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PINILI ng Converge Fiberxers team si Justine Baltazar, 27 anyos, 6-foot-9 UAAP Champion noong 2016, three-time mythical team selection ng De Salle Green Archers, at member ng MPBL team bilang top overall selection ng PBA 49th Season Rookie Draft kahapon, Linggo, 14 Hulyo, sa Glorietta 4 Activity Center, Ayala, Makati City.
Narito ang talaan ng PBA Season 49 Draft:
FIRST ROUND
1. Converge – Justine Baltazar
2. Blackwater – Sedrick Barefield
3. Barangay Ginebra (from Terrafirma) – RJ Abarrientos
4. Phoenix – Kai Ballungay
5. NorthPort – Dave Ildefonso
6. NLEX – Jonnel Policarpio
7. Rain or Shine (from Blackwater, acquired from TNT) – Caelan Tiongson
8. Rain or Shine – Felix Lemetti
9. Magnolia – Jerom Lastimosa
10. Terrafirma (from Barangay Ginebra) – Mark Nonoy
11. Meralco – CJ Cansino
12. San Miguel – Avan Nava
SECOND ROUND
13. Rain or Shine – Francis Escandor
14. NorthPort (from NLEX, acquired from Blackwater) – Evan Nelle
15. Terrafirma – CJ Catapusan
16. Rain or Shine (from Phoenix) – Mike Malonzo
17. Barangay Ginebra (from NorthPort) – Didat Hanapi
18. NLEX – Brandon Ramirez
19. Converge (from TNT) – Pao Javillonar
20. Rain or Shine – Miggy Corteza
21. Converge (from Magnolia) – Ben Phillips
22. Barangay Ginebra – Pao Hernandez
23. Meralco – Kurt Reyson
24. Converge – Jason Credo
THIRD ROUND
25. Converge – Ronan Santos
26. Blackwater – DJ Mitchell
27. Terrafirma – Peter Alfaro
28. Phoenix – CJ Payawal
29. NorthPort – Agem Miranda
30. NLEX – Xyrus Torres
31. TNT – Jared Brown
32. Rain or Shine – Darwish Bederi
33. Magnolia – RV Berjay
34. Barangay Ginebra – Paul Garcia
35. Meralco – JP Maguliano
36. San Miguel – Abdul Sawat
FOURTH ROUND
37. Blackwater – Keith Pido
38. Phoenix – Chino Mosqueda
39. NorthPort – John Uduba
40. NLEX – Denzel Wong
41. TNT – Mark Niel Cruz
42. Magnolia – Ry Dela Rosa
43. Meralco – Jordan Bartlett
44. San Miguel – Ralph Robin
FIFTH ROUND
45. Phoenix – Patrick Feliciano
46. NorthPort – Germy Mahinay
47. NLEX – Adrian Partosa
SIXTH ROUND
48. NorthPort – Robbie Darang
Sa kabuuan, 48 sa 67 aspirante ang nakasama sa draft. (HENRY TALAN VARGAS)
