Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft history
Prior to the draft, they were allowed to carry over three players from their PBL team: Jay-R Reyes, Junjun Cabatu and Jay Sagad. Furthermore, they also took part in an expansion draft in which they were able to select three players from the other PBA teams who were not protected by their clubs, acquiring Rob Wainwright, Gilbert Lao and Denver Lopez in the process.[1] Starting at the 2005 draft, the league has limited the draft to two rounds;[2] all undrafted players will become free agents.
Abby Santos from the University of the Philippines, Diliman became the team's first draft choice, the 10th pick in the 2006 PBA Draft, although he was not signed by the team. The immediate next pick, his schoolmate Jireh Ibañes, was the first draftee to play for the team.
Just as with other expansion teams, Welcoat had a difficult first couple of seasons, allowing them to participate in the draft lottery. Like in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft, a draft lottery determines which team gets the first overall draft pick, but on a much smaller scale; only the two worst-performing teams in the preceding season participate. The team with the worst record has a 67% chance of clinching the #1 seed while the second-worst only gets a 33% chance.[3]
In Rain or Shine's eight seasons in the league, they were able to select two number one overall draft picks: Joe Devance from the University of Texas, El Paso and Gabe Norwood from George Mason University. Devance was awarded as a member of the league's all-rookie team in 2008,[4] while Norwood was adjudged unanimously as the Rookie of the Year.[5]
Selections
| PG | Point guard |
| SG | Shooting guard |
| SF | Small forward |
| PF | Power forward |
| C | Center |
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Notes
- 1.^ All players entering the draft are Filipinos until proven otherwise.
References
- "Welcoat lands Wainwright, Lopez, Lao in dispersal draft". PBA.ph. 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- "After Washington, who?". PBA.ph. 2005-08-31. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- "Again, Welcoat to pick first in PBA rookie draft". GMANews.tv. 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- "Fernandez, Encarnado feted in PBA media awards tonite". The Philippine Star. 2008-04-27. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- "Kings' Helterbrand reigns supreme in PBA". The Philippine Star. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- Navarro, June (21 August 2006). "Realtors pick Williams; Air21 settles for Santos". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- Castillo, Musong (20 August 2007). "Welcoat taps Devance; Eman to San Miguel". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- "Fil-Americans dominate '08 PBA freshman class". GMANews.tv. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- "Burger King sticks to plan, picks Aguilar No. 1". GMANews.tv. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- Joble, Rey (2010-08-29). "Top of the class: Baclao chosen No.1 over Rabeh". GMANews.tv. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- Bolante, Mikkel (2011-08-28). "Casio first, Lee second in 2011 PBA draft". InterAKTV. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- 2012 PBA Draft Results Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, InterAKTV, August 19, 2012