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The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 19, 2007. The Welcoat Dragons drafted Joe Devance of the University of Texas at El Paso and Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings to be the #1 draft pick.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Devance |  United States
|
Welcoat Dragons | Texas-El Paso |
| 2 | Samigue Eman |  Philippines
|
San Miguel Beermen (from Coca-Cola) | Mindanao |
| 3 | Ryan Reyes | United States
|
Sta. Lucia Realtors | Cal State Fullerton |
| 4 | J.C. Intal | Philippines
|
Air21 Express (from Coca-Cola via Air21) | Ateneo de Manila |
| 5 | Doug Kramer | Philippines
|
Air21 Express (from Purefoods) | Ateneo de Manila |
| 6 | Ken Bono | Philippines
|
Alaska Aces | Adamson |
| 7 | J.R. Quiñahan | Philippines
|
Alaska Aces (from Red Bull) | Visayas |
| 8 | Yousif Aljamal | Philippines
|
Air21 Express (from Talk 'N Text) | San Beda |
| 9 | Jonas Villanueva | Philippines
|
San Miguel Beermen (from Ginebra) | Far Eastern |
| 10 | Macky Escalona | Philippines
|
Barangay Ginebra Kings | Ateneo de Manila |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ron-Jay Buenafe | Philippines
|
Sta. Lucia Realtors (from Coca-Cola) | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| 12 | Ryan Araña | Philippines
|
Welcoat Dragons | De La Salle-Manila |
| 13 | Melvin Mamaclay | Philippines
|
Sta. Lucia Realtors | Adamson |
| 14 | Marvin Cruz | Philippines
|
Air21 Express | State |
| 15 | Jojo Duncil | Philippines
|
Red Bull Barako (from Purefoods) | Santo Tomas |
| 16 | Ardy Larong | Philippines
|
Alaska Aces | San Carlos |
| 17 | RJ Masbang | Philippines
|
Air21 Express (from San Miguel) | East |
Red Bull's two picks (supposedly 17th and 19th), and Talk 'N Text (supposedly 18th) were passed.
Draft day trades
- Purefoods traded its second-round draft pick to Red Bull.
Undrafted players
Draftee's name followed by college. All undrafted players become free agents.
- Joel Solis (Philippine Christian University)
- Joferson Gonzales (Mapua Institute of Technology)
- John Bombeo (San Beda College)
- Edilgusto Soriano
- Khiel Misa (University of Perpetual Help System DALTA)
- Chico Manabat
- Chris Baluyot (San Beda College)
- Ronnie Zagala
- Francis Barcellano (Far Eastern University)
- Elbert Alberto
- Jose Aquino
- Alex Angeles (San Beda College)
- Godofredo Cuevas
- Junjun Molina
- Reed Juntilla
- Frederick Hubalde (University of Santo Tomas)
- Ramil Tagupa (Adamson University)
- Wynsjohn Te (Jose Rizal University)
- Mark Legarde
- Gilbert Neo
- James Zablan (Far Eastern University)
- Roberto Rivera
- Kenneth Co Yu Kang (Chiang Kai Shek College)
- Rolly Menor
- Tristan Veranga (Mapua Institute of Technology)
- Daryl Pepito (St. Edward's College)
- Donald Tadena
- Dominador Javier (University of Perpetual Help System DALTA)
- Mark Moreno
Players scrapped from the list
Jeffrei Chan of Far Eastern University withdrew his application.
Note
*All aspirants are Filipinos until proven otherwise.
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