2023 PBA Mock Draft: Converge chose the next James Yap in Round 2!



Even the round 2 of this draft can end up to be so loaded! 

#1 DYIP King Caralipio - He was one of the leader of Letran in their most recent conquest in the NCAA. He is a hardworking wingman who can really rebound and can score in multiple ways.

#2 XERS Ricci Rivero - Ricci is the main man of coach Aldin Ayo in his stint in DLSU. With the way he covet his former players in the PBA, I expect the same in the draft.

#3 PHX Ken Tuffin - There is a good chance that Phoenix can continue their good streak of excellent second round pick by choosing Tuffin if he fell to the 2nd round. He played well in an International league.

#4 ROS James Kwekuteye - If the draft ended up to be loaded with bigs, expect good quality guards like James to slide in the 2nd round.

#5 BWE BJ Andrade - A deadly shooter of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Everyone saw what happened to Tyler Tio and a lot will assume that it can easily happen again. BJ will be their bet.

#6 BWE JB Bahio - Blackwater's connection to MVP group will lead them to drafting this hardworking undersize bigman, JB Bahio. He has the tools to be a good bench big for a long time in the PBA.

#7 NLEX Kenmark Carino - NLEX should stop the slide of Kenmark at this point. He is a long 6'8 that they can develop into something.

#8 TNT Christian David - David is a legit NCAA Division 1 player. We all know how high is the success rate of this type of pedigree. David though do not have that much hype leading him to fall into the 2nd round.

#9 XERS Louie Sangalang - I feel like coach Aldin Ayo will appreciate a bigman like Sangalang. Hardworking with quick-enough feet which will help him defensively.

#10 BGSM Kyt Jimenez - Jimenez is the perfect pick for Ginebra. He is very popular and he has the playing style that Ginebra followers are craving for since Caguioa was overtaken by father time.

#11 ROS CJ Payawal - After getting a giant and a guard in the 1st round, grabbing a wing make sense for Rain or Shine. CJ is that tall wing that coach Yeng can nurture to be something specila.

#12 MAG Warren Bonifacio - Bonifacio's performance was not as good as last year. Nevertheless, he is still that post-scoring with very good passing forward that can be useful in the PBA.

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