| Team: | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Pbayear: | 2017–18 |
| Coach: | Caloy Garcia |
| 1C-Name: | Philippine Cup |
| 1C-Wins: | 6 |
| 1C-Losses: | 5 |
| 1C-Place: | 5 |
| 1C-Playoffs: | Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2) |
| 2C-Name: | Commissioner's Cup |
| 2C-Wins: | 9 |
| 2C-Losses: | 2 |
| 2C-Place: | 1 |
| 2C-Playoffs: | Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3) |
| 3C-Name: | Governors' Cup |
| 3C-Wins: | 3 |
| 3C-Losses: | 8 |
| 3C-Place: | 10 |
| 3C-Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Owners: | Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
See main article: 2017 PBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League tea | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | G | Racal Tile Masters | Letran | |||
| 2 | 7 | F | |||||
| 3 | 6 | G | Wang's Couriers |
|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| December 22| TNT| W 82–79| Beau Belga (14)| Raymond Almazan (10)| Belga, Daquioag (3)| Cuneta Astrodome| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 29| Blackwater| L 87–92| Chris Tiu (14)| Raymond Almazan (11)| Belga, Tiu (4)| Cuneta Astrodome| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| January 12| GlobalPort| L 70–78| Gabe Norwood (15)| Beau Belga (9)| Maverick Ahanmisi (4)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4| January 17| Phoenix| W 120–99| Ed Daquioag (21)| Beau Belga (7)| Chris Tiu| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| January 20| Kia| L 94–98| Rey Nambatac (12)| Rey Nambatac (12)| Maverick Ahanmisi (4)| Cuneta Astrodome| 2–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6| January 26| NLEX| W 97–86| Maverick Ahanmisi (20)| Gabe Norwood (9)| Beau Belga (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7| February 2| Meralco| W 90–84| Chris Tiu (18)| Beau Belga (13)| Chris Tiu (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 4–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8| February 10| Magnolia| W 101–95| Raymond Almazan (23)| Maverick Ahanmisi (8)| Chris Tiu (6)| Calasiao Sports Complex| 5–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| February 23| Alaska| L 95–99| Maverick Ahanmisi (23)| Raymond Almazan (9)| Maverick Ahanmisi (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10| February 28| San Miguel| W 95–80| Beau Belga (19)| Maverick Ahanmisi (11)| Maverick Ahanmisi (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 6–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| March 2| TNT| L 92–100 (3OT)| Beau Belga (17)| Gabe Norwood (10)| Belga, Norwood (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| March 5| Barangay Ginebra| L 80–88| Beau Belga (17)| Norwood, Ponferada (6)| Ahanmisi, Tiu (3)| Mall of Asia Arena| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| March 7| Barangay Ginebra| L 91–99| Maverick Ahanmisi (18)| Raymond Almazan (13)| Maverick Ahanmisi (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2
|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| April 27| Alaska| W 109–103 (OT)| Reggie Johnson (32)| Reggie Johnson (22)| Gabe Norwood (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| April 29| Barangay Ginebra| W 108–89| Raymond Almazan (20)| Reggie Johnson (15)| Chris Tiu (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| May 2| NLEX| W 98–97| Reggie Johnson (27)| Reggie Johnson (14)| Norwood, Tiu (5)| Ynares Center| 3–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 9| Columbian| L 96–104| Reggie Johnson (30)| Reggie Johnson (17)| Gabe Norwood (6)| Mall of Asia Arena| 3–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 5| May 13| San Miguel| W 123–119 (OT)| Reggie Johnson (27)| Reggie Johnson (19)| Chris Tiu (6)| Ynares Center| 4–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6| May 20| GlobalPort| W 96–90| Reggie Johnson (18)| Reggie Johnson (16)| Reggie Johnson (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–1|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7| June 2| Magnolia| W 99–96 (OT)| Reggie Johnson (23)| Reggie Johnson (18)| Johnson, Tiu (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8| June 8| Blackwater| W 104–94| Raymond Almazan (26)| Reggie Johnson (20)| Chris Tiu (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 9| June 16| Phoenix| W 108–106| Reggie Johnson (32)| Reggie Johnson (16)| three players (5)| Mall of Asia Arena| 8–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10| June 24| Meralco| W 106–99 (OT)| Reggie Johnson (21)| Reggie Johnson (18)| Maverick Ahanmisi (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 9–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| July 7| TNT| L 85–100| Reggie Johnson (12)| Reggie Johnson (14)| three players (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 9–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| July 10| GlobalPort| L 113–114| Reggie Johnson (24)| Reggie Johnson (25)| Maverick Ahanmisi (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| July 12| GlobalPort| W 103–97| Reggie Johnson (29)| Johnson, Norwood (15)| Reggie Johnson (6)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| July 15| Barangay Ginebra| L 89–102| Reggie Johnson (30)| Reggie Johnson (13)| Belga, Tiu (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2| July 19| Barangay Ginebra| W 109–100| Reggie Johnson (25)| Reggie Johnson (20)| Reggie Johnson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| July 21| Barangay Ginebra| L 72–75| Reggie Johnson (13)| Reggie Johnson (22)| Belga, Johnson (4)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| July 23| Barangay Ginebra| L 94–96| Reggie Johnson (22)| Reggie Johnson (16)| Gabe Norwood (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| September 22| TNT| L 104–110| J'Nathan Bullock (23)| Raymond Almazan (10)| J'Nathan Bullock (5)| City of Passi Arena| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| September 26| Magnolia| L 76–92| J'Nathan Bullock (15)| J'Nathan Bullock (10)| Maverick Ahanmisi (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 3| Alaska| L 89–106| Beau Belga (20)| Terrence Watson (13)| Belga, Nambatac (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 7| Blackwater| L 93–99| Maverick Ahanmisi (25)| Terrence Watson (14)| Belga, Nambatac (4)| Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex| 0–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 5| October 13| Barangay Ginebra| W 104–97| Terrence Watson (29)| Terrence Watson (19)| Ed Daquioag (6)| Quezon Convention Center| 1–4|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6| October 17| NorthPort| W 120–98| Chris Tiu (23)| Beau Belga (12)| Maverick Ahanmisi (9)| Cuneta Astrodome| 2–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 19| Columbian| L 84–100| Terrence Watson (18)| Terrence Watson (10)| Maverick Ahanmisi (4)| Ynares Center| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| October 21| Meralco| L 82–91| Norbert Torres (16)| Terrence Watson (13)| Maverick Ahanmisi (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| October 24| Phoenix| L 97–103| Chris Tiu (24)| Norbert Torres (8)| Ahanmisi, Norwood (4)| Cuneta Astrodome| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| October 27| San Miguel| L 97–109| Maverick Ahanmisi (26)| Terrence Watson (15)| Maverick Ahanmisi (6)| Alonte Sports Arena| 2–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11| November 3| NLEX| W 107–101| Chris Tiu (30)| Norbert Torres (13)| Chris Tiu (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–8
| February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2018[3] | To Rain or Shine Kris Rosales Sidney Onwubere 2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick | To TNT Jericho Cruz | |
| March | |||
| March 26, 2018[4] | To Rain or Shine Norbert Torres | To TNT Don Trollano |
| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 42 | April 27 | July 23 | 11–6 | ||
| | 35 | September 22 | September 26 | 0–2 | ||
| | 7 | October 3 | October 27 | 2–6 |
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tiu | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | April 30, 2018 | [5] |
| Governors' Cup Player of the Week | November 6, 2018 | [6] |