Here’s what I used to decide who makes the list—and yes, this also serves as my defense in case people come at me with pitchforks.

PBA STATS | ANJO CARAM

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | MUBASHAR ALI

MPBL STATS | LEVI HERNANDEZ

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | CADY LALANNE

PBA STATS | DAVID SEMERAD

MPBL STATS | ALLAN MANGAHAS

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | ISMAEL ROMERO

PBA STATS | ANTHONY SEMERAD

MPBL STATS | JECKSTER APINAN

Just because we have a grudge match against them doesn’t mean we are up to their standards.

PBA STATS | MAURICE SHAW

PBA STATS | BASER AMER

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | MARCUS LEE

MPBL STATS | HESED GABO

If JMF had played in a time when the league featured the likes of a prime Asi Taulava, he might have faced stiffer competition.

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | JUSTIN BROWNLEE

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | DANIEL OCHEFU

2026 PBA COMMISSIONER'S CUP | IMPORT WATCH | BOL BOL

The thing about the trade is that Ginebra is sending a healthy player to Terrafirma for a guy who has yet to play 35 games in two and a half seasons.

PBA STATS | ANDREI CARACUT

PBA STATS | RJ JAZUL

PBA STATS | JAYCEE MARCELINO

MPBL STATS | MICHAEL MABULAC

This is what I saw — promise in the Gilas roadmap to the 2027 FIBA World Cup.

MPBL STATS | ROBBY CELIZ

U.S. NCAA STATS | AL SEGOVA

PBA STATS | JACKSON CORPUZ

I think Balti just suffered the same fate as Juan Gomez De Liano. I think it's best for him to just be comfortable with Tim Cone's system, and for sure, he'll get his moment.

It was long overdue the first time it happened, and it feels somewhat the same now.

PBA STATS | MIKEY WILLIAMS

MPBL STATS | ARIS DIONISIO

U.S. NCAA STATS | DANNY SEIGLE

PBA STATS | NORBERT TORRES

MPBL STATS | ARCHIE CONCEPCION

Converge’s biggest problem is actually a good one: they simply need to follow the blueprint that Leo Austria has implemented in San Miguel.

PBA STATS | JUSTIN MELTON

MPBL STATS | CHRIS BITOON

I don’t want to label anyone as the “worst” because that feels unnecessary and disrespectful.

I don’t want to label anyone as the “worst” because that feels unnecessary and disrespectful.

PBA STATS | TEYTEY TEODORO

NCAA STATS | KEVIN ALAS

The best result for QMB is just to ball out and get bank with his skills.

PBA STATS | JOSHUA SMITH

PBA STATS | CRIS CALILAN

MPBL STATS | JAYCEE MARCELINO

PBA STATS | GLEN RICE JR

MPBL STATS | GAB BANAL

UAAP STATS | JERIC FORTUNA

MPBL STATS | JOHN WILSON