2014 PBA Expansion Draft

2014 PBA Expansion draft
General information
Expansion team(s) Blackwater Elite
Kia Sorento
Date(s) July 18, 2014
Location Microtel Acropolis, Libis, Quezon City.
PBA expansion draft
< 2000
2014 PBA Draft

The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft is the third expansion draft of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The draft was held on July 18, 2014, so that the newly founded teams Blackwater Elite and the Kia Sorento could acquire players for the 2014–15 season. A "protect 12" scheme was implemented for the draft, meaning that the 10 existing PBA teams can protect up to 12 players in their rosters and will unconditionally release their unprotected players to the expansion pool.[1][2] This was the first expansion draft held by the PBA, since Batang Red Bull Energizers entered the league as an expansion team in 2000.[3] The draft will be closed to the public as the final list will be distributed only to the expansion clubs. Players involved will be returned to their original teams if they are not chosen, provided they are unaware of their inclusion in the draft.[4]

Blackwater Elite was formed as one of the founding members of the PBA Developmental League in 2011. They are only the D-League team, besides the NLEX Road Warriors to win a championship, which they won in the 2013 PBA D-League Foundation Cup.[5] The team is owned by Dioceldo Sy, through his company, Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Sy also owned the Blu Detergent team in the Philippine Basketball League, who hired Asi Taulava before turning professional in 1999.[6]

The Kia Sorento was formed after the approval of the league's board of governors on their expansion application, together with Blackwater and NLEX. The team is owned by Columbian Autocar Corporation, the local distributor of Kia cars in the Philippines. On June 9, 2014, the team held a press conference, announcing that boxer Manny Pacquiao will coach their team in the 2014–15 season.[7][8][9][10] A naming contest was held to determine the team's moniker.[11] On August 24, during the 2014 PBA draft, Columbian Autocar Corporation president Gina Domingo announced that they took the moniker "Sorento", the name of their top-selling sports utility vehicle in the Philippines and United States.[12]

The NLEX Road Warriors were supposed to be part of this expansion draft, but they opted to buy the Air21 Express.[13][14][15][16] NLEX started as a founding member of the PBA D-League and won six championships, most recently the 2014 Foundation Cup, when they swept Blackwater Elite in their finals series.[17]

Key

Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter

Selections

The draft was supposed to be held at the PBA office in Libis, Quezon City, but due to the rotational brownouts caused by the aftermath of Typhoon Glenda (int'l name: Rammasun), the draft was held at Microtel Acropolis, which is located in the same city.[18]

Pick Player Pos. Country of birth Team Previous team PBA years[a] Career with the franchise[b]
1 Ildefonso, DannyDanny Ildefonso C  Philippines Blackwater Elite Meralco Bolts 16 [d]
2 Cervantes, ReilReil Cervantes F  Philippines Kia Sorento Barako Bull Energy 3 2014–2015
3 Nuyles, AlexAlex Nuyles G  Philippines Blackwater Elite Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1 2014–2015
4 Burtscher, MikeMike Burtscher F   Switzerland Kia Sorento Air21 Express 5 2014–2015
5 Cawaling, JRJR Cawaling F  Philippines Blackwater Elite San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 1 2014
6 Thiele, HansHans Thiele C/F  Philippines Kia Sorento Barako Bull Energy 4 2014–2015
7 Laure, EddieEddie Laure F  Philippines Blackwater Elite Alaska Aces 11 2014–present
8 Padilla, AlvinAlvin Padilla G  Philippines Kia Sorento Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 0[c] 2014
9 Faundo, BryanBryan Faundo F  Philippines Blackwater Elite Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 2014–2015
10 Reyes, JaiJai Reyes G  Philippines Kia Sorento Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 [d]
11 Erram, John PaulJohn Paul Erram C  Philippines Blackwater Elite Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 0[c] 2014–present
12 Sanga, PaulPaul Sanga F  Philippines Kia Sorento undrafted 0[c] 2014
13 Artadi, PaulPaul Artadi G  Philippines Blackwater Elite Meralco Bolts 10 2014
14 Raymundo, AngelusAngelus Raymundo F  Philippines Kia Sorento GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 2014
15 Bulawan, GilbertGilbert Bulawan F  Philippines Blackwater Elite Barako Bull Energy 3 20142016
16 Saldua, Eder JohnEder John Saldua G  Philippines Kia Sorento undrafted 0[c] 2014
17 Gamalinda, RiegoRiego Gamalinda G  Philippines Blackwater Elite Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4 2014–present
18 Belasco, NicNic Belasco F  United States Kia Sorento Alaska Aces 17 [d]
19 Timberlake, ChrisChris Timberlake G  United States Blackwater Elite Meralco Bolts 5 2014–2015
20 Revilla, LALA Revilla G  Philippines Kia Sorento GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 2014–present
21 Gonzales, NormanNorman Gonzales F  Philippines Blackwater Elite Powerade Tigers 13 [d]
22 Webb, JoshuaJoshua Webb G  Philippines Kia Sorento Air21 Express 0[c] 2014–present
23 Celiz, RobbyRobby Celiz G  Philippines Blackwater Elite Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 1 2014–2015
24 Alonzo, RichardRichard Alonzo F  Philippines Kia Sorento GlobalPort Batang Pier 8 2014

Notes

References

  1. No direct hires for three PBA expansion teams, but board relents to 'Protect 12' scheme, additional draft picks, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, April 24, 2014
  2. PBA expansion teams given more draft rights, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, April 24, 2014
  3. Why You Should be Excited for the PBA's Expansion Teams, Jay P. Mercado, PinoyExchange.com, March 10, 2014
  4. 10 teams meet PBA dispersal draft list deadline Snow Badua, Solar Sports Desk, July 11, 2014 Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. Blackwater sweeps NLEX for PBA D-League title, Mark Giongco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2013
  6. New PBA team Blackwater Sports takes a look at Don Allado, Roger Yap in practice, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, April 30, 2014
  7. "Manny Pacquiao to coach basketball". ESPN.com. June 10, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  8. Pamintuan, Carlo (June 9, 2014). "Manny Pacquiao officially introduced as Team KIA's head coach in the PBA". Yahoo PH Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  9. Dy, Richard (June 9, 2014). "It's official: Manny Pacquiao will be head coach of Kia Motors in PBA debut next season". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  10. Kia names Manny Pacquiao head coach of their expansion team, GMA News Online, June 9, 2014
  11. Kia puts up contest for PBA team name, 15 finalists to win US trip to watch NBA game, Joshua Lopez, InterAksyon.com, May 29, 2014
  12. Kia finally settles on a moniker for PBA team - and it's neither Kamao nor Pride, Snow Badua, spin.ph, August 24, 2014
  13. Ballesteros, Jan (June 26, 2014). "PBA approves NLEX's acquisition of Air21 franchise". Sports Desk PH. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  14. Bracher, Jane (June 26, 2014). "PBA: Air21 franchise officially sold to NLEX". Rappler. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  15. Pamintuan, Carlo (June 26, 2014). "NLEX Road Warriors officially enter the PBA after buying the Air21 Express". Yahoo PH Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  16. NLEX opts to buy existing club instead of entering as expansion team, GMA News Online, June 16, 2014
  17. PBA-bound NLEX sweeps Blackwater in finals to complete perfect campaign in D-League, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, June 2, 2014
  18. FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
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