The 2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege 1 5 Ljay Gonzales PG FEU 2 17 Arvin Gamboa SF/PF Mapúa 3 29 Lorenz Capulong C Arellano 4 40 Judel Fuentes SG CEU 5 51 Herrald Benedictos SF/SG Bulacan State 6 59 Tutoy Ramirez PG/SG ICC 7 65 AJ Madrigal SG/SF UP 8 69 John Galinato PG/SG NU

Roster

Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | October 8, 2025 | San Miguel | W 85–84 | Policarpio, Ramirez (16) | JB Bahio (12) | Matt Nieto (7) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | October 12, 2025 | Terrafirma | L 91–97 | Bahio, Torres (14) | Bahio, Semerad (11) | Matt Nieto (7) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | October 22, 2025 | Phoenix | W 87–81 | Kevin Alas (26) | Anthony Semerad (10) | Robert Bolick (9) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | October 26, 2025 | Meralco | W 89–85 | JB Bahio (16) | Robert Bolick (8) | Robert Bolick (10) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 29, 2025 | Blackwater | W 99–88 | JB Bahio (23) | Jonnel Policarpio (9) | Robert Bolick (12) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 4–1

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | November 2, 2025 | Barangay Ginebra | L 74–104 | Xyrus Torres (17) | Dominick Fajardo (9) | Robert Bolick (11) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 4–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | November 8, 2025 | Rain or Shine | W 105–91 | Robert Bolick (28) | JB Bahio (13) | Bahio, Bolick (5) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 5–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | November 16, 2025 | Titan Ultra | W 92–83 | Robert Bolick (34) | JB Bahio (12) | Robert Bolick (10) | Quadricentennial Pavilion | 6–2

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | December 7, 2025 | Magnolia | L 82–98 | Bolick, Mocon (12) | Javee Mocon (8) | Bolick, Fajardo, Mocon, Policarpio (3) | Ynares Center Montalban | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | December 13, 2025 | TNT | L 100–119 | Alas, Bahio (13) | JB Bahio (6) | Amer, Nieto (4) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 6–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | December 17, 2025 | Converge | L 95–107 (OT) | Kevin Alas (19) | JB Bahio (7) | Kevin Alas (4) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–5

Playoffs Bracket

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | December 25, 2025 | San Miguel | L 94–101 | Robert Bolick (31) | Robert Bolick (10) | Robert Bolick (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1

Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | March 13, 2026 | Blackwater | W 84–81 | Robert Bolick (24) | Cady Lalanne (16) | Robert Bolick (7) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | March 15, 2026 | Magnolia | W 112–105 | Cady Lalanne (24) | Cady Lalanne (11) | Schonny Winston (6) | Ynares Center Montalban | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | March 22, 2026 | TNT | L 97–103 | Cady Lalanne (25) | Cady Lalanne (21) | Robert Bolick (9) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | March 27, 2026 | Barangay Ginebra | W 118–113 | Robert Bolick (32) | Cady Lalanne (14) | Robert Bolick (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | April 5, 2026 | Phoenix Super LPG | W 120–102 | Cady Lalanne (29) | Cady Lalanne (10) | Robert Bolick (14) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | April 14, 2026 | Macau | W 106–97 | Cady Lalanne (28) | Cady Lalanne (18) | Robert Bolick (11) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | April 17, 2026 | Meralco | W 104–101 (OT) | Cady Lalanne (34) | Cady Lalanne (25) | Robert Bolick (8) | Ynares Center Montalban | 6–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | April 19, 2026 | San Miguel | L 94–98 | Cady Lalanne (35) | Cady Lalanne (12) | Robert Bolick (12) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 6–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | April 25, 2026 | Terrafirma | W 95–85 | Robert Bolick (20) | Cady Lalanne (12) | Robert Bolick (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 7–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | April 29, 2026 | Rain or Shine | W 92–90 | Robert Bolick (30) | Cady Lalanne (14) | Robert Bolick (11) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 8–2

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | May 2, 2026 | Converge | W 100–81 | Cady Lalanne (22) | Cady Lalanne (14) | Bolick, Winston (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 9–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 12 | May 5, 2026 | Titan Ultra | W 123–112 (OT) | Cady Lalanne (29) | Cady Lalanne (20) | Robert Bolick (10) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 10–2

Playoffs Bracket

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 13, 2026 | TNT | L 93–96 | Cady Lalanne (17) | Cady Lalanne (15) | Ljay Gonzales (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 16, 2026 | TNT | L 112–118 | Cady Lalanne (46) | Cady Lalanne (15) | Bolick, Gonzales (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 0–2

Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | July 10, 2026 | Macau | W 114–75 | DeQuan Jones (23) | DeQuan Jones (11) | Robert Bolick (8) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | July 12, 2026 | Terrafirma | W 101–100 | DeQuan Jones (30) | Enoch Valdez (9) | Robert Bolick (7) | Ynares Center Montalban | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | July 14, 2026 | Titan Ultra | W 135–100 | Schonny Winston (30) | Enoch Valdez (10) | Schonny Winston (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 3–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | July 26, 2026 | San Miguel | W 110–96 | DeQuan Jones (27) | DeQuan Jones (10) | Robert Bolick (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–0

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | August 1, 2026 | Converge | W 119–107 | DeQuan Jones (28) | Bolick, Jones (9) | Robert Bolick (10) | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 5–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | August 4, 2026 | TNT | W 88–83 | DeQuan Jones (27) | DeQuan Jones (7) | Bolick, Winston (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | August 7, 2026 | Terrafirma | L 109–114 | Robert Bolick (20) | JB Bahio (16) | Robert Bolick (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | August 11, 2026 | TNT | W 118–111 (OT) | Robert Bolick (27) | Semerad, Winston (7) | Robert Bolick (8) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 7–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | August 14, 2026 | Converge | L 110–112 | Ljay Gonzales (23) | JB Bahio (12) | Bolick, Winston (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–2

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | October 7, 2026 | Macau | W 138–78 | Schonny Winston (25) | Deonte Burton (14) | Deonte Burton (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 8–2 |-bgcolor= | 11 | October 14, 2026 | Titan Ultra

| Ninoy Aquino Stadium | |-bgcolor= | 12 | October 21, 2026 | San Miguel

| Ynares Center Antipolo

Transactions

Free agency Signings PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer teamRef. Robbie Herndon August 4, 2025 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed Richie Rodger August 27, 2025 1 year Re-signed Sidney Onwubere November 14, 2025 2 conferences NorthPort Batang Pier Dominick Fajardo December 3, 2025 2 years Re-signed Anthony Semerad Robert Bolick August 26, 2026 3 years Re-signed

Subtractions Player Number Position Reason New team Ref. Sean Anthony 10 Power forward / Small forward Retired

Trades Mid-season February 2026 February 24, 2026 To NLEXSchonny Winston (from Converge)Kevin Racal (from Converge) To ConvergeJonnel Policarpio (from NLEX)Kurt Reyson (from Meralco)2028 (S52) Meralco second-round pick To MeralcoJavee MoconJuly 2026 July 6, 2026 To NLEXEvan Nelle To Phoenix Super LPGSidney Onwubere

Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref. Commissioner's Cup Cady Lalanne March 13, 2026 May 16, 2026 10–4 Governors' Cup DeQuan Jones July 10, 2026 August 11, 2026 7–1 Deonte Burton October 7, 2026 1–0

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