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{{Short description|Men's professional basketball league in the Philippines}}
{{Distinguish|text=the defunct [[Basketball Association of the Philippines]]}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title           = Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
| logo            = PBAlogo.svg
| pixels          = 250px
| caption         = 
| sport           = Basketball
| founded         = {{Start date and age|1975|04|09|br=y}}
| folded          = 
| inaugural       = [[1975 PBA season|1975]]
| headquarters    = [[Circumferential Road 5|Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 road)]], [[Eastwood City]], Bagumbayan, [[Quezon City]]
| commissioner    = [[Willie Marcial]]
| fame            = 
| motto           = ''Solid''{{efn|group=lower-alpha| In some instances, the "Solid" motto may be referred to as "Solid ang Laban" (lit. The Competition/Fight is Solid). The motto changes per season.}}
| teams           = 12
| country         = [[Philippines]]
| continent       = [[FIBA Asia]]
| champion        = {{small|'''[[2024 PBA Governors' Cup|2024 Governors']]''' – [[TNT Tropang Giga]]<br />'''[[2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2024–25 Commissioner's]]''' – [[TNT Tropang Giga]]<br>'''[[2025 PBA Philippine Cup|2025 Philippine]]''' – [[San Miguel Beermen]]}}
| most_champs     = [[San Miguel Beermen]]<br />(30 titles)
| confed_cup      = [[East Asia Super League]]
| TV              = [[#Media coverage|See below]]
| website         = {{URL|https://www.pba.ph/|pba.ph}}
| current         = [[2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup]]<br>[[2025–26 PBA season]]
}}

The '''Philippine Basketball Association''' ('''PBA''') is a men's professional [[basketball]] league in the [[Philippines]], composed of twelve company-branded [[Franchising|franchise]] teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in [[Asia]] and the second-oldest in the world after the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref name=PacificRims>Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13.</ref>{{refn|group=note|The PBA was established as a professional league before the "professional era" of basketball in 1989, when [[FIBA]] dropped the distinction between amateurs and professionals. Previously, professionals were not allowed to play in FIBA sanctioned leagues.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stein |first=Marc |date=March 23, 2020 |title=Boris Stankovic, Who Paved Way for N.B.A.'s 'Dream Team,' Dies at 94 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/sports/basketball/boris-stankovic-dead.html |access-date=October 5, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>}}

The league played its first game at the [[Araneta Coliseum]] in [[Quezon City]] on April 9, 1975,<ref name=PacificRims/> and its regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and [[FIBA]]. As of the [[2022–23 PBA season|2022–23 season]], the PBA season consists of three tournaments known as "[[List of Philippine Basketball Association conferences|conferences]]": the [[PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]], the [[PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]], and the [[PBA Governors' Cup|Governors' Cup]]. The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups allow each team to sign a single foreign player known as an "[[Lists of Philippine Basketball Association imports|import]]". Meanwhile, the Philippine Cup is exclusive for Filipino players and is considered the most prestigious of the three conferences. Although the three conferences have minor variations in format and rules, each consists of a single [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] elimination round followed by [[playoffs]] to determine the champion. The winners of the conference cups do not face each other at the end of the season to determine the season champion; instead, each conference champion team are considered PBA champions. The achievement of a team winning all three conferences in a season is called the [[Grand Slam (PBA)|Grand Slam]].

The [[San Miguel Beermen]] are the most successful team with a total of 30 championships, including a Grand Slam in 1989. They have also won the most titles in each of the current conferences: 11 Philippine Cups, 5 Commissioner's Cups, and 5 Governors' Cups. Meanwhile, the defunct [[Crispa Redmanizers]] are the only team to have achieved two Grand Slams.

As of 2022–23, the PBA earned ₱200 million in net revenue and had an average television audience of 4 million per game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=PBA sets record in revenues |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/climate-and-environment/2023/05/28/2269661/pba-sets-record-revenues#:~:text=PARIS%20%E2%80%93%20The%20PBA%20couldn't,of%20Governors%20planning%20session%20here. |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528122525/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/climate-and-environment/2023/05/28/2269661/pba-sets-record-revenues |archive-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref> The PBA also has an official [[List of developmental and minor sports leagues|developmental league]], the [[PBA D-League]].

== History ==
=== Founding ===
[[File:PBA Inaugural Ceremonial Toss 1975.jpg|thumb|left|Ms. PBA, Mia Montemayor tosses the ceremonial ball between Mariwasa's [[Cisco Oliver]] and Concepcion's Ramon Lucindo during the opening ceremonies of the Philippine Basketball Association on April 9, 1975. Looking on are PBA commissioner [[Leo Prieto]] and PBA president Emerson Coseteng.]]
[[File:First PBA logo.svg|thumb|right|150px|The first PBA logo primarily used from 1975 to 1988. The logo is currently being used for the league's marketing materials since 2017.]]

The Philippine Basketball Association was founded when nine teams left the now-defunct [[Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association]] (MICAA), which was tightly controlled by the [[Basketball Association of the Philippines]] (BAP), the [[FIBA|FIBA-recognized]] national association at the time.<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/revolution-evolution-and-the-tale-of-the-undersized-pba-forward Revolution, evolution, and the tale of the undersized PBA forward] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718045048/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/revolution-evolution-and-the-tale-of-the-undersized-pba-forward |date=July 18, 2012 }}, Jay P. Mercado, InterAKTV, April 8, 2012</ref> With the BAP controlling the MICAA, the league was ''[[de jure]]'' amateur, as players were only paid allowances. This is much like what was done in other countries to circumvent the amateur requirement and to play in [[FIBA]]-sanctioned tournaments such as the Olympics. [[MICAA]] team owners were not pleased with how [[Basketball Association of the Philippines|BAP]] (then led by [[Lito Puyat|Gonzalo "Lito" Puyat]]) were taking away their players to join the national team without consulting them first.<ref>[https://ph.news.yahoo.com/end-era-113508320--spt.html End Of An Era], [[Manila Bulletin]], January 8, 2013</ref> On January 23, 1975, Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelainmakers' team owner, Emerson Coseteng, together with Carrier Weathermakers, [[Toyota Super Corollas|Toyota Comets]], Seven-Up Uncolas and [[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Presto Ice Cream]] announced the formation of the PBA.  The [[Crispa Redmanizers]], [[San Miguel Beermen|Royal Tru-Orange]], [[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Distillery]], and the [[U/Tex Wranglers|U/Tex Weavers]] later joined the upcoming professional league. [[Leo Prieto|Leopoldo Prieto]], the coach for the Philippines at the [[1956 Melbourne Olympics]], was appointed as the first commissioner and Coseteng was chosen as the first president of the league's Board of Governors.<ref>[http://sportsmanila.net/sports/basketball/261-pba-35-years-and-counting PBA: 35 years and counting ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826224517/http://sportsmanila.net/sports/basketball/261-pba-35-years-and-counting |date=August 26, 2018 }}, Eddie Alinea, Sports Manila.net</ref> The first game of the league was held at the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Araneta Coliseum]] on April 9, 1975, featuring Mariwasa-Noritake and Concepcion Carrier with Miss PBA Mia Montemayor conducting the ceremonial ball toss.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Joaquin |title=Where is Mia Montemayor? |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2025/04/09/2434626/where-mia-montemayor |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=9 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Jonas |title=PBA: The birth of professional basketball 45 years ago |url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/04/09/pba-the-birth-of-professional-basketball-45-years-ago/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=9 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Early years ===
The league's first 10 years was known for the [[Crispa-Toyota rivalry|intense rivalry]] of the [[Crispa Redmanizers]] and the [[Toyota Super Corollas|Toyota Tamaraws]], still considered one of the greatest rivalries in league history. Big names such as [[Robert Jaworski]], [[Ramon Fernandez]], [[Francis Arnaiz]], [[Atoy Co]], [[Bogs Adornado]] and [[Philip Cezar]] played for those squads before the two teams disbanded in 1983 and 1984 respectively. Following their disbandment, the league moved from the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Araneta Coliseum]] to [[PhilSports Arena|ULTRA]] in [[Pasig]]. There, the league continued to be popular, as several former Toyota and Crispa players suited up for different teams.

During the mid to late 1980s, Jaworski and [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel]] became the league's most popular squad for their "never say die" attitude.<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/jaworski-and-the-birth-of-never-say-die Jaworski and the birth of 'Never Say Die'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714074726/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/jaworski-and-the-birth-of-never-say-die |date=July 14, 2012 }}, Jay P. Mercado, InterAKTV, March 7, 2012</ref> The team had intense rivalries with the [[Tanduay Rhum Masters]], which was led by Jaworski's ex-Toyota teammate-turned-rival Fernandez, and later the expansion [[Star Hotshots|Purefoods Corporation]] and younger players [[Alvin Patrimonio]], [[Jerry Codiñera]], [[Jojo Lastimosa]] and Fernandez (who moved from Tanduay). By the end of the 1980s, [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel Beer]] won numerous championships that included the 1989 Grand Slam, led by coach [[Norman Black]] and former national team stars [[Samboy Lim]] and [[Hector Calma]].

[[Image:Second PBA logo.svg|thumb|150px|Second PBA logo officially used from 1989 to 1992 (used as secondary logo from 1985 to 1988)]]

In 1989, [[FIBA]] voted to allow professionals to play in their sanctioned tournaments, hence the PBA's players are now able to represent the country internationally. In 1990, the league sent its first all-professional squad to the [[Asian Games]], earning a silver medal. The PBA would later send three more all-pro squads to the event.

The early 1990s saw [[Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra]] and [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Shell]] forming an intense rivalry that included Ginebra's walkout in 1990 finals against Shell and the team's dramatic comeback from a 3–1 deficit to beat Shell in the [[1991 PBA First Conference finals|1991 First Conference]]. Patrimonio, [[Allan Caidic]], and a host of others became the league's main attraction. By 1993, the league moved to the [[Cuneta Astrodome]] in [[Pasay]] and later saw the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]] win the 1996 [[Grand Slam (PBA)|grand slam]] and nine titles in the decade.

=== Competition and scheduling changes ===
From 1999 to 2000, the PBA endured controversy. Several expatriate cagers arrived on the scene (such as [[Asi Taulava]], [[Danny Seigle]] and [[Eric Menk]]). Their lineage was questionable and most of them were deported for falsifying documents. The arrival of dozens of these players was a counter to the fledgling [[Metropolitan Basketball Association]], a regional-based professional league formed in 1998. After [[ABS-CBN Corporation|ABS-CBN]]'s 2001 abandonment, the [[Metropolitan Basketball Association|MBA]] faced mounting expenses and would fold within a year. Despite the MBA's disbandment and the arrival of those players to the PBA, attendance went sour for the PBA in 2002 and was even worse the following year.

In 2004, the league introduced drastic scheduling changes, when it decided to begin the season in October instead of January. The change in starting the season allowed the league to accommodate international tournaments held from June to September and it fit better with college hoops, the [[NCAA (Philippines)|NCAA]] and the [[UAAP]], whose seasons run from June to October. The league also reduced the number of conferences from three to two, renaming the All-Filipino Cup as the [[PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]] and introducing a new import laden tournament named as the [[PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]]. To accommodate these changes, a transitional tournament, the [[2004 PBA Fiesta Conference]] was held from February to July, which was won by the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Barangay Ginebra Kings]]. The league also began to hold the annual All-Star weekend in the provinces, alternating from Luzon and Visayas/Mindanao provinces every year.

The league regained some popularity by this year, thanks in large part to Barangay Ginebra's three PBA championships led by [[Eric Menk]], [[Jayjay Helterbrand]] and [[Mark Caguioa]]. Solid marketing and arrival of collegiate stars from the [[UAAP]] and the [[NCAA Philippines|NCAA]] also worked in the PBA's favor.

By 2005, the league would take on the role of Philippine national representation under [[Chot Reyes]], when [[FIBA]] lifted the suspension of the country following the formation of the [[Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas]] despite a ninth-place finish in the [[2007 FIBA Asia Championship]]. In 2009, however, the all-amateur [[Smart Gilas]] team became the country's official representative in international competitions. The PBA's role in forming a national team was thus reduced to sending up reinforcements to beef up the national squad.

=== Modern era and expansion ===
After the appointment of [[Chito Salud]], son of former commissioner [[Rudy Salud]] as the commissioner of the PBA, the league returned the three-conference format starting in the [[2010-11 PBA season|2010–11 season]]. This also ushered the return of the previously retired conferences, the [[PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] and [[PBA Governors Cup|Governors']] cups.

The beginning of the 2010s also saw the dominance of the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]], who nearly got the Grand Slam in the [[2010–11 PBA season|2010–11 season]] and won the [[PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]] in three consecutive years ([[2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2010–11]], [[2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2011–12]], [[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2012–13]]) enabling them to permanently keep possession of the [[Jun Bernardino Trophy]], the trophy given to the Philippine Cup champions.

On May 19, 2013, the third game of the [[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals]] between the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] and the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] set the all-time basketball attendance record of 23,436 at the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum]],<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-ginebra-game-three-sets-new-all-time-araneta-coliseum-basketball-attendance-record Alaska-Ginebra Game Three sets new all-time Araneta Coliseum basketball attendance record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034259/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-ginebra-game-three-sets-new-all-time-araneta-coliseum-basketball-attendance-record |date=January 6, 2014 }}, InterAKTV, May 19, 2013</ref> which broke the previous record of 23,108 set 11 days earlier that featured the semifinals series doubleheader between [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] vs. [[Star Hotshots|San Mig Coffee]] and [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Barangay Ginebra]] vs. [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Talk 'N Text]].<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-sets-all-time-araneta-coliseum-record-with-san-mig-coffee-alaska-ginebra-talk-n-text-twinbill BA sets all-time Araneta Coliseum record with San Mig Coffee-Alaska, Ginebra-Talk 'N Text twinbill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034256/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-sets-all-time-araneta-coliseum-record-with-san-mig-coffee-alaska-ginebra-talk-n-text-twinbill |date=January 6, 2014 }}, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, May 9, 2013</ref> This record was eventually broken on February 12, 2014, when the [[Game seven|seventh game]] of the [[2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup#Barangay Ginebra-San Mig Super Coffee series|2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals series]] between [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] and [[Star Hotshots|San Mig Super Coffee Mixers]] set the all-time basketball attendance record of 24,883.<ref>{{cite web|title=Game Seven between Ginebra, San Mig Coffee sets all-time record attendance|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/photo-game-seven-between-ginebra-san-mig-coffee-sets-all-time-record-attendance|publisher=InterAksyon.com|access-date=February 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222034200/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/photo-game-seven-between-ginebra-san-mig-coffee-sets-all-time-record-attendance|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}.</ref>

The [[2013–14 PBA season|2013–14 season]] became historic as the [[Star Hotshots|San Mig Super Coffee Mixers]] became the fourth team to win the [[Grand Slam (PBA)|Grand Slam]]. [[Tim Cone]], the coach of the Coffee Mixers also made history when he became the first coach to win two Grand Slams.

For the [[2014–15 PBA season|2014–15 season]], the league expanded to twelve teams, after accepting two new franchises: [[Mahindra Enforcers|Kia Sorento]] and [[Blackwater Elite]]. The league held its opening ceremonies at the [[Philippine Arena]] and set an all-time Philippine basketball attendance record of 52,612.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/photo-52k-strong-fans-watch-pba-opener-at-philippine-arena |title=52k-strong fans watch PBA opener at Philippine Arena |publisher=Interaksyon.com |access-date=October 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021155509/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/photo-52k-strong-fans-watch-pba-opener-at-philippine-arena |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This record was eventually broken during the Game 7 of the [[2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2022–23 Commissioner's Cup Finals]], contested between the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] and guest team [[Bay Area Dragons]], which was also held in the Philippine Arena with an attendance of 54,589.

On February 15, 2015, in the middle of the [[2014–15 PBA season]], commissioner [[Chito Salud]] announced that he would step down as the league's commissioner and was succeeded by [[Chito Narvasa]] starting the [[2015–16 PBA season]]. Salud was then appointed as the President and CEO of the league, when the board of governors decided to restructure the league and create the President/CEO position to manage the league's marketing, expansion and business-related matters. The Commissioner (who will also be the league's Chief Operating Officer) will handle game-related matters.

Salud, however, also stepped down as the league's president and CEO on December 31, 2015, and was replaced by incumbent PBA chairman Robert Non. The board of governors later appointed Chito Narvasa as the President and CEO. The said position was eventually dissolved before the start of the 2016 Governors' Cup.

Amid controversies during his term, Narvasa stepped down on December 31, 2017. The board appointed Media Bureau chief [[Willie Marcial]] as his replacement on January 25, 2018.

=== PBA bubble and declining attendance ===
Upon the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in March 2020, the league was forced to postpone their games for the 2020 season just three days after holding their opening ceremonies. It is not until October that the league was able to resume the [[2020 PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]] at Angeles, Pampanga in a [[Bio-secure bubble|bubble setup]]. This was the first time that the league held only one tournament in a season.

The opening of the 2021 season was planned to open in January 2021 but was also delayed to July 2021 due to the rising cases of [[COVID-19]] caused by the virus' [[SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant|Delta variant]]. The games were initially played at the [[Ynares Sports Arena]] in Pasig in a [[Bio-secure bubble|semi-bubble type]] setup but due to another case surge in Metro Manila in August, the games were moved to the [[Don Honorio Ventura State University]] in [[Bacolor, Pampanga]]. The [[2021 PBA Governors' Cup|2021 Governors' Cup]] started in December in a semi-bubble type setup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. After two weeks, the Quezon City government approved the league's proposal to play their games with a limited number of audience at the [[Araneta Coliseum|Smart Araneta Coliseum]]. The league postponed indefinitely the scheduled games for January 2022 due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases brought by the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]].

On February 16, 2022, [[Alaska Milk Corporation]] which owned the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] announced that the team would leave the PBA at the end of the [[2021 PBA Governors' Cup|2021 Governors' Cup]] after 35 years in the league and winning 14 championships.<ref name="end">{{cite news |last1=Catacutan |first1=Dodo |title= Alaska to bid the PBA goodbye at the end of the conference |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/alaska-to-bid-the-pba-goodbye-at-the-end-of-the-conference-a791-20220216 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |website=spin.ph |date=February 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Alaska played their last game on March 19, 2022, with a loss to the [[NLEX Road Warriors]] in the quarterfinals. A ceremony was held shortly after the game to mark the Alaska's departure from the PBA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=PBA presses final buzzer on Alaska |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-presses-final-buzzer-on-alaska/234496 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=March 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Micaller |first1=Bea |title=NLEX ends road for Alaska, arranges semis showdown vs Ginebra |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/825622/nlex-ends-road-for-alaska-arranges-semis-showdown-vs-ginebra/story/ |access-date=March 21, 2022 |work=GMA News |date=March 19, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The team was later sold to [[Converge ICT]],<ref name="Sale">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pba.ph/news/pba-board-approves-sale-of-alaska-franchise-to-converge-ict-solutions|title=PBA board approves sale of Alaska franchise to Converge ICT Solutions|website=PBA.ph|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref> to which it was named [[Converge FiberXers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pba.ph/news/converge-co-owners-dennis-and-grace-uy-unveil-fiberxers |title=Converge co-owners Dennis and Grace Uy unveil FiberXers |date=April 5, 2022 |publisher=PBA.ph |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref>

The league's modern history is noted for its declining attendance, despite still pulling high television viewership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalupang |first=Denison Rey A. |date=May 15, 2024 |title=PBA's problem: Translating large TV viewers into live audience |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/566166/marcial-pbas-real-problem-is-translating-large-tv-viewers-into-live-audience |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Inquirer Sports}}</ref> Journalists, team owners, and coaches have noted the [[SMC–MVP basketball rivalry|dominance of SMC/RSA and MVP teams]] as a potential reason, with some calling for parity in the league.<ref>{{Citation |work=Fire Quinito |access-date=February 8, 2010 |title=The SMC League |url=http://firequinito.com/archives/277-The-SMC-League.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211042817/http://firequinito.com/archives/277-The-SMC-League.html |archive-date=February 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |date=May 31, 2023 |title=Converge team owner Dennis Uy denies creating breakaway league |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/converge-team-owner-dennis-uy-denies-creating-breakaway-league/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Yeng Guiao fears top draftees will soon end up with powerhouse teams, calls for PBA parity |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/yeng-guiao-fears-top-draftees-end-up-powerhouse-teams-calls-for-pba-parity/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcelo |first=Ding |title=COLUMN: Has volleyball replaced basketball as the national pastime? |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/volleyball-replaced-basketball-as-philippines-no-1-sport-a2384-20240509 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref> The low attendance has also been compared to the high figures of collegiate and professional volleyball in the country. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has since stated that they will help address these concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amzures |first=Rom |date=May 7, 2024 |title=SBP ready to help PBA amid attendance concerns: 'Nandito kami para sa kanila' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/7/sbp-ready-to-help-pba-amid-attendance-concerns-1906 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>

== Teams ==
{{See also|List of former Philippine Basketball Association teams}}

All franchises are owned by corporations since the league's inception in 1975, being the successor of the [[Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association]], an amateur league which also featured corporate teams.<ref name=weirdest>{{cite news |last1=Pinsker |first1=Joe |title=The Pro Sports League With the Weirdest Team Names in the World |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/philippine-basketball-association-weird-team-names/484733/ |access-date=June 8, 2020 |work=The Atlantic |date=May 31, 2016}}</ref> They are not based on geographic locale, so they do not play in a home arena. 

A team's name is often divided into two parts; the first is the company or brand name, then the product or a moniker – usually connected to the business of the company. In some cases, the brand name and the moniker can be fused. For example, the [[San Miguel Beermen]] is a team owned by the [[San Miguel Brewery]] of the [[San Miguel Corporation]], makers of the popular [[San Miguel Beer]] brand. The names of the teams often changes, often depending on what product or service the owners like to advertise. A name change could be drastic, to the point of switching industries entirely, such as in the case of the Pepsi Mega Bottlers which changed their names to the Mobiline Cellulars (now [[TNT Tropang 5G]]).<ref name=weirdest/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|+ Overview of PBA teams
|-
! Team
! Company
! Colors
! Founded
! Joined
! Titles
! Head coach
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]]'''
| [[Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.]]{{Efn|Denotes a [[San Miguel Corporation]] subsidiary|name=SMC|group=teams}}
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[1979 PBA season|1979]]
| align=center | 15
| {{sortname|Tim|Cone}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Blackwater Bossing]]'''
| align=left | [[Ever Bilena|Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.]]
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Blackwater Bossing|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Blackwater Bossing|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Blackwater Bossing|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center | 2006
| align=center | [[2014–15 PBA season|2014]]
| align=center | 0
| {{sortname|Jeffrey|Cariaso}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Converge FiberXers]]'''
| align=left | [[Converge ICT|Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.]]
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Converge FiberXers|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Converge FiberXers|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Converge FiberXers|4}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Converge FiberXers|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center colspan=2 |  [[2022–23 PBA season|2022]]
| align=center | 0
| {{sortname|Dennis|Pineda}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots]]'''
| align=left | [[San Miguel Food and Beverage]]{{Efn|Denotes a [[San Miguel Corporation]] subsidiary|name=SMC|group=teams}}
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center | 1986
| align=center | [[1988 PBA season|1988]]
| align=center | 14
| {{sortname|LA|Tenorio}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Meralco Bolts]]'''
| align=left | [[Meralco|Manila Electric Company]]{{Efn|Denotes a team owned by [[Manny Pangilinan]]|name=MVP|group=teams}}
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Meralco Bolts|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Meralco Bolts|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Meralco Bolts|4}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#0A2E65|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Meralco Bolts|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center | 1968
| align=center | [[2010–11 PBA season|2010]]
| align=center | 1
| {{sortname|Luigi|Trillo}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[NLEX Road Warriors]]'''
| align=left | [[NLEX Corporation]]{{Efn|Denotes a team owned by [[Manny Pangilinan]]|name=MVP|group=teams}}
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|NLEX Road Warriors|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|NLEX Road Warriors|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#FF2400|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|NLEX Road Warriors|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center | 2011
| align=center | [[2014–15 PBA season|2014]]
| align=center | 0
| {{sortname|Jong|Uichico}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Phoenix Fuel Masters]]'''
| align=left | [[Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.]]
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Phoenix Fuel Masters|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Phoenix Fuel Masters|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Phoenix Fuel Masters|4}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#000000|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Phoenix Fuel Masters|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[2015–16 PBA season|2016]]
| align=center | 0
| {{sortname|Willy|Wilson}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]]'''
| align=left | Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|2}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|4}}|border=silver}} 
| align=center | 1996
| align=center | [[2006–07 PBA season|2006]]
| align=center | 2
| {{sortname|Yeng|Guiao}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[San Miguel Beermen]]'''
| align=left | [[San Miguel Brewery|San Miguel Brewery, Inc.]]{{Efn|Denotes a [[San Miguel Corporation]] subsidiary|name=SMC|group=teams}}
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|San Miguel Beermen|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|San Miguel Beermen|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|San Miguel Beermen|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center | 1938
| align=center | [[1975 PBA season|1975]]{{Efn|The San Miguel franchise took a [[leave of absence]] on the first two conferences of the 1986 season.|name=|group=teams}}
| align=center | 30
| {{sortname|Leo|Austria}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Terrafirma Dyip]]'''
| align=left | Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Terrafirma Dyip|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Terrafirma Dyip|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#08254F|border=silver}} {{color box|#AEBBC3|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Terrafirma Dyip|2}}|border=silver}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[2014–15 PBA season|2014]]
| align=center | 0
| {{sortname|Ronald|Tubid}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Titan Ultra Giant Risers]]'''
| align=left | Pureblends Corporation
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|Titan Ultra Giant Risers|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Titan Ultra Giant Risers|2}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Titan Ultra Giant Risers|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Titan Ultra Giant Risers|4}}|border=silver}}
| align=center | 2016
| align=center | [[2025–26 PBA season|2025]]
| align=center | 0
| {{sortname|Johnedel|Cardel}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[TNT Tropang 5G]]'''
| align=left | [[Smart Communications]]{{Efn|Denotes a team owned by [[Manny Pangilinan]]|name=MVP|group=teams}}
| {{color box|#{{PBA color|TNT Tropang 5G|1}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|TNT Tropang 5G|3}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|TNT Tropang 5G|2}}|border=silver}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|TNT Tropang 5G|4}}|border=silver}} 
| align=center colspan=2 | [[1990 PBA season|1990]]
| align=center | 11
| {{sortname|Chot|Reyes}}
|}

;Notes
{{Notelist|group=teams}}

=== Team popularity ===
In 2008, a survey by the [[Social Weather Stations]] showed that [[Star Hotshots|Purefoods]] shares the honor of the league's most popular team along with [[Barangay Ginebra]].<ref>{{Citation |work=Social Weather Stations |access-date=August 14, 2008 |title=SWS Sports Survey: Purefoods and Ginebra tie as most popular in PBA |url=http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818042257/http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814.htm |archive-date=August 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |work=The Manila Times Internet Edition |access-date=August 16, 2008 |title=Kings, Giants are most popular PBA teams |url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/16/yehey/sports/20080816spo10.html}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |work=GMANews.tv |access-date=August 16, 2008 |title=SWS: Purefoods, Ginebra tied as most popular teams in PBA |date=August 15, 2008 |url=https://www.gmanews.tv/story/113867/SWS-Purefoods-Ginebra-tied-as-most-popular-teams-in-PBA}}</ref> It appeared that Ginebra was the most popular team among men, while Purefoods was the most popular among women.<ref>{{Citation |work=Social Weather Stations |access-date=August 15, 2008 |title=Favorite Philippine Basketball Association Teams: By Sex, April 2008 |url=http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814vis_06.gif |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407184803/http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814vis_06.gif |archive-date=April 7, 2010 }}</ref> Also, Ginebra was more popular in Metro Manila and Luzon and in classes ABC, while Purefoods was more popular in Visayas and Mindanao and in class D. The two teams were tied for most supporters in class E.<ref>{{Citation |work=Social Weather Stations |access-date=August 15, 2008 |title=Favorite Philippine Basketball Association Teams: By Area and Class, April 2008 |url=http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814vis_04.gif |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407184756/http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814vis_04.gif |archive-date=April 7, 2010 }}</ref> In terms of percentage of supporters, the survey showed that, after Ginebra and Purefoods (which both got 31%),<ref>{{Citation |work=GMANews.Tv |access-date=August 15, 2008 |title=SWS: Purefoods, Ginebra tied as most popular teams in PBA|date=August 15, 2008 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/113867/sports/sws-purefoods-ginebra-tied-as-most-popular-teams-in-pba}}</ref> are [[San Miguel Beermen]] (21%), [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] (13%), [[Sta. Lucia Realtors|Sta. Lucia]] (5%), [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull]] (4%), [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Talk N' Text]] (3%), [[Powerade Tigers|Coca-Cola]] (1%), and [[Barako Bull Energy|Air 21]] (1%).<ref>{{Citation |work=Social Weather Stations |access-date=August 15, 2008 |title=Favorite Philippine Basketball Association Teams: Philippines, April 2008 |url=http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814vis_02.gif |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407184748/http://www.sws.org.ph/pr080814vis_02.gif |archive-date=April 7, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Notably, the top three teams that have the most supporters have also been considered the most talent-laden teams. They also fall under the [[San Miguel Corporation]] umbrella.

=== Team rivalries ===
The most famous matchup was the [[Crispa-Toyota rivalry]] of the 1970s.  Fans faithfully supported their favorite squads and appeared in the multitudes at the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Araneta Coliseum]], or wherever the archrivals had met.  In those days, the players were very passionate.  On one occasion, they engaged in a major brawl, leading to the arrest and detention of several players from both clubs at [[Fort Bonifacio]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/188006/pba-legends-recall-leagues-greatest-moments  |title=PBA legends recall league's greatest moments |work=GMANews.TV |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref>

The most heated rivalry in the PBA today is that of two teams representing the Ginebra franchise and the Purefoods franchise. The rivalry is now commonly known as the [[Manila Clasico]]. It traces its roots on the original Añejo–Purefoods rivalry of the late 1980s to early 1990s.<ref name=manila-clasico-endures>{{cite web|last=Tordecilla|first=Jaemark|title=Manila Clasico: Why the Ginebra-Purefoods rivalry endures|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/manila-clasico-why-the-ginebra-purefoods-rivalry-endures|publisher=InterAKTV|access-date=March 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024859/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/manila-clasico-why-the-ginebra-purefoods-rivalry-endures|archive-date=March 12, 2012}}</ref>

Other short-lived or less intense rivalries include:
* Tanduay vs Ginebra (1986–1987 rivalry)
* [[Ginebra–Shell rivalry]] (1990s rivalry)
* [[Purefoods–Swift rivalry]] (1990s corporate rivalry)
* Añejo/[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra]] vs [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]] (late-1980s to present rivalry)
* Ginebra/Gordon's Gin vs Alaska (late-1980s–2022)
* [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] vs [[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods]] (late-1980s–2022)
* [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] vs [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]] (late-1980s–2022)
* Red Bull vs. the San Miguel franchises (Barangay Ginebra, San Miguel and Purefoods, 2000–2007)
* Talk 'N Text/[[TNT Tropang Giga|TNT]] vs. Petron/[[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]] (2010–present)
* Purefoods/San Mig Coffee/B-Meg/Star/Magnolia vs. [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|Rain or Shine]] (2009–present, "New Age Rivalry or Kontrapelo")<ref>{{Citation |work=GMANews.tv |access-date=July 19, 2010 |title=Llamados, Painters new age rivals in the PBA |date=July 19, 2010 |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/196454/llamados-painters-new-age-rivals-in-the-pba }}</ref>
* [[Barangay Ginebra–Meralco rivalry]] (2016–present)<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 17, 2020|title=Latest chapter of Ginebra-Meralco rivalry unfolds under new circumstances|url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/30333918/latest-chapter-ginebra-meralco-rivalry-unfolds-new-circumstances|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[TNT-Barangay Ginebra rivalry]] (2023–present, "Royal Rivalry")<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2025|title=PBA: Title duel a renewal of rivalry that will be long remembered|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/612152/title-duel-a-renewal-of-rivalry-that-will-be-long-remembered/|website=inquirer.net|language=en}}</ref>

== Arenas ==
{{main|List of Philippine Basketball Association arenas}}

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As teams do not represent geographic locales, the league itself rents venues for games. The PBA usually plays a doubleheader three times a week at the arenas in [[Metro Manila]], and a game on Saturdays at the [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]], popularly known as "out-of-town" games.

The majority of games are at the [[Araneta Coliseum]] in [[Quezon City]]<ref>{{Cite web  | title = Corporate – Araneta Coliseum  | publisher = Araneta Coliseum  | year = 2006  | url = http://www.aranetacoliseum.com/2006/corporate.php  | access-date = February 6, 2011 | url-status = dead  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310205036/http://www.aranetacoliseum.com/2006/corporate.php  | archive-date = March 10, 2012 | df = mdy-all  }}</ref> and the [[SM Mall of Asia Arena]] in [[Pasay]].<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/big-dome-still-main-pba-venue-but-moa-arena-an-alternative-option Big Dome still main PBA venue, but MOA Arena an alternative option | InterAKTV<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306225704/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/big-dome-still-main-pba-venue-but-moa-arena-an-alternative-option |date=March 6, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hatawtabloid.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42950:-paglalaro-ng-pba-sa-moa-arena-inaayos-na&catid=35:catsports&Itemid=69 |title=Hataw Tabloid<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103060329/http://hatawtabloid.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42950:-paglalaro-ng-pba-sa-moa-arena-inaayos-na&catid=35:catsports&Itemid=69 |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When both arenas are unavailable, the alternate venues are the [[Ynares Center]] in Antipolo, Rizal, [[PhilSports Arena]] in Pasig, and the [[Filoil EcoOil Centre]] in San Juan. Occasionally, provincial games are hosted in selected venues throughout the country. Playoff games are usually held at venues in [[Metro Manila]], most often at the Araneta Coliseum. However, recent incentives to promote the league throughout the country have resulted in out-of-town playoff games.

The league has also played several times outside the Philippines, the majority in [[Dubai]] where there is a [[Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates|large Filipino community]].

Likewise the PBA had plans to construct its [[Proposed Philippine Basketball Association arena|own indoor arena]] as early as 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Juico |first1=Philip Ella |author1-link=Philip Juico |title=The PBA coliseum |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2007/01/30/382480/pba-coliseum |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 30, 2007}}</ref> The most recent plan is in 2024, with the league looking to build a venue in Metro Manila.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Gerry |title=PBA in serious talks to build own stadium within Metro Manila |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/pba-in-talks-to-build-own-stadium-within-metro-manila-a793-20240723 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=July 23, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Competition format ==

=== Selection of teams ===
When the PBA was created, it was from the nine clubs representing different companies that seceded from the [[Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association]] (MICAA). The PBA adopted the MICAA's "[[Professional sports league organization|franchise system]]" akin to North American sports, only that instead of geographic regions, teams represent companies. Several teams have disbanded and entered the league. Disbandment of a team usually occurs if its mother company regularly sustains financial losses, or for non-sporting reasons, causing it to sell the team to another company. Aside from buying an already-existing team, a company can enter the PBA via an [[expansion team]].<ref name=howhard>{{cite news |last1=Catacutan |first1=Dodo |title=How hard is it for a company to acquire a PBA franchise? Very |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/how-hard-is-it-for-a-company-to-acquire-a-pba-franchise-a791-20220218?ref=home_featured_big |access-date=February 19, 2022 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=February 18, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

An aspiring team seeking to join the PBA had to be approved by majority of the existing teams. There is a lockout provision, which enables a team to veto the entry of a franchise team whose company is a direct competitor that of one of the existing team's business.<ref name=howhard/>

Previously, a company is allowed only one team, with each team having one vote in the Board of Governors; with the acquisition of La Tondeña Distillers (now [[Ginebra San Miguel]]) by the [[San Miguel Corporation]] (SMC) in 1987, this caused the SMC to have two "sister" teams: the [[San Miguel Beermen]] and the Ginebra San Miguel (now the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]]). At this point, Ginebra coach [[Robert Jaworski]] had autonomy on the decisions on his team, so the situation of SMC having sister teams was tolerated. [[1998 Philippine Senate election|In 1998]], Jaworski ran and won for a [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] seat; this caused him to delegate coaching duties to his longtime deputy Rino Salazar. By this time, [[Danding Cojuangco]] has seized control of SMC, and he added [[Allan Caidic]] to Ginebra from San Miguel. Jaworski disapproved of this, and resigned.

In 2001 the [[Ayala Corporation]] sold its [[San Miguel Food and Beverage|Purefoods-Hormel unit]], which included the [[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]] team, to SMC. Later that year, [[RFM Corporation]] sold its Cosmos Bottling Corporation, including the [[Pop Cola Panthers]] team, to [[Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines|Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines]], a subsidiary of SMC, rechristening them as the [[Powerade Tigers|Coca-Cola Tigers]], and giving SMC four teams. The PBA approved this arrangement, with SMC getting two votes in the Board of Governors instead of four.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cordero|first=Abac|title=RFM is SMC's fourth ballclub|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/12/19/144137/rfm-smc146s-fourth-ballclub|access-date=April 19, 2021|website=Philstar.com}}</ref> In 2006, SMC sold back its Coca-Cola unit to the [[Atlanta]]-based [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola Company]], and sold the now renamed Powerade Tigers to Sultan 900, Inc., becoming the [[NorthPort Batang Pier|GlobalPort Batang Pier]], decreasing their teams to three.<ref>[https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/267452/sports/basketball/pba-powerade-franchise-sold-to-mikee-romero-owned-sultan-900-inc PBA: Powerade franchise sold to Mikee Romero-owned Sultan 900 Inc.], GMA News Online, July 30, 2012</ref>

By 2010, [[Manuel V. Pangilinan]] has owned the [[TNT Tropang Giga|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] team via the [[PLDT Communication and Energy Ventures|Pilipino Telephone Company]]. Pangilinan, who had controlling ownership in [[Meralco]], bought the [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] team, rechristening them as the [[Meralco Bolts]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calapre|first=Frank C.|date=August 10, 2010|title=Meralco buys out Realtors|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph//article/208800/Entertainment/Meralco-buys-out-Realtors|access-date=April 19, 2021|website=Sunstar|language=English}}</ref> His [[NLEX Corporation]] then bought the [[Air21 Express (2012–2014)|Air21 Express]] team in 2014, becoming the [[NLEX Road Warriors]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flores-Colina|first=Celest|date=June 26, 2014|title=NLEX's acquisition of Air21 approved by PBA Board|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/157177/nlexs-acquisition-of-air21-approved-by-pba-board|access-date=April 19, 2021|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref> This has made Cojuangco and Pangilinan own three teams each out of the 12 teams in the PBA by 2014.

This closed system, while unlike the open European model of [[promotion and relegation]], allows teams from other leagues to carryover some of players to the PBA, if they are given this concession, such as [[2006 PBA draft|in 2006]] when the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|Welcoat Dragons]] were allowed to carry over three players from their [[Philippine Basketball League]] team.

The PBA also allows "guest teams", or teams not represented in the Board of Governors, to play in certain conferences. The most recent guest team is the now-defunct [[Bay Area Dragons]], who took part in the [[2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup]].

===Season format===
{{Main|List of Philippine Basketball Association seasons}}
[[File:2021-1225 - Araneta Coliseum Manila Classico (Brgy Ginebra San Miguel vs Magnolia Hotshots).jpg|thumb|300px|right|A photo inside the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum]] during the 2021 PBA Governors' elimination round game between the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots. This is the first time that the two teams played with a live audience since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.]]

Since the [[2010–11 PBA season|2010–11 season]], three [[list of Philippine Basketball Association conferences|conferences]] are usually held. Unlike in most leagues where a "[[athletic conference|conference]]" refers to the grouping of teams based on historical or geographical context, PBA conferences are tournaments each consisting of an elimination round and playoffs, similar to the [[Apertura and Clausura]] format in Latin American football. There may be fewer conferences in a season, such as the [[2020 PBA season|2020]] and [[2021 PBA season|2021 season]]s having one and two conferences, respectively, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The three conferences are the [[PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]], [[PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]] and [[PBA Governors' Cup|Governors' Cup]], with the Philippine Cup being considered the most prestigious of the three.<ref>[https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/195449/sports/pba-plans-to-go-back-to-3-conference-format PBA plans to go back to 3-conference format], GMA News Online, July 7, 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/mighty-talk-n-text-defeats-gallant-powerade-to-retain-philippine-cup |title=Mighty Talk 'N Text defeats gallant Powerade to retain Philippine Cup |publisher=InterAKTV |date=January 29, 2012 |access-date=August 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718002443/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/mighty-talk-n-text-defeats-gallant-powerade-to-retain-philippine-cup |archive-date=July 18, 2012 }}</ref> The season begins with an [[Philippine Basketball Association opening ceremonies|opening ceremony]] consisting of the presentation of the team's roster and their respective muses followed by the [[PBA Leo Awards|Leo Awards]], the league's awarding ceremony, all before the start of the first game of the season.

The Philippine and Commissioner's Cups begin with a single [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] elimination round, where every team plays against each other once with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs while the rest are eliminated. The Governors' Cup splits the teams into a two groups that will play in a double round-robin with the top four from each group advancing to the playoffs. The format of the playoffs depends on the conference being held and has varied over the years. The Finals, regardless of conference, is a [[best-of-seven]] series to determine the conference champion. Previous conferences featured a group stage where teams play against their group opponents twice or a second elimination round for the top teams serving as the conference semifinals. The conference champions don't meet at the end of the season to determine an overall champion, instead, all of them are declared league champions. If a single team manages to win every conference in a single season, the team earns the rare distinction of being a [[Grand Slam (PBA)|Grand Slam]] champion. At the end of the conference, the league holds an awarding ceremony to honor the best players of the conference.

Once the season concludes, the league holds its [[Philippine Basketball Association draft|rookie draft]]. Most draft applicants have played in the collegiate ranks (either in the [[College basketball in the Philippines|Philippines]] or the [[College basketball in the United States|United States]]), the [[PBA D-League]], or in other domestic and international leagues. The off-season usually lasts a couple of months before the next season begins. In some cases, there may be a mid-season break to give way for players who are members of the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippine national team]] to play in [[FIBA]] tournaments, as such the season may be lengthened. There have been calls from within the league to revert back to the two-conference format used from 2004 to 2010 to shorten the season and have it in sync with the FIBA calendar again.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blackwater owner urges PBA to go back to two-conference format|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/blackwater-team-owner-urges-pba-to-revert-back-to-two-conference-format-a793-20200407|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=Spin.ph|date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>

===Game rules===
The PBA uses its own rules for its games, independent from [[FIBA]] or the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. Most non-professional leagues in the Philippines primarily use FIBA rules, so called "amateur rules", although recent professional leagues, such as the [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League|MPBL]] and [[Pilipinas Super League|PSL]], have used FIBA rules for its games. The [[Games and Amusements Board]] (GAB) has its rules for the size of the basketball court and equipment, which the PBA adapts.

Game rules have previously been predominantly influenced by the NBA, such as the rules on [[Defensive three-second violation|illegal defenses]]. After PBA players have been allowed to represent the Philippines in FIBA tournaments, the league adopted a portion of the FIBA rules, including allowing zone defenses, so that the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippine national team]] will not be disadvantaged in FIBA competitions.

The PBA implemented a four-point shot, 27 feet from the basket, for its regular-season and playoff games, starting in its 49th season in 2024-25.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/40863843/how-does-four-point-line-work-pba | title = Will the four-point line gamble pay off for the PBA? | date = 14 August 2014 | website = ESPN.com | publisher = ESPN Enterprises | access-date = 2024-08-19 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Rule differences between FIBA, PBA, and NBA
|-
!width=19%|Rule
!width=27%|FIBA
!width=27%|PBA
!width=27%|NBA
|-
|[[Group tournament ranking system|Tournament classification]]
|Tournament points
| colspan="2" |[[Winning percentage]]
|-
|Length of quarters/periods
|10 minutes
| colspan="2" |12 minutes
|-
|[[Personal foul (basketball)|Maximum personal fouls before disqualification]]
|5 personal fouls
| colspan="2" |6 personal fouls
|-
|[[Defensive three-second violation|Defensive three seconds]]
| colspan="2" |No
|Yes
|-
|[[Goaltending]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=PBA: League cites 2006–07 adoption of FIBA goaltending rule to uphold San Mig's win|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/280014/sports/basketball/pba-league-cites-2006-07-adoption-of-fiba-goaltending-rule-to-uphold-san-mig-s-win/|access-date=April 23, 2021|website=GMA News Online|date=October 28, 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |Can touch the ball while on the rim
|Cannot touch the ball within the rim or on the imaginary cylinder above the rim
|-
|[[Jump ball|Jump ball situation]]
|No; alternating possession between teams
|colspan="2" |Yes
|-
|[[Three-point field goal|Three-point line]]
|0.9 meters (2 feet, 11 inches) from sideline, 6.6 meters (21 feet, 8 inches)
|3 feet from sideline, 22 feet. Four-point shot, 27 feet.
|3 feet from sideline, 23 feet and 9 inches
|-
|[[Bonus (basketball)|Team foul penalty (bonus)]]
|4th foul in a quarter, overtime periods included in allocation of fouls from 4th quarter
| colspan="2" |5th foul in a quarter, 4th foul in every overtime period
|-
|Players calling [[Time-out (sport)|time outs]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Joaquin M.|title=PBA institutes rule changes|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/04/24/1808858/pba-institutes-rule-changes|access-date=April 23, 2021|website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
| colspan="2" |No; coaches only
|Yes
|}

=== Player eligibility ===
{{see also|Fil-sham controversy}}
[[File:2018 PBA Rookie Draft.jpg|thumb|The [[2018 PBA draft|2018 iteration]] of the [[PBA Draft]].]]

Eligibility to participate in the PBA is generally limited to natural born [[Philippine nationality law|Filipino citizens]] born in the Philippines. There are player quotas for natural born Filipinos born outside the Philippines, while naturalized Filipinos and foreigners can only play in certain conferences. Coaching is restricted to Filipinos, although longtime foreigner residents and holders of certain visas have been granted exemptions.

Natural-born [[Philippine nationality law|Filipino citizens]] are generally eligible to become part of a PBA team through the [[PBA draft]]. Foreigners as well as naturalized Filipino citizens with no Filipino parents can not join the league through the PBA draft; both who could only play as imports, and only on certain conferences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/215448/barring-a-revision-in-pba-rules-douthit-can-only-play-as-an-import/story/|title=Barring a revision in PBA rules, Douthit can only play as an import|work=GMA News Online|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>

Filipino players who are aspiring to join the PBA through the draft and are born outside the Philippines are classed as Filipino-foreigners regardless if both their parents are Filipino citizens at the time of their birth. They have to submit documentary proof of their [[Philippine nationality law|Filipino citizenship]] from the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] and the [[Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)|Bureau of Immigration]] prior to their rookie draft. Filipinos with foreign ancestry who are born in the Philippines are not subject to the same requirements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/noli-eala-defends-pba-s-fil-foreign-requirements-but-urges-league-to-be-more-inclusive-a2437-20210111|title = Noli Eala open to possible changes to draft rules on Fil-foreigners}}</ref> A team can have a maximum of five Filipino-foreigners players in its roster.<ref name="pba-eases">{{cite news |last1=Giongco |first1=Mark |title=PBA eases eligibility requirements for Fil-foreigner aspirants |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/441260/pba-eases-eligibility-requirements-for-fil-foreigner-aspirants |access-date=November 9, 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=November 9, 2021}}</ref> Starting the draft for the 2022 season, the Filipino-foreigner cap was increased to seven. Filipino-foreigners would only need a passport and be of Filipino heritage.<ref name="pba-eases"/>

Foreigners and naturalized Filipinos can play as imports, but only on import-laden conferences. If a player who is not a natural-born Filipino plays in an all-Filipino conference, it can lead his team forfeiting the wins in games where he took part. Imports are directly hired by teams, and are not drafted. In some conferences where imports are allowed, a height limit is imposed. An import who is over the height limit will not be allowed to play. Most imports are [[African Americans]], but there had been tournaments where other nationalities have played in.

=== Coach eligibility ===
Head coaching role for teams in the PBA is generally only available to Filipino citizens since foreigners who are classified as [[non-resident alien]]s are barred from serving the role as head coach. It is possible for a foreigner to be a head coach of a PBA team by acquiring [[permanent residency]] such as in the case of [[Tim Cone]] and [[Norman Black]] who married Filipinos and being a holder of a Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV) such as in the case of [[Rajko Toroman]] who became eligible for an SRRV after residing in the country for at least five years. The restriction on foreigners has been in place since 1991.<ref name="whytimcone">{{cite news |last1=Fopalan |first1=Renee Avena |title=Why Tim Cone and Norman Black can coach in the PBA and how Rajko Toroman can too |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/292672/why-tim-cone-and-norman-black-can-coach-in-the-pba-and-how-rajko-toroman-can-too/story/ |access-date=June 17, 2020 |work=GMA News |date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>

=== Other regulations ===
Players of the PBA sign a Uniform Players' Contract (UPC) when they sign in with a team franchise which plays in the league. The team manager of the concerned team also signs this contract.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dy |first1=Richard |title=UPC explained: What's this contract that all PBA players sign? |url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/31551552/contract-all-pba-players-sign |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=ESPN |date=June 2, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The UPC includes the bill of rights and privileges as well as obligations and responsibilities of the PBA's players and teams. Players under an active UPC cannot transfer to a team outside the PBA. Consequentially, this prohibits players from taking part in a league other than the PBA (also known colloquially as ''[[ligang labas]]'' or "outside league").<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-PBA commissioner believes Ravena case will be 'precedent-setting' |url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/31569364/ex-pba-commissioner-believes-ravena-case-precedent-setting |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=ESPN.com |date=June 5, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Although occasionally, players are allowed to temporarily suit up in such games if they secure permission from both their teams and the league management, especially for participations involving charity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=PBA launches 'ligang labas' crackdown after Manuel, Jalalon violations |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/pba-imposes-fines-suspensions-on-players-caught-in-ligang-labas-a795-202 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

==Honors==

=== Championships ===
{{main|List of Philippine Basketball Association champions}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+
!Team
!Titles
!2nd<br />places
!width=70%|Winning conferences
|-
|[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|align=center|30
|align=center|16
|1979 Open, [[1982 PBA Invitational championship|1982 Invitational]], [[1987 PBA Reinforced Conference|1987 Reinforced]], [[1988 PBA Open Conference|1988 Open]], [[1988 PBA Reinforced Conference|1988 Reinforced]], [[1989 PBA Open Conference|1989 Open]], [[1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1989 All-Filipino]], [[1989 PBA Reinforced Conference|1989 Reinforced]], [[1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1992 All-Filipino]], [[1993 PBA Governors' Cup|1993 Governors']], [[1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1994 All-Filipino]], [[1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1999 Commissioner's]], [[1999 PBA Governors' Cup|1999 Governors']], [[2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2000 Commissioner's]], [[2000 PBA Governors' Cup|2000 Governors']], [[2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup|2001 All-Filipino]], [[2005 PBA Fiesta Conference|2005 Fiesta]], [[2009 PBA Fiesta Conference|2009 Fiesta]], [[2011 PBA Governors' Cup|2011 Governors']], [[2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup|2014–15 Philippine]], [[2015 PBA Governors' Cup|2015 Governors']], [[2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup|2015–16 Philippine]], [[2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup|2016–17 Philippine]], [[2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2017 Commissioner's]], [[2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup|2017–18 Philippine]], [[2019 PBA Philippine Cup|2019 Philippine]], [[2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2019 Commissioner's]], [[2022 PBA Philippine Cup|2022 Philippine]], [[2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2023–24 Commissioner's]], [[2025 PBA Philippine Cup|2025 Philippine]]
|-
|[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]]
| align="center" |15
|align=center|17
|[[1986 PBA Open Conference|1986 Open]], [[1988 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1988 All-Filipino]], [[1991 PBA First Conference|1991 First]], [[1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1997 Commissioner's]], [[2004 PBA Fiesta Conference|2004 Fiesta]], [[2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup|2004–05 Philippine]], [[2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup|2006–07 Philippine]], [[2008 PBA Fiesta Conference|2008 Fiesta]], [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup|2016 Governors']], [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup|2017 Governors']], [[2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2018 Commissioner's]], [[2019 PBA Governors' Cup|2019 Governors']], [[2020 PBA Philippine Cup|2020 Philippine]], [[2021 PBA Governors' Cup|2021 Governors']], [[2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2022–23 Commissioner's]]
|-
|[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|14
|align=center|17
|[[1991 PBA Third Conference|1991 Third]], [[1994 PBA Governors' Cup|1994 Governors']], [[1995 PBA Governors' Cup|1995 Governors']], [[1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1996 All-Filipino]], [[1996 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1996 Commissioner's]], [[1996 PBA Governors' Cup|1996 Governors']], [[1997 PBA Governors' Cup|1997 Governors']], [[1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1998 All-Filipino]], [[1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1998 Commissioner's]], [[2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup|2000 All-Filipino]], [[2003 PBA Invitational championship|2003 Invitational]], [[2007 PBA Fiesta Conference|2007 Fiesta]], [[2010 PBA Fiesta Conference|2010 Fiesta]], [[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2013 Commissioner's]]
|-
|[[Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|18
|[[1990 PBA Third Conference|1990 Third]], [[1991 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1991 All-Filipino]], [[1993 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1993 All-Filipino]], [[1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1994 Commissioner's]], [[1997 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1997 All-Filipino]], [[2002 PBA Governors' Cup|2002 Governors']], [[2006 PBA Philippine Cup|2006 Philippine]], [[2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup|2009–10 Philippine]], [[2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2012 Commissioner's]], [[2013 PBA Governors' Cup|2013 Governors']], [[2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup|2013–14 Philippine]], [[2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2014 Commissioner's]], [[2014 PBA Governors' Cup|2014 Governors']], [[2018 PBA Governors' Cup|2018 Governors']]
|-
|[[Crispa Redmanizers]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|13
|align=center|7
|[[1975 PBA All-Philippine Championship|1975 All-Philippine]], 1976 First, 1976 Second, [[1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship|1976 All-Philippine]], 1977 All-Filipino, 1977 Open, 1979 All-Filipino, 1980 All-Filipino, 1981 Reinforced Filipino, [[1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1983 All-Filipino]], [[1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference|1983 Reinforced Filipino]], [[1983 PBA Open Conference|1983 Open]], [[1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference|1984 First All-Filipino]]
|-
|[[TNT Tropang 5G]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|14
|[[2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup|2003 All-Filipino]], [[2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup|2008–09 Philippine]], [[2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup|2010–11 Philippine]], [[2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2011 Commissioner's]], [[2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup|2011–12 Philippine]], [[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup|2012–13 Philippine]], [[2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2015 Commissioner's]], [[2021 PBA Philippine Cup|2021 Philippine]], [[2023 PBA Governors' Cup|2023 Governors']], [[2024 PBA Governors' Cup|2024 Governors']], [[2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2024–25 Commissioner's]]
|-
|[[Toyota Super Corollas]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|1975 First, 1975 Second, 1977 Invitational, 1978 All-Filipino, [[1978 PBA Invitational championship|1978 Invitational]], [[1979 PBA Invitational championship|1979 Invitational]], 1981 Open, [[1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference|1982 Reinforced Filipino]], [[1982 PBA Open Conference|1982 Open]]
|-
|[[Great Taste Coffee Makers]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|[[1984 PBA Second All-Filipino Conference|1984 Second All-Filipino]], [[1984 PBA Invitational championship|1984 Invitational]], [[1985 PBA Open Conference|1985 Open]], [[1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1985 All-Filipino]], [[1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1987 All-Filipino]], [[1990 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1990 All-Filipino]]
|-
|[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |5
|[[1990 PBA First Conference|1990 First]], [[1992 PBA First Conference|1992 First]], [[1998 PBA Governors' Cup|1998 Governors']], [[1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1999 All-Filipino]]
|-
|[[Pop Cola Panthers]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
| align="center" |4
|align=center|3
|[[1992 PBA Third Conference|1992 Third]], [[1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1993 Commissioner's]], [[1995 PBA All-Filipino Cup|1995 All-Filipino]], [[1995 PBA Commissioner's Cup|1995 Commissioner's]]
|-
|[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
| align="center" |3
|align=center|2
|[[2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2001 Commissioner's]], [[2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2002 Commissioner's]], [[2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference|2005–06 Fiesta]]
|-
|[[Tanduay Rhum Masters]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|[[1986 PBA Reinforced Conference|1986 Reinforced]], [[1986 PBA All-Filipino Conference|1986 All-Filipino]], [[1987 PBA Open Conference|1987 Open]]
|-
|[[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]]
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |4
|[[2012 PBA Governors' Cup|2012 Governors']], [[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2016 Commissioner's]]
|-
|[[Powerade Tigers]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|2
|align=center|3
|[[2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup|2002 All-Filipino]], [[2003 PBA Reinforced Conference|2003 Reinforced]]
|-
|[[U/Tex Wranglers]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|1978 Open, 1980 Open
|-
|[[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]{{Efn|Defunct franchise|name=defunct|group=champs}}
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
|[[2001 PBA Governors' Cup|2001 Governors']], [[2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup|2007–08 Philippine]]
|-
|[[Meralco Bolts]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|4
|[[2024 PBA Philippine Cup|2024 Philippine]]
|-
|[[Northern Cement basketball team|Northern Consolidated Cement]]{{Efn|Guest team|name=guest|group=champs}}
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[1985 PBA Reinforced Conference|1985 Reinforced]]
|-
|Nicholas Stoodley{{Efn|Guest team|name=guest|group=champs}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|[[1980 PBA Invitational championship|1980 Invitational]]
|}
{{Noteslist|group=champs}}

=== Awards ===
The league awards outstanding Filipino players of the season in the annual [[The PBA Leo Awards|Leo Awards]]. The awards include the [[Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award|Most Valuable Player]] and the [[Philippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year]]. At the end of each conference, the league also awards the [[Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference award|Best Player of the Conference]] for Filipinos and the [[Bobby Parks PBA Best Import of the Conference award|Bobby Parks Best Import]] for foreigners.

The [[PBA Hall of Fame]] was instituted in 2005 during the 30th anniversary celebration of the league.

=== Records ===
There are all-time records written in [[Philippine Basketball Association records]], as well as distinctions like the [[List of Philippine Basketball Association career scoring leaders|PBA career scoring leaders]], [[PBA 2,000 Assists Club]], [[List of Philippine Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders|PBA 500 Three-Points Club]], [[List of Philippine Basketball Association players with most games played|PBA 600 Most Games Club]], and [[List of Philippine Basketball Association career rebounding leaders|PBA Top 40 Rebounders]]. Unlike other leagues, the PBA records of individual players combine both elimination round and playoff round statistics instead of placing them in separate categories.

==Media coverage==

The PBA has been covered by television networks and other media companies since its opening day. [[One Sports]] is their current television partner. Games are being aired on [[live television]] via [[One Sports (TV channel)|One Sports]] and PBA Rush, with livestreaming via [[Cignal Play]], Pilipinas Live (worldwide), and Smart LiveStream. Following their departure from [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]], the PBA games are currently broadcast on [[RPTV (TV channel)|RPTV]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/1/live-pba-eat-bulaga-news-and-public-service-headline-content-offering-for-new-rptv-channel | title=Live PBA, EAT…Bulaga, news & public service headline content offering for new RPTV Channel | website=[[Manila Bulletin]] }}</ref>

===1975–1999===
{{See Also|PBA on KBS|PBA on BBC|PBA on MBS|PBA on Vintage Sports}}
The PBA's first broadcast partner was Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS; now known as [[Radio Philippines Network]] or RPN) in [[1975 PBA season|1975]]. [[Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) broadcast the PBA in [[1976 PBA season|1976]] before returning to KBS in [[1977 PBA season|1977]]. This is then followed by a four-year stint with Government Television (GTV), later renamed to Maharlika Broadcasting System (MBS) in 1980, which lasted from [[1978 PBA season|1978]] until [[1981 PBA season|1981]].

In [[1982 PBA season|1982]], the league awarded the broadcast rights to [[Vintage Television|Vintage Enterprises, Inc.]] to produce the broadcasts for various television networks under the network's Vintage Sports brand.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=June 4, 2017 |title=Bobong Velez, man who elevated PBA's TV coverage to new heights, dies aged 71 |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/bobong-velez-passes-away-leaves-lasting-legacy-of-elevating-pba-broadcast-coverage-to-new-heights |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=Sports Interactive Network Philippines}}</ref> The [[PBA on Vintage Sports]] was first aired on BBC in 1982 and [[1983 PBA season|1983]]. This is then followed by MBS, later renamed to [[People's Television Network]] (PTV), from [[1984 PBA season|1984]] until [[1995 PBA season|1995]]. Vintage's last stint came with the [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation]] (IBC),<ref>{{cite news |last=Red |first=Isah V. |date=March 23, 1996 |title=VTV SHAKES INDUSTRY |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19960323&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> which broadcast the PBA from [[1996 PBA season|1996]] until [[1999 PBA season|1999]]. In 1997 and 1998, ESPN Asia also aired PBA games in a "parallel broadcast".<ref>{{cite news |last=Zarate |first=Noel |date=June 12, 2020 |title=That season when the PBA was simulcast over two networks |website=[[One Sports|ESPN5]] |url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/29295744/that-pba-tried-parallel-broadcast |access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref>

===2000–2011===
{{See also|PBA on Viva TV|PBA on NBN/IBC|PBA on ABC|PBA on Solar Sports|}}
Vintage would go on to be acquired by [[Viva Entertainment]] in 1999. From [[2000 PBA season|2000]] until 2002, PBA games were aired under the [[PBA on Viva TV]] branding but remained on IBC. IBC would then join forces with the [[National Broadcasting Network (Philippines)|National Broadcasting Network]] (NBN; PTV's previous identity from 2001 to 2011) in [[2003 PBA season|2003]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Navarro |first=June |date=November 9, 2002 |title=PBA hands coverage rights to NBN-IBC |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yq41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1863%2C37850428}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Vidal |first=Reuel |date=February 6, 2003 |title=NBN-4 ready for PBA |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=20030206&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref> but the former would drop out the same year in October.<ref>{{cite news |last=Villanueva |first=Marichu |date=October 31, 2003 |title=MALACANANG STEPS IN AS IBC OFFICERS RESIGN OVER PBA TV COVERAGE |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |url=http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/sp/sp002892.htm |accessdate=September 18, 2020 |via=Philippine Headline News Online}}</ref>

For the [[2004–05 PBA season|2004–05 season]], the PBA awarded the broadcast rights to the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC), which would go on to become what is now known as [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]] in August 2008. The [[2007–08 PBA season|2007–08 season]] would also be the last season of ABC/TV5's first stint with the league. [[Solar Entertainment Corporation]] then won a bid for the league's broadcasting rights, which saw the network split the games between C/S 9 (later renamed to [[Solar TV]] and [[Basketball TV]]).<ref name="PBA">{{cite news |date=May 27, 2008 |title=SOLAR SPORTS BAGS 3-YEAR PBA TV DEAL |url=http://www.pba.ph/content/view/2133/1/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528062320/http://www.pba.ph/content/view/2133/1/ |archive-date=May 28, 2008 |accessdate=May 27, 2008 |work=Philippine Basketball Association |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Macamay |first=Zean |date=May 28, 2008 |title=Solar gets it |publisher=[[People's Journal]] |url=http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-05-28&sec=7&aid=61130 |accessdate=June 2, 2008}}</ref> In February 2011, Solar was looking to find a new broadcast partner, thus for the remainder of its contract, [[ABS-CBN]]'s sister channel [[Studio 23]] (later [[ABS-CBN Sports and Action]] from 2014 to 2020) would be broadcasting the two remaining conferences of the [[2010–11 PBA season|2010–11 season]].

===2011–present===
{{See also|PBA on One Sports|PBA Rush}}
After the expiration of Solar's contract, TV5 became the league's broadcast partner once again.<ref>[http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=703662&keyword=sp_pba PBA, TV5 to seal partnership], Nelson Beltran, [[The Philippine Star]], July 7, 2011</ref> It first began under the [[AKTV]] programming block of IBC in the [[2011–12 PBA season|2011–12 season]] and would run until the [[2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2013 Commissioner's Cup]] due to the expiration of a blocktime agreement between [[MediaQuest Holdings]] (owner of TV5) and IBC.<ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/business/59212/mediaquest-block-time-agreement-with-ibc-ends-in-may-mvp-says MediaQuest block time agreement with IBC ends in May, MVP says] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415022818/http://www.interaksyon.com/business/59212/mediaquest-block-time-agreement-with-ibc-ends-in-may-mvp-says|date=April 15, 2013}} retrieved April 11, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/tv5-to-keep-airing-pba-games-live-despite-end-of-deal-with-ibc TV5 to keep airing PBA games live despite end of deal with IBC] retrieved April 12, 2013</ref> Although IBC would go on to also broadcast the [[2013 PBA Governors' Cup|2013 Governors' Cup]] with TV5 broadcasting the Finals of both Commissioner's and Governors' Cups. [[AksyonTV]] simulcasted TV5's coverage for the [[2013–14 PBA season|2013–14]] and [[2014–15 PBA season|2014–15]] seasons,<ref>[https://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/confused-on-why-pba-games-are-no-longer-shown-on-aksyon-tv-41-heres-the-answer-v02 Confused on why PBA games are no longer shown on Aksyon TV 41? Here's the answer], Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 19, 2014</ref> followed by [[Hyper (TV channel)|Hyper]] beginning in January 2016 and ending with the [[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2016 Commissioner's Cup]]. From 2013 until 2016, select games were also simulcasted on [[Fox Sports Asia]].

Shortly after the opening of the [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup|2016 Governors' Cup]], [[PBA Rush]] was launched, which is a PBA-dedicated cable channel that features game simulcasts and replays as well as its own dedicated programming. Sports5 then partnered with [[ESPN]] to broadcast games on the newly created ESPN5 channel ahead of the [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2017 Governors' Cup Finals]].

Beginning with the [[2023–24 PBA season|2023–24 season]], TV5 has partnered up with multiple networks to broadcast the PBA games as TV5 President Guido Zaballero stated that the channel began shifting its focus on entertainment and news programs such as the Korean dramas ''[[Revolutionary Love]]'' and ''[[Diary of a Prosecutor]]''. The PBA entered into an acquired agreement with [[ZOE Broadcasting Network]] and [[ABS-CBN Corporation]] to air the league's games on [[A2Z (TV channel)|A2Z]] starting November 5, 2023, until February 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 2023 |title=Change court: PBA moves to new free-to-air TV channel A2Z |website=[[One Sports]] |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pba/article/16269/change-court-pba-moves-to-new-free-to-air-tv-channel-a2z |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 2023 |title=PBA games will now be shown on A2Z |website=PBA.ph |url=https://pba.ph/news/pba-games-will-now-be-shown-on-a2z |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 2023 |title=PBA finds new home in A2Z channel |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/534435/pba-finds-new-home-in-a2z-channel |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 2023 |title='Let's go back to normal': PBA upbeat on brand new season |website=[[The Philippine Star]] |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/10/17/2304519/lets-go-back-normal-pba-upbeat-brand-new-season |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 17, 2023 |title=Some ABS-CBN shows to give way to PBA on A2Z |website=[[ABS-CBN News]] |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/17/23/some-abs-cbn-shows-to-give-way-to-pba-on-a2z |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> [[TV5 Network|TV5 Network, Inc.]] entered into an acquired agreement with [[Nine Media Corporation]] (NMC) to broadcast the selected PBA games on [[CNN Philippines]] every Saturday and Sunday beginning in January 2024, a deal that was cut short due to the network's shut at the end of that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2023/12/22/cnn-ph-weekend-airing-pba-s48-eat.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222123511/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2023/12/22/cnn-ph-weekend-airing-pba-s48-eat.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2023|title=CNN PH to air weekend E.A.T., PBA games starting Jan. 2024|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023|website=[[CNN Philippines]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/pba-has-another-tv-partner-as-cnn-philippines-to-air-weekend-games-a795-20231222|title=CNN Philippines to start airing PBA games during weekends|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023|website=SPIN.ph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/eat-pba-games-to-air-on-cnn-ph|title=E.A.T., PBA games to air on CNN PH|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024|website=Sun Star Davao Digital}}</ref> 

====Current broadcasters====
ESPN5 would be renamed to its current form [[One Sports (TV channel)|One Sports]] for the PBA's [[2020 PBA season|2020 season]], giving the league its own current branding, [[PBA on One Sports]]. Following the shut down of CNN Philippines at the end of January, [[RPTV (TV channel)|RPTV]] took over all live broadcasts, weekdays and weekends, beginning in February.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBA finals, games start airing live on RPTV Channel 9 |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/pba-finals-games-start-airing-live-on-rptv-channel-9 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |website=www.pba.ph |language=en}}</ref>

=== Streaming and radio ===
TV5's stint brought the PBA into the streaming scene. The PBA games can be viewed on One Sports Youtube channel, [[Cignal Play]] and [[Pilipinas Live]]. The worldwide broadcast for PBA on TV5 is also aired on [[Kapatid Channel]] and [[AksyonTV International]]. Radio broadcast are being aired on [[DZSR|Radyo Pilipinas 2 (DZSR)]] selected provincial stations of the [[Presidential Broadcasting Service]].

==Administration==
[[File:PBA main offices.jpg|thumb|Main office of the PBA.]]
The league is currently headed by a Commissioner, and the Chairman of the PBA Board of Governors. The Commissioner handles the marketing and administration aspects as well as the technical, game related concerns of the PBA and its developmental league. The Chairman of the PBA Board of Governors is elected, together with the Vice Chairman and Board Treasurer before the start of the season among each of the league's representatives to the board.

By tradition, from 1994 to 2017, the incumbent Vice Chairman and Treasurer will assume the Chairmanship and the Vice-Chairmanship respectively the following season.

===Commissioners===
[[File:Willie Marcial PR Asian Games 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Willie Marcial, commissioner of the PBA since 2018]]
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Commissioner !!colspan=2|Term
|-
!From
!Until
|-
|1||align=left|[[Leo Prieto]]|| April 9, [[1975 PBA season|1975]]|| December [[1982 PBA season|1982]]
|-
|2||align=left|[[Mariano Yenko]]|| January [[1983 PBA season|1983]]|| December [[1987 PBA season|1987]]
|-
|3||align=left|[[Rodrigo Salud]]|| January 21, [[1988 PBA season|1988]]|| January 10, [[1992 PBA season|1992]]<ref name = "comm_salud-marquez">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YmcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=igsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2802%2C1685006 Marquez takes over], Rocky Nazareno, [[Manila Standard]], January 11, 1992</ref> 
|-
|4||align=left|[[Rey Marquez]]|| January 10, [[1992 PBA season|1992]]<ref name = "comm_salud-marquez"/> || December 23, [[1993 PBA season|1993]]<ref name = "comm_marquez-bernardino">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3woEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2489%2C3580344 Marquez retiring after 2 years in the PBA], [[Manila Standard]], December 23, 1993</ref>
|-
|5||align=left|[[Jun Bernardino]]|| January 14, [[1994 PBA season|1994]]<ref name = "comm_marquez-bernardino"/> || December 31, [[2002 PBA season|2002]]<ref name = "comm_bernardino-eala">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BFk1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1908%2C33761078 6th PBA head: Eala succeeds Jun B as commissioner], June Navarro, [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]], December 12, 2002</ref>
|-
|6||align=left|[[Noli Eala]]|| January 1, [[2003 PBA season|2003]]<ref name = "comm_bernardino-eala"/> ||August 7, [[2006-07 PBA season|2007]]
|-
|colspan=4|{{small|[[Sonny Barrios]] was officer-in-charge or acting commissioner from August 2007 – January 2008}}
|-
|7||align=left|[[Sonny Barrios]]<ref>[https://www.philstar.com/sports/2008/01/24/40402/barrios-named-pba-commish Barrios named PBA commish] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110141103/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2008/01/24/40402/barrios-named-pba-commish |date=January 10, 2021 }}, Philstar Global, January 24, 2008</ref>||January 24, [[2007-08 PBA season|2008]]||August 26, [[2009-10 PBA season|2010]]
|-
|8||align=left|[[Chito Salud]]||August 26, [[2010-11 PBA season|2010]]||July 31, [[2014-15 PBA season|2015]]
|-
|9||align=left|[[Chito Narvasa]]||August 1, [[2015–16 PBA season|2015]]<ref>[http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/chito-narvasa-pba-commissioner-chito-salud-replacement-basketball Former coach Chito Narvasa named new PBA commissioner via 12–0 vote by board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085211/http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/chito-narvasa-pba-commissioner-chito-salud-replacement-basketball |date=May 18, 2015 }}, Richard Dy, spin.ph, May 14, 2015</ref>||December 31, [[2017–18 PBA season|2017]]
|-
|-
|colspan=4|{{small|[[Willie Marcial]] was officer-in-charge or acting commissioner from January 1–25, 2018}}
|-
|10||align=left|[[Willie Marcial]]||January 25, [[2017–18 PBA season|2018]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/erstwhile-oic-willie-marcial-named-pba-commissioner-given-three-year-term |title=Erstwhile OIC Willie Marcial named PBA commissioner, given three-year term |author=Ramos, Gerry |work=spin.ph |date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>||Present
|-
|}

===Presidents and chairmen of the board of governors===
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;" width=75%
|-
!colspan=3|President of the Board of Governors (1975–1985)
|-
!Season/s !! President !! Team
|-
|[[1975 PBA season|1975]] || Emerson Coseteng ||Mariwasa-Norikate Porcelainmakers
|-
|[[1976 PBA season|1976]]–[[1982 PBA season|1982]] || [[Domingo Itchon]] ||Tanduay Rhum Esquires
|-
|[[1983 PBA season|1983]]–[[1985 PBA season|1985]] || Carlos Palanca III ||Ginebra San Miguel
|-
!colspan=3|Chairman of the Board of Governors (1986–present)
|-
|[[1986 PBA season|1986]] || Carlos Palanca III ||Ginebra San Miguel
|-
|[[1987 PBA season|1987]]–[[1990 PBA season|1990]] || [[Rey Marquez]] || Formula Shell Spark Aiders
|-
|[[1991 PBA season|1991]]–[[1993 PBA season|1993]] || [[Moro Lorenzo]]|| Pepsi Hotshots
|-
|[[1994 PBA season|1994]] || [[Wilfred Steven Uytengsu]] || Alaska Milkmen
|-
|[[1995 PBA season|1995]] || Jose Concepcion III || Sunkist Orange Juicers
|-
|[[1996 PBA season|1996]] || Teodoro Dimayuga || Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
|-
|[[1997 PBA season|1997]] || Nazario Avendaño || San Miguel Beermen
|-
|[[1998 PBA season|1998]] || Bernabe Navarro || Ginebra San Miguel
|-
|[[1999 PBA season|1999]] || Reynaldo Gamboa || Formula Shell Zoom Masters
|-
|[[2000 PBA season|2000]] || [[Wilfred Steven Uytengsu]] || Alaska Milkmen
|-
|[[2001 PBA season|2001]] || Ignatius Yengco || Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
|-
|[[2002 PBA season|2002]] || Francisco Alejo III || Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
|-
|[[2003 PBA season|2003]] || Casiano Cabalan Jr.|| Barangay Ginebra Kings
|-
|[[2004–05 PBA season|2004–05]] || Manuel Encarnado || Sta. Lucia Realtors
|-
|[[2005–06 PBA season|2005–06]] || [[Eliezer Capacio]] || San Miguel Beermen
|-
|[[2006–07 PBA season|2006–07]] || [[Ricky Vargas]]|| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
|-
|[[2007–08 PBA season|2007–08]] || [[Tony Chua]] || Red Bull Barako
|-
|[[2008–09 PBA season|2008–09]] || [[Joaqui Trillo]] || Alaska Aces
|-
|[[2009–10 PBA season|2009–10]] || Alberto Alvarez || Air21 Express
|-
|[[2010–11 PBA season|2010–11]] || [[Rene Pardo]] || B-Meg Llamados
|-
|[[2011–12 PBA season|2011–12]] || Mamerto Mondragon ||Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
|-
|[[2012–13 PBA season|2012–13]] || Robert Non || Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
|-
|[[2013–14 PBA season|2013–14]] || Ramon Segismundo || Meralco Bolts
|-
|[[2014–15 PBA season|2014–15]] || Patrick Gregorio || Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
|-
|[[2015–16 PBA season|2015–16]] || Robert Non || San Miguel Beermen
|-
|[[2016–17 PBA season|2016–17]] || [[Mikee Romero]] || GlobalPort Batang Pier
|-
|[[2017–18 PBA season|2017]]–present || [[Ricky Vargas]]|| TNT KaTropa
|}

== See also ==
* [[PBA Leo Awards]]
* [[List of sports attendance figures]]
* [[PBA D-League]]
* [[PBA Rush]]
* [[PBA 3x3]]
* [[List of nicknames used in Philippine basketball]]
* [[Four-point field goal]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.pba.ph/ PBA official website]
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