Published on August 8, 2011
After last Sunday’s Draft Lottery between the two lowest-placed teams this season, we now have a
clearer picture of the drafting order for the 2011 PBA Rookie Draft which will be held on August 28,
2011 at the Midtown of Robinson’s Place Manila.
Powerade won the Lottery with PBA chairman Rene Pardo choosing the Tigers’ envelope. Coach Bo
Perasol will now have the chance to select from the rookie grab bag, one seen by many to be the
deepest in recent years.
Air21, which lost the Lottery, will get to switch places with Powerade in the second round. The
Express will pick first in the second round while the Tigers choose second.
1st RD ORDER OF DRAFT
1. Powerade
2. Air21
3. Meralco
4. Rain or Shine
5. B-Meg
6. Alaska
7. Barako Bull/Petron Blaze
8. Barako Bull/Petron Blaze
9. Barangay Ginebra
10. Talk N Text
The draft order given above is the natural order of draft, meaning this still does not take into
consideration the trades made by the teams.
So far, all but the 7th and 8th picks have been decided. In the event Petron wins the 2011
Governors’ Cup title, the Boosters will have the 8th pick, with Barako Bull getting No. 7. If Talk
n Text wins, Petron takes the 7th pick and Barako Bull the 8th pick.
In determining the order of drafting, 40 percent weight is given to a team’s finish in the
Philippine Cup, 30 percent to a team’s finish in the Commissioner’s Cup and 30 percent to a
team’s finish in the Governors’ Cup.
Because it failed to participate in the final two conferences of the season, Barako Bull was not
given a rank, and therefore had no corresponding points value in the computation.
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