PHOENIX Super LPG is likely picking No. 4 in the PBA Season 51 Draft on January 17 after its exit at the Governors’ Cup quarterfinal stage.
The Fuelmasters will finish eighth place in the Governors’ Cup with a cumulative win-loss record of 5-8 at the end of their sweep at the hands of NLEX in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Phoenix also placed 10th in the Philippine Cup and eighth in the Commissioner’s Cup.
The draft order is determined through a computation based on the rankings in each of the three conferences with the Philippine Cup given 40 percent weight, the Commissioner’s Cup 30 percent, and Governors’ Cup 30 percent.
In an unofficial computation, Phoenix accumulated 8.8 points, enough to take the No. 4 spot in the Season 51 draft.
NLEX is set to select first in the Season 51 Draft as it owns the first-round pick of Blackwater which it acquired through the Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser trade in February 2024.
Titan Ultra will pick next at No. 2 followed by Barangay Ginebra at No. 3 with draft rights taken from Terrafirma from the Maverick Ahanmisi trade in October 2025.
The last time Phoenix picked No. 4 was in the Season 49 draft in July 2024 where the Fuelmasters selected Kai Ballungay.
Phoenix was supposed to pick No. 4 in the Season 50 draft last September 2025, but the rights were dealt to Converge, which selected Juan Gomez de Liano.
Meantime, the draft order of Magnolia has yet to be determined with the rankings reliant on which team will lose in the quarterfinals.
The Hotshots have a cumulative win-loss record of 7-6 in the Governors’ Cup, and finished seventh in the Philippine Cup and sixth in the Commissioner’s Cup.
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