2009 PBA Rookie Draft

Brgy. Ginebra traded Paul Artadi, Rafi Reavis and the rights to 8th pick Chris Timberlake for Enrico Villanueva, Rich Alvarez, Celino Cruz and Paolo Bugia of Purefoods. Burger King acted as the conduit team, trading Cholo Villanueva to Purefoods and acquiring the rights to 2009 Rookie draft 18th pick Orlando Daroya and future picks.

Here are the 2009 PBA Rookie Draft Results:

First Round
1. Burger King - Japeth Aguilar (6'9")
2. None
3. Purefoods - Rico Maierhofer ('6'7")
4. Burger King - Chris Ross
5. Rain or Shine - Jervy Cruz (6'4")
6. Alaska - Mike Burtscher
7. Barako Bull - Rogemar Menor (6'2")
8. Brgy. Ginebra - Chris Timberlake
9. Burger King - Ronnie Matias (6'3")
10. San Miguel - James Sena (6'4")

Second Round
11. Sta. Lucia - Mark Lester Benitez (6'4")
12. Barako Bull - Benedict Fernandez (5'11")
13. Barako Bull - Edwin Asoro (6'2")
14. Burger King (traded to Coca- Cola) - Francis Allera (6'4")
15. Rain or Shine - Marcelino Arellano (5'9")
16. Alaska - Sean Christopher Co (6'0")
17. Sta. Lucia - Lamont Waters (6'5")
18. Brgy. Ginebra - Orlando Daroya (6'3")
19. Talk 'N Text - Kevin White (6'0")
20. San Miguel (traded to Coca-Cola) - PJ Walsham (6'5")

Draft Day trades:
- Unconfirmed trade #2 - Coca-Cola traded Nic Belasco to Talk 'N Text for Renren Ritualo.

- Purefoods released Richard Yee and Topex Robinson to free agency

- Burger King shipped their 3rd pick Chris Ross, guard Marvin Cruz and the 13th pick to Coca-Cola for Ronjay Buenafe and Coca-Cola's 2010 1st Round Draft pick.

- Burger King released Larry Rodriguez, who was earlier acquired from Barako Bull, to Coca-Cola

Offseason
- Barako Bull's Jeff Chan and Mike Hrabak traded to Rain or Shine for Rob Wainwright and Mark Andaya

- Jojo Duncil is now with Coca-Cola.

- Gabby Espinas traded to Sta. Lucia for Sta. Lucia's 2009 1st Round pick.

- Brgy. Ginebra released Junjun Cabatu, Macky Escalona and JR Aquino to free agency.

-Burger King's Marc Pingris traded to Purefoods for Purefoods' 2010 1st and 2nd Round Draft picks.

- Burger King's Arwind Santos traded to San Miguel for Marc Pingris, Ken Bono and San Miguel's 2010 1st Round draft pick