The order for teams picking 9th to 12th was determined by their positions after the Governors' Cup regular round.

There was a separate draft for the players in the pool for the Philippine national team, better known as Gilas Pilipinas.

The five teams held their rights to the players they selected only after their release from international duty.

[2] As part of the agreement between the PBA and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the latter named 5 players being loaned to Gilas's training camp after their selection in this special draft.

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.