The 2017

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was an event that allowed teams to

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

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on October 29, 2017. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2016–17 season, with the worst team picking first. The

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selected first overall after a trade with the

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Draft order

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Controversy involving Kia's first round pick

On October 27, 2017, PBA Commissioner

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approved the trade that sent Kia Picanto's first-round pick (first overall), which is used to draft

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, in exchange for

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Jay-R Reyes Jay-R C. Reyes (born July 16, 1984) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association. Professional career Reyes was the youngest player in the 200 ...

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and San Miguel's 2019 first-round draft choice, with minimal revisions from the original trade proposal that originally involved

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, Reyes, McCarthy and a San Miguel draft pick. The trade proposal already earned the ire of fans as well as

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, team owner of the Alaska Aces, and Dioceldo Sy, team owner of the

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, since Kia traded its opportunity to pick a potential starter in exchange for role players. In defense of approving the controversial Kia-San Miguel trade, Narvasa cited that

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also tried to make a deal with Kia's first-round pick. Narvasa also stated that TNT's manager

Magnum Membrere Benedicto "Magnum" L. Membrere III (born July 20, 1982 in Pangasinan) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who is former team manager for TNT Tropang Giga. He was drafted nineteenth overall ...

submitted draft application papers on behalf of Standhardinger, even if Standhardinger already submitted his own papers three weeks before the September 4 draft application deadline for Filipino-descended foreign applicants. TNT management then released a statement hours after the 2017 draft concluded, blasting Narvasa for being biased and questioned his credibility as the league's commissioner. TNT also clarified that the actions done by Magnum Membrere when submitting Standhardinger's draft application papers were done as a Philippine national basketball team representative.TNT blasts Narvasa's name-dropping of KaTropa exec in 'Standhardinger' trade
Nelson Beltran,

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, October 29, 2017

Draft

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

5th round

Trades involving draft picks

Pre-draft trades

Note: The rights to Barako Bull's draft picks were retained by

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Undrafted player

Draft picks per school

References

External links

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