| PBA season 46 draft | |
| Logosize: | 200px |
| Date: | March 14, 2021 |
| Network: | One Sports (TV5, PBA Rush) |
| League: | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First: | Joshua Munzon, Terrafirma Dyip |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | S47 (2021) |
The PBA season 46 draft (originally planned as the 2020 PBA rookie draft) was the 36th edition of the PBA draft. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2020 season, with the team having the worst record picking first.[1] For this draft, the PBA decided to forgo the seven-game requirement to play in the PBA Developmental League (D-League).[2]
The Terrafirma Dyip held the right for the first overall pick of the draft.
Since 2015, the draft order was determined based on the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the rankings of the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups are 30% each.
Since the league held only one tournament for the 2020 season, the final rankings of the Philippine Cup were used to determine the draft order.[3] [4]
| Draft order | Team | Philippine Cup ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12th | |
| 2nd | 11th | |
| 3rd | 10th | |
| 4th | 9th | |
| 5th | 8th | |
| 6th | 7th | |
| 7th | 6th | |
| 8th | 5th | |
| 9th | 4th | |
| 10th | 3rd | |
| 11th | 2nd | |
| 12th | 1st | |
For the third time and second consecutively in PBA history, there was another separate draft for the players in the pool for the Philippine national team, locally known as Gilas Pilipinas. Four teams held the rights to the players they selected only after their release from international duty.[5]
As a reiteration of the agreement between the PBA and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the latter named players to be loaned to the Philippines training camp after their selection in this special draft.[5]
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | bgcolor=gold | Mythical team member | All-Star |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Heading | G | Terrafirma Dyip | California Baptist | ||
| 2 | William Navarro | F | NorthPort Batang Pier | Ateneo | ||
| 3 | Tzaddy Rangel | C | NLEX Road Warriors | NU | ||
| 4 | Jaydee Tungcab | G | TNT Tropang Giga | UP Diliman |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Munzon | G/F | Terrafirma Dyip | Cal State Los Angeles | ||
| 2 | bgcolor=silver | Jamie Malonzo | F | NorthPort Batang Pier | De La Salle | |
| 3 | bgcolor=silver | Calvin Oftana | F | San Beda | ||
| 4 | bgcolor=gold | Mikey Williams | G | |||
| 5 | Leonard Santillan | F | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | De La Salle | ||
| 6 | Ben Adamos | C/F | Perpetual | |||
| 7 | Larry Muyang | C | Letran | |||
| 8 | James Laput | C | De La Salle | |||
| 9 | Alvin Pasaol | G/F | Meralco Bolts | UE | ||
| 10 | Jerrick Ahanmisi | G | Adamson | |||
| 11 | Troy Rike | C/F | Wake Forest | |||
| 12 | Ken Holmqvist | C | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | FEU |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Brian Enriquez | G/F | William Woods | |||
| 14 | Rey Mark Acuno | C | ||||
| 15 | Joshua Torralba | G/F | Blackwater Bossing | |||
| 16 | Taylor Browne | G/F | UBC | |||
| 17 | Franky Johnson | G | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Warner Pacific | ||
| 18 | Nick Demusis | F | ||||
| 19 | Aljun Melecio | G | De La Salle | |||
| 20 | David Murrell | F | UP Diliman | |||
| 21 | Alec Stockton | G | FEU | |||
| 22 | Anton Asistio | G | Ateneo | |||
| 23 | Andrei Caracut | G | ||||
| 24 | Mark Olayon | F | UE |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dhon Reverente | F | Terrafirma Dyip | PMI | ||
| 26 | Loren Brill | G | NorthPort Batang Pier | Old Dominion | ||
| 27 | Andre Paras | C/F | Blackwater Bossing | UP Diliman | ||
| 28 | Antonio Bonsubre | F | NLEX Road Warriors | San Beda | ||
| 29 | Kenneth Mocon | G | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | San Beda | ||
| 30 | Ronnie de Leon | F | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | UE | ||
| 31 | RK Ilagan | G | Alaska Aces | San Sebastian | ||
| 32 | Allen Enriquez | F | San Miguel Beermen | Arellano | ||
| 33 | John Yasa | C/F | Meralco Bolts | PCU | ||
| 34 | Reymar Caduyac | G | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Lyceum | ||
| 35 | Michael Simmonds | G/F | TNT Tropang Giga | Baruch |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Michael Javelosa | F | Terrafirma Dyip | Ateneo | ||
| 37 | Marvin Moraga | G | NorthPort Batang Pier | St. Xavier | ||
| 38 | Jun Manzo | G | Blackwater Bossing | UP Diliman | ||
| 39 | Jose Presbitero | G | NLEX Road Warriors | San Beda | ||
| 40 | RJ Argamino | G | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Benilde | ||
| 41 | Andrew Estrella | G | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | |||
| 42 | Mohammad Salim | F | San Miguel Beermen | NU | ||
| 43 | Luis Brill | G | Meralco Bolts | Wheeling | ||
| 44 | Max Hentschel | F | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | UvA | ||
| 45 | Joel Lee Yu | G | TNT Tropang Giga | FEU |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Immanuel Custodio | F | Terrafirma Dyip | Ateneo de Naga | ||
| 47 | Carl Bryan Ravanes | G | NorthPort Batang Pier | Southville Foreign | ||
| 48 | Kim Bayquin | G/F | Blackwater Bossing | FEU | ||
| 49 | Joseph Alcantara | G | NLEX Road Warriors | La Consolacion | ||
| 50 | Philip Manalang | G | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | UE | ||
| 51 | Greg Flor | F | San Miguel Beermen | PMMA | ||
| 52 | Jerie Pingoy | G | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Adamson | ||
| 53 | Martin Gozum | F | TNT Tropang Giga | OLFU |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Terrence Tumalip | G | Terrafirma Dyip | TIP | ||
| 55 | Seraj Elmejrab | C | NorthPort Batang Pier | Lyceum | ||
| 56 | Jeson Delfinado | G | Blackwater Bossing | FEU | ||
| 57 | Alberto Torres | G | NLEX Road Warriors | Canottieri Milano | ||
| 58 | Jeffrey Manday | G/F | San Miguel Beermen |
| Player | Country of birth | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Jonico Rosales | G | NorthPort Batang Pier | AMA | ||
| 60 | Luis Abaca | G | San Miguel Beermen | Benilde |
A ninth round was held, but NorthPort passed, thus ending the draft.
NOTE: Due to the draft's postponement, all draft picks from 2020 onwards are executed one year later.
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.
| Rounds | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60px | Special | width=60px | 1st | width=60px | After 1st |
| De La Salle | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| FEU | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| San Beda | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| UE | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| UP Diliman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Ateneo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| NU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lyceum | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Benilde | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| align=left colspan="4" | Other schools | 1 each |