2021 TNT Tropang Giga season
2021 TNT Tropang Giga season | |
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Head coach | Chot Reyes |
General Manager | Gabby Cui Miguel Fernandez (assistant) |
Owner(s) | Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 10–1 (90.9%) |
Place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Champions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–1) |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 7–4 (63.6%) |
Place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-beat advantage) |
TNT Tropang Giga seasons | |
The 2021 TNT Tropang Giga season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.[1]
Draft picks
Special draft
Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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4 | Jaydee Tungcab | Guard | Philippines | UP Diliman |
Regular draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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1 | 4 | Mikey Williams | Guard | USA | Cal State Fullerton |
3 | 35 | Michael Simmonds | Guard/Forward | USA | Baruch |
4 | 45 | Joel Lee Yu | Guard | Philippines | FEU |
5 | 53 | Martin Gozum | Forward | Philippines | OLFU |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
3 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | |
5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 6 | |
9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 6 | |
10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[b] | 6 | |
11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
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Game log
2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 10–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 2–0
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August: 1–0
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September: 7–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | TNT | 84 | ||||||||||||
8 | Barangay Ginebra | 71 | ||||||||||||
1 | TNT | 4 | ||||||||||||
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4 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | NorthPort | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | TNT | 4 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Magnolia | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Meralco | 80 | 97 | |||||||||||
7 | NLEX | 81 | 86 | |||||||||||
2 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Magnolia | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
Game log
2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–0
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Semifinals: 4–3
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Finals: 4–1
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | |
3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | |
5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636[a] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 4 | |
9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 4 | |
10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
Game log
2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 2–2
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February: 2–2
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March: 3–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 127 | ||||||||||||
8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 88 | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||
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4 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 100 | ||||||||||||
5 | San Miguel | 85 | ||||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
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6 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | NLEX | 79 | 96 | |||||||||||
7 | Alaska | 93 | 80 | |||||||||||
2 | NLEX | 1 | ||||||||||||
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6 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | TNT | 92 | 95 | |||||||||||
6 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 115 | |||||||||||
Game log
2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–2
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Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
February | |||
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March 11, 2021[4] | To TNT 2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4) |
To Blackwater Simon Enciso David Semerad 2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick |
Mid-season
December | |||
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December 3, 2021[5] | To TNT Carl Bryan Cruz |
To Blackwater Jay Washington 2022 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 TNT second-round pick |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Governors' Cup | McKenzie Moore | December 15 (vs. NLEX) | December 22 (vs. Meralco) | 1–2 |
Aaron Fuller | December 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) | March 16 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 6–3 | |
Leon Gilmore III | March 19 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–1 |
References
- ^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.