The 2015

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players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at the Midtown Atrium,

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on August 23, 2015. From this draft on, the league abandoned its lottery system after the controversies that surrounded the previous year's draft. Instead, the league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams for the 2014–15 season, with the worst team picking first.

Draft order

The draft order was determined based from 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 will comprise 30% each.

Draft

1st round

2nd round

(Rain or Shine passed. Their first of two unused picks originally belonged to

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3rd round

4th round

(Ginebra and Meralco passed.)

5th round

(Barako Bull, Star, San Miguel, Alaska passed.)

6th round

(GlobalPort and Talk 'N Text passed.)

7th round

8th round

(Mahindra and NLEX passed.)

Trades involving draft picks

Pre-draft trades

* On October 9, 2014, Talk 'N Text acquired a first round pick from Blackwater in a three-team trade with NLEX.Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal
philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014 * On October 4, 2014, Rain or Shine acquired a 2015 first round pick from NLEX in exchange for the draft rights to

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. * On January 31, 2013, Meralco acquired a 2015 first round pick, Rey Guevarra,

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, and Josh Vanlandingham from GlobalPort in exchange for

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, Jaypee Belencion, and

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.PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades
, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013 * On March 31, 2015, Ginebra acquired a first round pick from Barako Bull in exchange for James Forrester and Dylan Ababou. * On July 25, 2014, NLEX acquired a 2015 first round pick from Ginebra in exchange for Joseph Yeo. * On October 9, 2014, Blackwater acquired Larry Rodriguez and a first round pick from Talk 'N Text in a three-team trade with NLEX. * On July 25, 2014, NLEX acquired a 2015 first round pick from San Miguel in exchange for a 2016 first round pick. * * On February 3, 2015, Ginebra acquired a second round pick and

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from Barako Bull in a three-team trade with San Miguel. Previously, the Energy acquired the pick and RR Garcia on June 24, 2014, from GlobalPort in exchange for Keith Jensen. * On August 18, 2015, Rain or Shine acquired a second round pick and

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from GlobalPort in exchange for Jervy Cruz. Previously, the Batang Pier acquired the pick and Ronjay Buenafe on June 4, 2014, from Barako Bull in exchange for Nico Salva and Bonbon Custodio. * On August 31, 2012, Alaska acquired

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and a 2015 second round pick from Ginebra in exchange for

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in a five-team trade with Barako Bull, GlobalPort, and Petron (San Miguel).Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal
, InterAKTV, August 31, 2012 * On September 6, 2011, Barako Bull acquired a second round pick and

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from Star (as B-Meg) in a three-team trade with Shopinas.com/Air21 (NLEX). * On November 3, 2013, Alaska acquired a 2015 second round pick from Talk 'N Text in exchange for the draft rights to John Paul Erram (see 2013 PBA draft). * On December 10, 2014, San Miguel acquired

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and a 2015 second round pick from Barako Bull in exchange for Sol Mercado. * On August 19, 2012, Rain or Shine acquired a 2015 second round pick from Meralco in exchange for the draft rights to

Draft-day trades

Note: No trades were allowed during the draft day as requested by incoming commissioner Chito Narvasa.No trades allowed during PBA draft
Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 23, 2015

Undrafted players

Note: *Backed out due to not playing in the PBA D-League; eventually drafted in 2016 by Meralco.

References

External links

PBA.ph
{{2015–16 PBA season by team Philippine Basketball Association draft

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