Dalph Panopio PG Blackwater Bossing Cal State Baskersfield / Mumbai Titans 4 Chris Koon SF/SG NorthPort Batang Pier Ateneo 5 Ljay Gonzales PG NLEX Road Warriors FEU / Quezon Huskers 6 Yukien Andrada PF Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots San Beda 7 Jason Brickman PG Meralco Bolts LIU Brooklyn / Abra Solid North Weavers 8 Will Gozum PF Phoenix Fuel Masters Benilde / Quezon Huskers 9 Chris Miller SG San Miguel Beermen Salem / Darbandikhan 10 Christian Manaytay PF/C Rain or Shine Elasto Painters UST / Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 11 Sonny Estil SF Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Letran / Pampanga Giant Lanterns 12 Jun Roque SF Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Letran
Second round Player Country of birth Team 13 Mario Barasi C Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Adamson / Basilan Starhorse 14 Dave Ando C Phoenix Fuel Masters UST / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys 15 Ximone Sandagon PF/C Blackwater Bossing FEU / Quezon Huskers 16 CJ Austria SG/SF NorthPort Batang Pier De La Salle / Abra Solid North Weavers 17 Arvin Gamboa SF/PF NLEX Road Warriors Mapúa / San Juan Knights 18 Shawn Umali C/PF Terrafirma Dyip Benilde 19 Vince Magbuhos PF/C Meralco Bolts Adamson / Quezon Huskers 20 Mark Omega C Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Letran 21 Kobe Monje SF Converge FiberXers Letran / Val City Magic 22 Deo Cuajao SG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Letran 23 John Abis SF Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Perpetual 24 Joshua David PG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters De La Salle / Abra Solid North Weavers
Third round From the third round onwards, teams will have the option to pass. Doing so will opt the team out for the remainder of the draft. The draft ends once all twelve teams have passed.
Player Country of birth Team 25 Orin Catacutan SG/SF Terrafirma Dyip UE / Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire 26 Harvey Pagsanjan SG/PG Phoenix Fuel Masters EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves 27 Jack Cruz-Dumont SG/SF Blackwater Bossing UE / Abra Solid North Weavers 28 Mark Sangco PF/SF NorthPort Batang Pier Benilde / Pasay Voyagers 29 Lorenz Capulong C NLEX Road Warriors Arellano / Bataan Risers 30 Gab Gomez PG Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Ateneo / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys 31 Ethan Galang SG/SF Meralco Bolts UE / Mindoro Tamaraws 32 Tony Ynot SG Converge FiberXers Benilde 33 Royce Mantua SF/SG San Miguel Beermen Adamson 34 Cole Micek PG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters St. Francis / Macau Black Bears 35 Sean Quitevis SG TNT Tropang 5G Ateneo / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.
Fourth round Player Country of birth Team 36 Dolan Adlawan PF Terrafirma Dyip USC / Cebu Greats 37 Aldave Canoy SG/SF Phoenix Fuel Masters CSAV 38 James Una PF Blackwater Bossing San Sebastian / Zamboanga Sikat 39 Bryan Sajonia PG/SG NorthPort Batang Pier San Beda 40 Judel Fuentes SG NLEX Road Warriors CEU / Quezon Huskers 41 Joshua Yerro SG Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots Adamson / Quezon Huskers 42 Ladis Lepalam C Meralco Bolts Benilde / Muntinlupa Cagers 43 JM Manalang PF Converge FiberXers UE / Quezon City Galeries Taipan 44 Justine Guevarra PF San Miguel Beermen UE / Bacolod Tubo Slashers 45 Kyle Tolentino SG/SF Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Letran / GenSan Warriors 46 Joe Celzo PF TNT Tropang 5G San Beda
Fifth round Player Country of birth Team 47 Royce Alforque PG Terrafirma Dyip FEU / San Juan Knights 48 King Gurtiza SG Phoenix Fuel Masters EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves 49 Dominic Panlilio PG Blackwater Bossing Benilde / RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods 50 JJ Gesalem PG/SG NorthPort Batang Pier UST / Val City Magic 51 Herrald Benedictos SF/SG NLEX Road Warriors Bulacan State / Bulacan Kuyas 52 Jeff Comia SG Meralco Bolts New Era / Davao Occidental Tigers 53 JP Cauilan PF/SF Converge FiberXers NU / Zamboanga Sikat 54 Axel Iñigo PG San Miguel Beermen FEU / Mindoro Tamaraws 55 MJ dela Virgen PG Rain or Shine Elasto Painters JRU / Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters Magnolia and TNT passed during the round.
Sixth round Player Country of birth Team 56 JM Bravo SF/PF Terrafirma Dyip Lyceum 57 Gjerard Wilson PG Blackwater Bossing UE 58 Jonas Tibayan PF NorthPort Batang Pier NU / Mindoro Tamaraws 59 Tutoy Ramirez PG/SG NLEX Road Warriors ICC / Bataan Risers 60 Raphael Mallari PG/SG Converge FiberXers Adamson 61 Jacey Cruz PG San Miguel Beermen Qatar Phoenix, Meralco, and Rain or Shine passed during the round.
Seventh round Player Country of birth Team 62 Ira Bataller PF Terrafirma Dyip Letran / Manila Batang Quiapo 63 Jude Codiñera SG Blackwater Bossing UST / Muntinlupa Cagers 64 Kobe Pableo PF/C NorthPort Batang Pier LCCM 65 AJ Madrigal SG/SF NLEX Road Warriors UP / Iloilo United Royals 66 Jordan Sta. Ana PG/SG Converge FiberXers Arellano / Quezon City Galeries Taipan San Miguel passed during the round.
Eighth round Player Country of birth Team 67 Claude Camit PG/SG Terrafirma Dyip UB 68 Kenny Rocacurva SG NorthPort Batang Pier Letran / Biñan Tatak Gel 69 John Galinato PG/SG NLEX Road Warriors NU / San Juan Knights 70 Geremy Robinson SG/PG Converge FiberXers UST Blackwater passed during the round.
Ninth round Player Country of birth Team 71 Tristan Medina SG Terrafirma Dyip Pasig Catholic 72 Kint Ariar SF NorthPort Batang Pier Letran / Imus Braderhood 73 Patrick Ramos PG Converge FiberXers JRU / Muntinlupa Cagers NLEX passed during the round.
Tenth round Player Country of birth Team 74 Franz Diaz PG Terrafirma Dyip CEU 75 Robi Nayve PG NorthPort Batang Pier Benilde / Rizal Golden Coolers 76 Niel Tolentino PG/SG Converge FiberXers Arellano
Eleventh round Player Country of birth Team 77 Tricky Peromingan PG/SG NorthPort Batang Pier Adamson / Davao Occidental Tigers Terrafirma and Converge passed during the round.
Twelfth round NorthPort, the last remaining team, passed during the round, 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.
Post-draft trades Following the draft, trades between rookies were made and resulted in draftees getting traded to another team.
Combine The 2025 PBA draft combine was held from September 4–5 at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. 125 of the 128 initial applicants showed up to the event, with two withdrawing from the draft, while Jason Brickman was unable to make it due to prior commitments. Sonny Estil was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Dalph Panopio, Edrian Ramirez, Jun Roque, and Mario Barasi were named to the all-tournament team.
Eligibility and entrants Applications for the draft began on August 4 and ended on August 29. On August 22, the PBA reached out to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) to allow its student-athletes to join the draft. The UAAP rejected the league's request on August 27. By the end of the application period, 128 players declared for the draft. This was reduced to a final tally of 122 players after the draft combine.
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 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, 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.
Dolan Adlawan – F, USC / Cebu Greats Royce Alforque – G, FEU / San Juan Knights Dave Ando – C, UST / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys Ashon Andrews – F/C, UP / Mindoro Tamaraws Kint Ariar – F, Letran / Imus Braderhood CJ Austria – G, De La Salle / Abra Solid North Weavers Mario Barasi – C, Adamson / Basilan Starhorse Ira Bataller – F, Letran / Manila Batang Quiapo Allan Beltran – F/C, UE / Davao Occidental Tigers Jason Brickman – G, LIU Brooklyn / Abra Solid North Weavers Lorenz Capulong – C, Arellano / Bataan Risers Aurin Catacutan – G/F, UE / Sarangani Gripper Motorcycle Tire JP Cauilan – F, NU / Zamboanga Sikat Jason Celis – G, JRU / RCP–Shawarma Shack Demigods Geo Chiu – C, Ateneo / Abra Solid North Weavers Jude Codinera – F, UST / Muntinlupa Cagers Jack Cruz-Dumont – G, UE / Abra Solid North Weavers Jasper Cuevas – G, Perpetual / Parañaque Patriots Greg Cunanan – G, Lyceum / Quezon City Galeries Taipan Joshua David – G, De La Salle / Abra Solid North Weavers MJ dela Virgen – G, JRU / Batangas City Tanduay Rum Masters Sonny Estil – F, Letran / Pampanga Giant Lanterns Reggz Gabat – G, San Sebastian / Zamboanga Sikat Ethan Galang – F, UE / Mindoro Tamaraws John Galinato – G, NU / San Juan Knights Arvin Gamboa – F, Mapúa / San Juan Knights JJ Gesalem – G, UST / Val City Magic Gab Gomez – G, Ateneo / Ilagan Isabela Cowboys Ljay Gonzales – G, FEU / Quezon Huskers Will Gozum – F/C, Benilde / Quezon Huskers Justine Guevarra – F, UE / Bacolod Tubo Slashers King Gurtiza – G, EAC / Pangasinan Heatwaves Axel Iñigo – G, FEU / Mindoro Tamaraws Chester Sera Josef – F/C, San Sebastian / Quezon City Galeries Taipan Ladis Lepalam – C, Benilde / Muntinlupa Cagers AJ Madrigal – G/F, UP / Iloilo United Royals Vince Magbuhos – F, Adamson / Quezon Huskers John Matthew Manalang – F, UE / Quezon City Galeries Taipan