2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season explained

Team:	NLEX Road Warriors
Pbayear:	2016–17
Coach:	Yeng Guiao
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	2
1C-Losses:	9
1C-Place:	12
1C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	2
2C-Losses:	9
2C-Place:	12
2C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
3C-Name:	Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:	7
3C-Losses:	4
3C-Place:	5
3C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Owners:	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an MVP group subsidiary)
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18

The 2016–17 NLEX Road Warriors season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

See main article: 2016 PBA draft.

Regular draft

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| November 25| Alaska| W 99–97 (OT) | Sean Anthony (21)| Sean Anthony (14)| Jonas Villanueva (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 3| Meralco| L 93–106| Sean Anthony (15)| Anthony, Soyud (8)| Garvo Lanete (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 7| Star| L 75–99| Lastimosa, J. Villanueva (11)| Sean Anthony (6)| four players (2)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 14| Blackwater| L 85–96| Carlo Lastimosa (23)| Sean Anthony (11)| Kevin Alas (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| December 17| San Miguel| L 80–106| Alas, Guinto, J. Villanueva (12)| Sean Anthony (11)| Jonas Villanueva (5)| Xavier University Gym
| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| December 23| Rain or Shine| L 97–107| Sean Anthony (22)| Sean Anthony (16)| Jonas Villanueva (6)| PhilSports Arena
| 1–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| January 7| TNT| W 110–98| Carlo Lastimosa (22)| Sean Anthony (13)| Jonas Villanueva (7)| Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| January 13| GlobalPort| L 96–110| Carlo Lastimosa (19)| Raul Soyud (14)| Carlo Lastimosa (6)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| January 18| Phoenix| L 91–102| Sean Anthony (23)| Sean Anthony (8)| Jonas Villanueva (4)| Cuneta Astrodome
| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 27| Mahindra| L 96–106| Eric Camson (17)| Bradwyn Guinto (7)| Emman Monfort (5)| Cuneta Astrodome| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 29| Barangay Ginebra| L 80–90| Alas, E. Villanueva (14)| Bradwyn Guinto (10)| Camson, Lanete (3)| Cuneta Astrodome| 2–9

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| March 17| Rain or Shine| L 105–113| Wayne Chism (27)| Wayne Chism (21)| Asi Taulava (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| March 19| Meralco| L 84–91| Wayne Chism (18)| Wayne Chism (17)| Sean Anthony (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| March 24| Mahindra| L 81–89| Wayne Chism (28)| Wayne Chism (21)| Jansen Rios (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| March 31| Star| L 103–105| Wayne Chism (33)| Wayne Chism (19)| Wayne Chism (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| April 7| TNT| L 121–126 (OT)| Wayne Chism (35)| Wayne Chism (21)| Jonas Villanueva (5)| Mall of Asia Arena| 0–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| April 12| GlobalPort| L 82–85| Wayne Chism (29)| Wayne Chism (14)| Emman Monfort (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| April 19| Barangay Ginebra| L 92–101| Wayne Chism (16)| Wayne Chism (8)| Anthony, Monfort (3)| Cuneta Astrodome| 0–7|- style="text-align:center;"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| May 3| Blackwater| L 98–104| Kevin Alas (18)| Wayne Chism (15)| Chism, J. Villanueva (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| May 19| San Miguel| L 108–114| Wayne Chism (22)| Alas, Al-Hussaini, Mallari (7)| Kevin Alas (6)| Cuneta Astrodome| 0–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| May 24| Alaska| W 100–92| Wayne Chism (22)| Alex Mallari (8)| Monfort, Quiñahan, Tiongson (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| May 27| Phoenix| W 116–114| Alex Mallari (22)| Wayne Chism (13)| Chism, Mallari (5)| Ynares Center| 2–9

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| July 19| Alaska| W 112–104| Aaron Fuller (30)| Aaron Fuller (20)| Alas, Rios (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| July 22| Kia| W 100–93| Aaron Fuller (24)| Aaron Fuller (19)| Larry Fonacier (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| July 26| Rain or Shine| W 122–114 (2OT)| Aaron Fuller (33)| Aaron Fuller (20)| Larry Fonacier (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| July 30| Phoenix| W 95–91| Aaron Fuller (18)| Aaron Fuller (24)| Fonacier, Mallari (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| August 5| Barangay Ginebra| L 97–110| Aaron Fuller (20)| Aaron Fuller (17)| Alex Mallari (6)| Calasiao Sports Complex| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| August 13| Meralco| W 100–94| Aaron Fuller (25)| Aaron Fuller (18)| Kevin Alas (4)| Mall of Asia Arena| 5–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| August 18| Blackwater| L 106–107| Kevin Alas (19)| Alas, Fuller (11)| Larry Fonacier (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| August 27| San Miguel| W 103–100| Aaron Fuller (26)| Aaron Fuller (22)| Alex Mallari (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| September 3| GlobalPort| W 109–99| Aaron Fuller (33)| Aaron Fuller (20)| Cyrus Baguio (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| September 13| TNT| L 107–112| Aaron Fuller (28)| Aaron Fuller (18)| Alas, Mallari (5)| Ynares Center| 7–3|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11| September 24| Star| L 93–101| Aaron Fuller (16)| Aaron Fuller (17)| Alas, Mallari (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–4

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| September 26| Star| L 77–89| Aaron Fuller (16)| Aaron Fuller (9)| Larry Fonacier (4)| Mall of Asia Arena| 0–1

Transactions

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
March 28^[1]	Three-team trade
align=left valign=top	To NLEX Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)	align=left valign=top	To Blackwater 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)
To Meralco 2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater)
May 2017
May 6^[2]	Four-team trade
	align=left valign=top	To NLEX Larry Fonacier (from TNT) J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort) 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra) 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)	align=left valign=top	To GlobalPort Sean Anthony (from NLEX) Bradwyn Guinto (from NLEX) Jonathan Grey (from Meralco)
	align=left valign=top	To TNT Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort) 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)	align=left valign=top	To Meralco Garvo Lanete (from NLEX)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
			4	March 17 (vs. Rain or Shine)	May 27 (vs. Phoenix)	2–9
			23	July 19 (vs. Alaska)	September 26 (vs. Star)	7–5

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Kevin Alas	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	July 24, 2017	^[3]
Larry Fonacier		August 28, 2017	^[4]
Juami Tiongson		September 4, 2017	^[5]

Notes and References

http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/rabeh-al-hussaini-coach-yeng-guiao-reunited-at-nlex-after-three-team-pba-trade Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade
http://www.pba.ph/transaction 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
Web site: Alas named Player of the Week . July 24, 2017 . pba.ph . July 24, 2017.
Web site: The reason Yeng Guiao traded for Larry Fonacier . August 28, 2017 . pba.ph . August 28, 2017.
Web site: Juami Tiongson seizes the moment . September 4, 2017 . pba.ph . September 4, 2017.