After struggling to make a splash in the past conference, Blackwater gets the top pick in the 2016 PBA Rookie Draft.
The Elite advanced for the first time in the playoffs after making it to the quarterfinals in the Philippine Cup, but could not recapture their thunder in the import-laden conferences behind the leadership of Carlo Lastimosa and rookie Art dela Cruz.
Phoenix, meanwhile, will be selecting second, getting the rights of the pick from Star.
Ginebra can also add another star to its already loaded rotation with the third pick, receiving the slot from a prior trade with Phoenix.
Mahindra will be picking fourth, followed by Star at five.
San Miguel is next at sixth, followed by Meralco, NLEX, Rain or Shine, Ginebra again, Alaska, and Phoenix to end the first round.
Here’s how the draft order will play out:
First Round
1 Blackwater
2 Phoenix (from Star)
3 Ginebra ( from Phoenix)
4 Mahindra
5 Star (from GlobalPort)
6 San Miguel (from NLEX)
7 Meralco
8 NLEX (from TNT)
9 Rain or Shine
10 Ginebra
11 Alaska
12 Phoenix (from San Miguel)
Second Round
1 NLEX (from Blackwater)
2 Rain or Shine (from Star)
3 GlobalPort (from Phoenix)
4 Meralco (from Mahindra)
5 Alaska (from GlobalPort)
6 Rain or Shine (from NLEX)
7 GlobalPort (from Meralco)
8 Phoenix (from TNT)
9 Rain or Shine
10 Mahindra (from Ginebra)
11 Alaska
12 Phoenix (from San Miguel)
The 2016 PBA Rookie Draft will be held on October 30.