2017–18 PBA season

Executive board

• Andres Y. Narvasa, Jr.
• Willie Marcial
• Victorico P. Vargas
• Richard Bachmann
• Raymond Zorilla

  Teams

Arenas

Main arenas

Out-of-town arenas

Transactions

Retirement

• October 30, 2017: Jayjay Helterbrand officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA, all of them with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise.

  Coaching changes

Rule changes

Notable events

Pre-season

• November 2, 2017: The majority of the PBA Board of Governors passed a resolution stating that they will no longer support or endorse the renewal of Commissioner Chito Narvasa's tenure due to "loss of confidence". Representatives from Alaska, Blackwater, Meralco, NLEX, Rain or Shine, Phoenix and TNT attended a special board meeting on November 2 that passed this resolution. Deputy Commissioner and Technical Head Rickie Santos will be the league's officer-in-charge while the board will still tackle who will replace Narvasa as commissioner. Later in the afternoon, the bloc that composes the three San Miguel Corporation teams as well as independent teams GlobalPort and Kia stated their continued support with Narvasa. Former PBA chairman Robert Non criticized the move done by the seven board members for making a "whimsical" decision in ousting Narvasa and mentioned that the move was unauthorized and non binding as per the league's by-laws. According to the PBA by-laws, a two-thirds vote of its current membership is necessary to remove or appoint a commissioner. Non also criticized the timing of the meeting when the meeting notice was only sent to all board representatives on Monday, October 30. According to the rules, the board representatives should have been notified seven days before the date set for the meeting. Narvasa later called a press conference at the PBA office in Libis and indicated that he will not resign as the commissioner. He is also requesting the seven teams that will not endorse his term renewal to explain the grounds of their "loss of confidence" to the current commissioner. He also stated that he is willing to resign the commissioner post, but after consultation with his family and lawyers, he will hold on as commissioner, given that any move to oust him should follow the rules stated in the league's by-laws.
• November 27, 2017: The Star Hotshots changed their name to Magnolia Hotshots. The team's new logo debuted during the team's press launching.
• December 11, 2017: The NLEX Road Warriors adopted a new logo. The new logo debuted during the team's press launching.
• December 17, 2017: PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa officially tendered his resignation. The board of governors have advised Narvasa to stay as commissioner until December 31, 2017 to have a smooth transition to his eventual successor. The board also named Media Bureau chief Willie Marcial as the league's officer-in-charge.

  Philippine Cup

• Mark Caguioa changed his jersey number from #47 to #13 to honor his recently retired teammate Jayjay Helterbrand. He will use the #13 jersey for the duration of the Philippine Cup.
• January 25, 2018: The PBA Board of Governors official appointed officer-in-charge Willie Marcial as the tenth commissioner of the league.
• March 27, 2018: The lifetime ban on Renaldo Balkman was lifted. The lifetime ban was imposed by former commissioner Chito Salud on March 13, 2013 due to an incident involving his former teammate Arwind Santos when Balkman grabbed Santos by the neck in the final minutes of their game against Alaska on March 8, 2013. Before lifting the ban, Commissioner Willie Marcial consulted Santos and former commissioner Salud and gave their approval.

  Commissioner's Cup

• April 3, 2018: The Kia Picanto changed their name to Columbian Dyip. The team's new logo and uniforms will debut at the opening day of the Commissioner's Cup on April 22.

  Governors' Cup

• August 10, 2018: The GlobalPort Batang Pier changed their name to NorthPort Batang Pier. The team's new logo debuted through their social media accounts.
• September 9, 2018: The Meralco Bolts will represent the Philippines in the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. This development came after FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann requested the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to have a PBA team participate in the club championship.
• November 11, 2018: Former PBA commissioner and Board of Governors chairman Rey Marquez died.
• Major adjustments in the league calendar, particularly in the upcoming season were made during the league's annual board planning session in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, primarily because of FIBA calendar changes. The start of the PBA's 44th season will be set on January 13. This will be the first time since 2002 that the league will open their season in January. The PBA Leo Awards will be held during the opening ceremonies of the 2019 season while the 2018 PBA draft is set on December 16.
• Starting the 2019 draft, trading the rights for the draft's number one pick will be banned.
• The term of Ricky Vargas as PBA chairman will be extended up to the 2019 season.

  Opening ceremonies

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals results

• Philippine Cup Finals: San Miguel def. Magnolia, 4 games to 1
• *Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo
• Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo

  2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals results

• Commissioner's Cup Finals: Barangay Ginebra def. San Miguel, 4 games to 2
• *Finals MVP: Scottie Thompson
• Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo
• Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Justin Brownlee

  2018 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals results

• Governors' Cup Finals: Magnolia def. Alaska Aces, 4 games to 2
• *Finals MVP: Mark Barroca
• Best Player of the Conference: Paul Lee
• Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Mike Harris

  Awards

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• Most Valuable Player: June Mar Fajardo
• Rookie of the Year: Jason Perkins
• Most Improved Player: Scottie Thompson
• First Mythical Team:
• * Paul Lee
• * Stanley Pringle
• * Marcio Lassiter
• * Japeth Aguilar
• * June Mar Fajardo
• Second Mythical Team:
• * Scottie Thompson
• * Mark Barroca
• * Matthew Wright
• * Arwind Santos
• * JP Erram
• All-Defensive Team:
• * Chris Ross
• * Rome dela Rosa
• * Gabe Norwood
• * Rafi Reavis
• * June Mar Fajardo
• Samboy Lim Sportsmanship Award: Gabe Norwood

  PBA Press Corps Annual Awards

• Defensive Player of the Year: JP Erram
• Scoring Champion: Stanley Pringle
• Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year: Chito Victolero
• Mr. Quality Minutes: Vic Manuel
• Breakout Player of the Year: Chris Tiu
• Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Alfrancis Chua
• Order of Merit
• * June Mar Fajardo
• * Paul Lee
• * Vic Manuel
• All-Rookie Team
• * Paul Zamar
• * Robbie Herndon
• * Jeron Teng
• * Jason Perkins
• * Christian Standhardinger
• All-Interview Team
• * Yeng Guiao
• * Joe Devance
• * Chris Ross
• * Mike DiGregorio
• * Christian Standhardinger
• * Chris Tiu
• Game of the Season: Barangay Ginebra vs. Rain or Shine
• President's Cup: PBA Board
• PBA Press Corps Lifetime Achievement Award: Wilfred Uytengsu

  Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Local players

Import players

Individual game highs

Local players

Import players

Team statistical leaders

PBA teams in Asian club competitions

Cumulative standings

Elimination round

Playoffs