The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Mythical Team is an honor given annually to the best players in each of the five basketball positions: point guard , shooting guard , small forward , power forward and center . A Second Mythical Team was institutionalized in 1984 .
5-508: Starting from the 2019 PBA season , each Mythical Team consists of two backcourt (guards) and three frontcourt (forwards or centers or both) players. Previously, each Mythical Team would have two guards, two forwards, and a center. * awards given by the PBA Press Corps The following table only lists players with at least five total selections. 2019 PBA season The 2019 PBA season
10-805: The Smart Araneta Coliseum or the Mall of Asia Arena , and sometimes, in the Ynares Center in Antipolo . Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but a league may return within a season if the turnout is satisfactory. Typically, all playoff games are held in Metro Manila arenas, although playoff and Finals games have been seldom played in
15-783: The league opened their season in January or February. 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. The schedule is also affected by the Philippine national team's participation in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Southeast Asian Games. The 2019 PBA All-Star Game was played from March 29 to 31, 2019 at Calasiao, Pangasinan. Like several Metro Manila -centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila , either
20-658: The provinces. Highlighted are playoff games. These games were played outside the Philippines: The PBA competition committee approved the rule changes for implementation starting in the Philippine Cup games: The opening ceremonies for this season were held at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue , Bulacan on January 13, 2019. The PBA Leo Awards for the 2017–18 season were held before
25-573: Was the 44th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup . The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup are the second and third conferences in the upcoming season. Due to the major adjustments in the league calendar, the start of the league's 44th season was set to January 13, 2019. This was the first time since 2003 that
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