2022–23 TNT Tropang Giga season explained

Team:	TNT Tropang Giga
Pbayear:	2022–23
Coach:	Chot Reyes (Philippine and Commissioner's Cup) Jojo Lastimosa (Governors' Cup)
Consultant:	Chot Reyes^[1] (Governors' Cup; senior consultant) Slavoljub Gorunovic (Governors' Cup; active consultant)
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	8
1C-Losses:	3
1C-Place:	2nd
1C-Playoffs:	Runner-up (lost to San Miguel, 3–4)
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	4
2C-Losses:	8
2C-Place:	11
2C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
3C-Name:	Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:	10
3C-Losses:	1
3C-Place:	1
3C-Playoffs:	Champions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–2)
Owners:	Smart Communications
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023–24
Manager:	Jojo Lastimosa Miguel Fernandez (assistant)

The 2022–23 TNT Tropang Giga season is the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

May 15: The PBA season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.^[2]

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA season 47 draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
3	35		C		Benilde
4	43		G		Perpetual

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| June 5| Magnolia| W 78–72| Troy Rosario (22)| Poy Erram (14)| Jayson Castro (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
8,241| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| June 9| Blackwater| L 78–85| Roger Pogoy (32)| Poy Erram (10)| Kib Montalbo (4)| Ynares Center| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| June 12| Converge| W 86–83| Jayson Castro (17)| Troy Rosario (13)| Castro, Pogoy (3)| Ynares Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| June 16| NLEX| L 89–90| Roger Pogoy (28)| Glenn Khobuntin (8)| Jayson Castro (7)| Ynares Center| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| June 18| Meralco| W 78–71| Roger Pogoy (19)| Kelly Williams (9)| Alejandro, Castro, Heruela (4)| Ynares Center| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| June 23| Rain or Shine| W 89–85 (OT)| Troy Rosario (19)| Kelly Williams (13)| Mikey Williams (6)| Ynares Center| 4–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| June 26| Phoenix Super LPG| W 87–72| Mikey Williams (27)| Poy Erram (12)| Mikey Williams (7)| Ynares Center| 5–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| June 29| NorthPort| W 117–112| Mikey Williams (27)| Poy Erram (14)| Jayson Castro (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| July 1| Terrafirma| W 114–86| Mikey Williams (31)| Poy Erram (9)| Jayson Castro (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| July 7| San Miguel| L 99–115| Kelly Williams (20)| Kelly Williams (10)| Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| July 10| Barangay Ginebra| W 106–92| Roger Pogoy (30)| Kelly Williams (9)| Jayson Castro (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,308| 8–3

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| July 27| Converge| W 116–95| Mikey Williams (26)| Troy Rosario (7)| Mikey Williams (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| August 3| Magnolia| W 108–96| Mikey Williams (26)| Poy Erram (8)| Castro, Pogoy (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| August 5| Magnolia| L 88–92| Mikey Williams (28)| Jayson Castro (8)| Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| August 7| Magnolia| W 93–92| Poy Erram (22)| Glenn Khobuntin (9)| Mikey Williams (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| August 10| Magnolia| W 102–84| Poy Erram (19)| Poy Erram (13)| Mikey Williams (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| August 12| Magnolia| L 97–105| Jayson Castro (18)| Kelly Williams (10)| Mikey Williams (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| August 14| Magnolia| W 87–74| Jayson Castro (26)| Kelly Williams (13)| Mikey Williams (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,439| 4–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| August 21| San Miguel| W 86–84| Roger Pogoy (26)| Kelly Williams (9)| Rosario, K. Williams (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
8,458| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| August 24| San Miguel| L 100–109| Roger Pogoy (28)| Kelly Williams (9)| Poy Erram (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| August 26| San Miguel| L 100–108| Roger Pogoy (25)| Poy Erram (15)| Mikey Williams (5)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| August 28| San Miguel| W 100–87| Jayson Castro (26)| Poy Erram (8)| Mikey Williams (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,569| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| August 31| San Miguel| W 102–93| Mikey Williams (23)| Kelly Williams (9)| Mikey Williams (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| September 2| San Miguel| L 96–114| Roger Pogoy (31)| Poy Erram (8)| Kib Montalbo (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| September 4| San Miguel| L 97–119| Jayson Castro (32)| Jayson Castro (10)| Jayson Castro (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
15,195| 3–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| October 5, 2022| Magnolia| L 92–94| Cameron Oliver (43)| Cameron Oliver (17)| Cameron Oliver (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| October 8, 2022| NorthPort| W 117–93| Roger Pogoy (32)| Cameron Oliver (10)| Mikey Williams (6)| PhilSports Arena| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| October 15, 2022| Rain or Shine| W 110–91| Cameron Oliver (21)| Poy Erram (9)| Jayson Castro (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| October 19, 2022| NLEX| L 101–110| Cameron Oliver (26)| Cameron Oliver (22)| Oliver, M. Williams (5)| PhilSports Arena| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| October 22, 2022| Blackwater| W 108–98| Cameron Oliver (38)| Cameron Oliver (10)| Jayson Castro (7)| PhilSports Arena| 3–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| October 28, 2022| Converge| L 117–130| Cameron Oliver (41)| Cameron Oliver (11)| Mikey Williams (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| October 30, 2022| Phoenix Super LPG| L 88–91| Calvin Oftana (27)| Cameron Oliver (10)| Jayson Castro (6)| Ynares Center| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| November 5, 2022| Terrafirma| W 121–90| Cameron Oliver (26)| Cameron Oliver (15)| Jayson Castro (6)| Ynares Center| 4–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| November 16, 2022| Meralco| L 91–97| Cameron Oliver (25)| Cameron Oliver (20)| Jayson Castro (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| November 20, 2022| Barangay Ginebra| L 85–89| Mikey Williams (20)| Calvin Oftana (10)| Mikey Williams (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 11| November 23, 2022| Bay Area| L 108–140| Matt Mobley (38)| Poy Erram (12)| Kelly Williams (3)| PhilSports Arena| 4–7|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 12| November 26, 2022| San Miguel| L 99–119| Roger Pogoy (23)| Matt Mobley (7)| Matt Mobley (7)| PhilSports Arena| 4–8

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| January 25| Phoenix Super LPG| W 123–119| Jalen Hudson (34)| Jalen Hudson (10)| Jalen Hudson (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| January 27| Rain or Shine| W 105–100| Hudson, M. Williams (24)| Jalen Hudson (14)| Mikey Williams (7)| Ynares Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| February 1| NLEX| L 108–110| Jalen Hudson (39)| Kelly Williams (13)| Jalen Hudson (5)| PhilSports Arena| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| February 3| Magnolia| W 93–85| Roger Pogoy (20)| Calvin Oftana (10)| Jalen Hudson (5)| Ynares Center| 3–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| February 8| Converge| W 128–122| Jalen Hudson (56)| Jalen Hudson (12)| Jalen Hudson (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| February 11| Terrafirma| W 131–109| Jalen Hudson (36)| Calvin Oftana (10)| Mikey Williams (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 5–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| February 15| Blackwater| W 138–116| Roger Pogoy (40)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 6–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| February 17| Meralco| W 111–104 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (34)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| February 19| San Miguel| W 105–103 | Jayson Castro (21)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)| Jayson Castro (8)| PhilSports Arena| 8–1|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| March 15| NorthPort| W 134–110 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (31)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)| Mikey Williams (8)| PhilSports Arena| 9–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| March 17| Barangay Ginebra| W 114–105 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (34)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)| Mikey Williams (6)| PhilSports Arena| 10–1

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 22| Phoenix Super LPG| W 121–105| Roger Pogoy (25)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| March 24| Meralco| W 110–80 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (22) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12)| Ynares Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| March 26| Meralco| L 117–124 (OT)| Mikey Williams (29)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)| Ynares Center| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| March 29| Meralco| W 99–80 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (40)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)| Castro, Chua, M. Williams (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| March 31| Meralco| W 107–92 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (42)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) | Roger Pogoy (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 9| Barangay Ginebra| L 90–102| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (30) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (20)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
11,580| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| April 12| Barangay Ginebra| W 95–82| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| April 14| Barangay Ginebra| L 103–117| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| April 16| Barangay Ginebra| W 116–104| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (36) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,203| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| April 19| Barangay Ginebra| W 104–95| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,070| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| April 21| Barangay Ginebra| W 97–93| Mikey Williams (38) | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
13,588| 4–2

EASL Champions Week

Group stage

Game log

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
align=center	Mikey Williams	align=center	July 26, 2022^[3]	align=center rowspan=2	Not disclosed	align=center rowspan=3	3 years	align=center rowspan=4	Re-signed
align=center	Calvin Oftana	align=center	October 4, 2022^[4]
align=center	Jayson Castro	align=center	October 13, 2022^[5]	align=center	₱420,000 per month (max. contract)
align=center	Paul Varilla	align=center	March 15, 2023^[6]	align=center	Not disclosed	align=center	2 years

Trades

Mid-season

September
September 19, 2022^[7]	To TNT Calvin Oftana Raul Soyud	To Blackwater Gab Banal Troy Rosario	To NLEX Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser 2022 NorthPort second-round pick (from Blackwater) 2025 Blackwater second-round pick
January
January 18, 2023^[8]	To TNT Justin Chua Paul Varilla	To NLEX Sean Anthony Jake Pascual	To Phoenix Jjay Alejandro Raul Soyud 2022 NLEX second-round pick 2026 TNT second-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
		October 5, 2022	November 16, 2022	4–5
		November 23, 2022	November 26, 2022	0–2
		January 25, 2023	February 11, 2023	5–1
		February 15, 2023	April 21, 2023	13–3

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	2023 PBA Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference	April 16, 2023^[9]
Honors
Calvin Oftana	2022–23 PBA Mythical Second Team	November 5, 2023^[10]
Mikey Williams	2022–23 PBA Mythical Second Team	November 5, 2023^[10]
Jayson Castro	2022–23 PBA Order of Merit	November 19, 2023^[11]
Jojo Lastimosa	2022–23 PBA Executive of the Year	November 19, 2023^[11]

Notes and References

News: Terrado . Reuben . Chot Reyes to still play key role at TNT as senior consultant . 22 January 2023 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 18 January 2023 . en.
https://pba.ph/news/blackwater-fills-hole-in-the-middle-selects-brandon-ganuelas-rosser-as-no-1-pick-overall
News: Gerry . Ramos . Chot thrilled as TNT finally locks up Mikey Williams to long-term deal . Spin.ph . July 27, 2022.
News: Gerry . Ramos . Prized TNT acquisition Calvin Oftana signed to 3-year extension . Spin.ph . October 5, 2022.
News: Jayson Castro signed by TNT to three-year extension through 2025 . Spin.ph . October 13, 2022.
News: Gerry . Ramos . Paul Varilla grateful for TNT faith after signing fresh two-year deal . Spin.ph . March 16, 2023.
News: Gerry . Ramos . Rosario now a Bossing, Oftana goes to TNT as PBA approves trade . Spin.ph . September 19, 2022.
News: Gerry . Ramos . Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade . Spin.ph . January 18, 2023.
Web site: Hollis-Jefferson edges Brownlee for Govs' Cup coins.ph-Best Import award . April 16, 2023 . PBA.ph . January 16, 2024.
Web site: Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards . November 5, 2023 . PBA.ph . January 16, 2024.
Web site: Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year . November 19, 2023 . PBA.ph . January 16, 2024.