Allein Gail Q. Maliksi (born September 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional

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player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was drafted 8th by the

Petron Blaze Boosters The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...

in the 2011 PBA draft.

College career

Maliksi played for the

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. He was only able to play one full season in the UAAP.

PBA D-League career

Maliksi played with the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems in the

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. He became the D-League’s first-ever MVP in the 2011 Foundation Cup where he led the Gems to the finals before losing to the NLEX Road Warriors.

Professional career

On August 28, 2011, Maliksi was drafted eight overall in the 2011 PBA draft by the

, but was traded on draft day to the

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. On November 2011, just around three months after being drafted, Maliksi was traded by Barako Bull to

Barangay Ginebra Kings A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

in a three-team trade that also involved

B-Meg Llamados The Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, or simply known as the Magnolia Hotshots, are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team is owned by San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., a subsidiary of San Migue ...

. On January 22, 2013, Maliksi was traded by Ginebra back to Barako Bull in a five-team, ten-player trade. On August 16, 2013, the PBA approved a trade that sent him to the

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in exchange of a 2017 second round pick, Wesley Gonzales and Chris Pacana. On September 27, 2013, in a do-or-die quarterfinals matchup against the Alaska Aces, he suffered a partial ACL tear that would sideline him for 6 months. Following the departure to

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of Star's main man

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during the 2016–17 PBA season , Maliksi has been given more minutes under new coach

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. On January 28, 2017, he led the Star with 25 points in a lop-sided 47-point win against

, making him named as Player of The Week. Allein set his career-high 33 points the following game in a 124–87 victory against Mahindra, hitting 7-out-of-8 in the three-point line. On September 10, 2017, Maliksi, along with

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, was traded to the

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for

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and

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. On October 25, 2019, Maliksi, along with

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, was traded to the

for

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, and two second round draft picks in 2020 and 2022.

Career statistics

UAAP

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PBA Season-by-season averages

''As of the end of 2021 season''
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Barangay Ginebra The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

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, rowspan=3, 33 , , rowspan=3, 23.7 , , rowspan=3, .386 , , rowspan=3, .342 , , rowspan=3, .817 , , rowspan=3, 3.2 , , rowspan=3, 1.0 , , rowspan=3, .5 , , rowspan=3, .1 , , rowspan=3, 9.0 , - , align=left , Barako Bull , - , align=left , San Mig Coffee , - , align=left , , align=left , San Mig Super Coffee , 19 , , 12.2 , , .429 , , .344 , , .857 , , .9 , , .4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.1 , - , align=left , , align=left , Purefoods / Star , 37 , , 13.6 , , .418 , , .382 , , .750 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , .2 , , 6.1 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

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, rowspan=2, 46 , , rowspan=2, 22.4 , , rowspan=2, .424 , , rowspan=2, .367 , , rowspan=2, .776 , , rowspan=2, 3.1 , , rowspan=2, .9 , , rowspan=2, .7 , , rowspan=2, .2 , , rowspan=2, 13.0 , - , align=left , Blackwater , - , align=left , , align=left , Blackwater , 32 , , 26.2 , , .366 , , .294 , , .750 , , 5.0 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .2 , , 11.4 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , Blackwater , rowspan=2, 47 , , rowspan=2, 22.6 , , rowspan=2, .421 , , rowspan=2, .321 , , rowspan=2, .820 , , rowspan=2, 3.9 , , rowspan=2, 1.6 , , rowspan=2, .7 , , rowspan=2, .3 , , rowspan=2, 11.5 , - , align=left ,

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, 18 , , 20.3 , , .411 , , .411 , , .784 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , 11.7 , - , align=left , , align=left ,

, 42 , , 23.2 , , .440 , , .410 , , .825 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 12.3 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 326 , , 20.5 , , .415 , , .368 , , .792 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 10.1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maliksi, Allein 1987 births Living people Barako Bull Energy players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Basketball players from Metro Manila Blackwater Bossing players Magnolia Hotshots players People from Makati Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards UST Growling Tigers basketball players Meralco Bolts players San Miguel Beermen draft picks