# 2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season

The 2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season is the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 3 | 31 | Jared Brown | G | USA | Ateneo |
| 4 | 41 | Mark Neil Cruz | C/F | Philippines | CEU |

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Group A Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 6 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–2 :
August: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 20
NorthPort
W 101–95
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
August 22
Meralco
W 93–73
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
August 27
Converge
L 95–96
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 29
Magnolia
W 88–82
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–1 :
September: 5–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
September 5
Terrafirma
W 107–89
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (26)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–1
6
September 8
Converge
W 98–91
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (21)
Calvin Oftana (9)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–1
7
September 12
Meralco
W 108–99
Calvin Oftana (25)
Hollis-Jefferson, Oftana (7)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–1
8
September 17
Magnolia
W 84–82
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (29)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25)
Jayson Castro (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7–1
9
September 19
Terrafirma
L 72–84
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Rey Nambatac (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7–2
10
September 22
NorthPort
W 99–79
Poy Erram (17)
Poy Erram (13)
Poy Erram (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–2 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| A1 | TNT | 3 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | A1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | A1 | TNT | 4 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| B2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | B2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Meralco | 0 | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 11–4 :
Quarterfinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 25
NLEX
W 107–102
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (45)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–0
2
September 27
NLEX
L 90–93
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (22)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (22)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
Santa Rosa Sports Complex
1–1
3
September 29
NLEX
W 109–91
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (27)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)
Ynares Center
2–1
4
October 1
NLEX
W 125–96
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (35)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Jayson Castro (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–1 :
Semifinals: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
October 9
Rain or Shine
W 90–81
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (26)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
PhilSports Arena
1–0
2
October 11
Rain or Shine
W 108–91
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23)
Calvin Oftana (14)
Roger Pogoy (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
October 13
Rain or Shine
L 109–110
Poy Erram (27)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Dasmariñas Arena
2–1
4
October 16
Rain or Shine
W 81–79
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
October 18
Rain or Shine
W 113–95
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (36)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Ynares Center 10,039
4–1 :
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
October 27
Barangay Ginebra
W 104–88
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19)
Hollis-Jefferson, Nambatac (10)
Rey Nambatac (7)
Ynares Center 11,021
1–0
2
October 30
Barangay Ginebra
W 96–84
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (37)
Calvin Oftana (14)
Castro, Hollis-Jefferson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
November 1
Barangay Ginebra
L 73–85
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,320
2–1
4
November 3
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–106
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (28)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Jayson Castro (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,783
2–2
5
November 6
Barangay Ginebra
W 99–72
Hollis-Jefferson, Pogoy (16)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Jayson Castro (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,727
3–2
6
November 8
Barangay Ginebra
W 95–85
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (31)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 14,668
4–2 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Eastern (G) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 12 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cupp game log Total: 8–4 :
December: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 6, 2024
Eastern
L 84–105
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (33)
Henry Galinato (12)
Rey Nambatac (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1
2
December 8, 2024
NorthPort
L 95–100
Calvin Oftana (20)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)
Rey Nambatac (8)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
December 11, 2024
Magnolia
W 103–100
Calvin Oftana (42)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Hollis-Jefferson, Pogoy (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–2
4
December 19, 2024
Blackwater
W 109–93
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (22)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–2 :
January: 6–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 7, 2025
Meralco
W 101–99
Hollis-Jefferson, Oftana (24)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Jayson Castro (6)
PhilSports Arena
3–2
6
January 11, 2025
Converge
W 98–96
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (31)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Jayson Castro (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–2
7
January 15, 2025
NLEX
W 94–87
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–2
8
January 17, 2025
Barangay Ginebra
W 94–87
Calvin Oftana (32)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Castro, Hollis-Jefferson (6)
PhilSports Arena
6–2
9
January 22, 2025
Terrafirma
L 108–117
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (41)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rey Nambatac (4)
Ynares Center
6–3
10
January 24, 2025
Phoenix
W 106–70
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)
Galinato, Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
Ynares Center
7–3
11
January 26, 2025
San Miguel
W 115–97
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (35)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (21)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Ynares Center
8–3
12
January 31, 2025
Rain or Shine
L 96–106
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)
PhilSports Arena
8–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | NorthPort | 113 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | TNT | 1 |
| 2 | TNT | 109 | | | | 2 | TNT | 1 |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | 2 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Converge | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 6–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 6, 2025
Eastern
W 109–93
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (31)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–0 :
Semifinals: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 26, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 88–84
Jayson Castro (24)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
February 28, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 93–91
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (28)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
Jayson Castro (5)
PhilSports Arena
2–0
3
March 2, 2025
Rain or Shine
L 98–103
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (34)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19)
Rey Nambatac (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
March 5, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 93–85
Calvin Oftana (26)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
March 7, 2025
Rain or Shine
W 97–92
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (42)
Calvin Oftana (12)
Rey Nambatac (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1 :
Finals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 14
Barangay Ginebra
W 95–89
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (34)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 11,802
1–0
2
March 16
Barangay Ginebra
L 70–71
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)
Rey Nambatac (5)
SM Mall of Asia Arena 12,925
1–1
3
March 19
Barangay Ginebra
PhilSports Arena
4
March 21
Barangay Ginebra
Ynares Center
5
March 23
Barangay Ginebra
Smart Araneta Coliseum :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Chris Exciminiano | July 18, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | TNT Triple Giga (PBA 3x3) |
| Almond Vosotros | July 18, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | TNT Triple Giga (PBA 3x3) |
| Jielo Razon | December 4, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Parañaque Patriots (MPBL) |
| Kim Aurin | January 29, 2025 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Jayson Castro | January 29, 2025 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Poy Erram | January 29, 2025 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Rey Nambatac | January 29, 2025 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

July :
| July 2, 2024 | To TNTRey Nambatac | To BlackwaterKib Montalbo Jewel Ponferada 2028 TNT second-round pick |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record | Ref. |
| Governors' Cup | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | August 20, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) | November 8, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 18–6 | |
| Commissioner's Cup | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | December 6, 2024 (vs. Eastern) | | 14–6 | |