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Philippine professional hoops team

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team block the Philippine Basketball Association owned via Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the authorization rights of the Shell Turbo Chargers in 2006, which disbanded after honourableness 2004–05 PBA season.

From 1996 face 2006, the franchise played in character Philippine Basketball League, carrying the title Welcoat House Paints, Welcoat Paintmasters meticulous the St. Benilde-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, winning a total of shake up championships.

Beginnings

Philippine Basketball League (1996–2006)

The Stream of abuse or Shine Elasto Painters debuted nucleus the Philippine Basketball League in 1996 as the Welcoat Paint Masters. Tog up first championship came in the 1999 Challenge Cup, winning 3–0 over Limited Bull Energy Drink. Welcoat was wise as one of the two teams to enter the PBA before picture 2000 season but lost out tell off Red Bull. Since then, the Pigment Masters won five more championships, writer in the best amateur and trace Metropolitan Basketball Association players available, ultimate notably Don Allado, Renren Ritualo, Fervour de Ocampo, Rommel Adducul, Ronald Tubid, James Yap, Paul Artadi, and Mooncalf Washington. One of its biggest rivals from 2000 to 2002 was Rogue Energy Drink, with PBA players City Tolomia (later joined Welcoat in 2004), Roger Yap, and later Rain example Shine member Gilbert Malabanan, as both teams engaged in four straight finals series, splitting both series in picture process.

In 2005, Welcoat changed warmth name to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, one of the products give a miss their parent company, Welbest. The Elasto Painters made it all the diverse to the finals of the Heroes Cup against Magnolia. After leading decency series 2–0, Rain or Shine one of the biggest collapses make league history as the Wizards won the series in five games. Magnify the 2006 PBL Unity Cup, glory Elasto Painters were swept in blue blood the gentry semifinals by the Toyota-Otis Sparks cause problems end their four consecutive finals presence, but placed third in a one-game playoff against Montaña Pawnshop on June 8. Prior to the start motionless Game 3 of the Unity Treat title series between Harbour Centre streak Toyota-Otis on June 13, 2006, say publicly league awarded the team with illustriousness Dynasty Award for their 10 era of success in the league. Very many past and present members of honesty Welcoat franchise were on hand, type they brought their six championship trophies during the ceremony.

Acquiring a PBA franchise

After Shell's departure in the PBA in 2005, the league gave Growth an ultimatum of until early 2006 to either announce their return commerce the league for the 06–07 edible, or to sell the franchise command somebody to a prospective buyer. In several measure releases and interview, then-PBA Commissioner Noli Eala mentioned that some companies were interested in joining the league, though he did not stress which be incumbent on these companies were. One of Eala's vision was for the PBA assemble be a 12-team league. Welcoat in a flash came into the picture, expressing anxious to buy the Shell franchise. Jam January 2006, major newspapers reported desert the Welcoat team is nearing description completion of acquiring the Shell line-up. By February, the PBA announced depiction entry of Welcoat as the Ordinal PBA team for the 2006–2007 stint. People's Journal said that the business was approved between P30-40 million, dialect trig big drop from the original P60 million the Turbo Chargers wanted [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}The Manila Times, however, rumored that it was close to P55 million that Shell wanted [2]

Welcoat settle out P60 million as bond put five years, P7 million for input fee and another P6 million reserve transfer fee.

As incentive, the PBA allowed Welcoat to grab three nonprofessional players from their Rain or Illumination PBL team. The Paint Masters dubbed Jay-R Reyes, Junjun Cabatu, and NCAA Most Valuable Player Jay Sagad gorilla the three players from the scratch of its amateur team which they elevated into the pros directly. Welcoat also signed PBL veterans Niño Gelig, undrafted point guard Froilan Baguion, Jercules Tangkay, and former Shell players Daemon Sta. Maria and Rob Wainwright. Rip open the dispersal draft, Welcoat took Designer Lao from Coca-Cola and Denver Lopez from San Miguel.

In August 2006, Welcoat announced that they will snigger named as the Welcoat Dragons donation their pro stint while also confiscation former UP Fighting Maroons players Median Santos and Jireh Ibañes as honesty team's new rookies, although Santos backslided to sign with the team.

Welcoat Dragons (2006–2008)

In its PBA debut, Welcoat lost to eventual champion Barangay Ginebra Kings in the season-opening game call upon the 2006–07 PBA season, 102–69.^[1] Jojo Tangkay scored the team's first-ever restrain in the league. Denver Lopez sad the team with 12 points determine rookie Jay-R Reyes had 10 acquire the Dragons. The Dragons won cast down first victory on October 9 defeating Coca-Cola. Their next two victories came at the hands of the San Miguel Beermen and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. Despite a 3–5 record, Welcoat lost their next 10 games along with injuries to vital calculated players that eventually ended their crusade with a 3–15 record, the solitary team to be eliminated after distinction elimination round of the 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup.

During the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference, the Dragons had fold up active imports, Wayland White and aide-de-camp coach Alex Compton. The other imports, Charles Clark and Rob Sanders, preceded White. The Dragons were again picture first team to be eliminated pretense the Fiesta Conference by the scuttle of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. The Dragons finished with a 7–29 record for the 2006–07 PBA bout and was awarded the first whole draft pick after they won magnanimity draft lottery. They eventually selected Joe Devance of University of Texas lose ground El Paso.

Before the start very last the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference, Somebody Austria resigned as head coach quite a lot of the Dragons citing that the manipulation wanted a new direction.^[2] Then-assistant guardian Caloy Garcia was named interim attitude coach on March 18 and would eventually become the team's official purpose coach.^[3] The Dragons finished with recourse 7–29 record and failed to thin again for the playoffs in either of the two conferences.

Rain pretend to be Shine Elasto Painters (2008–present)

2008–2009 season

In 2008, a new name was introduced stake out the team – Rain or Glowing Elasto Painters. At the 2008 PBA Draft held at Market! Market!, Taguig, the team drafted Gabe Norwood receive George Mason University as the leading overall pick. In the 2nd identical, the Elasto Painters grabbed point resting Tyrone Tang of De La Salle University. 24 hours after the compose proper, the team traded 2007 precede overall pick Joe Devance and their 2009 and 2010 second-round picks have knowledge of the Alaska Aces in exchange provision Alaska's 2009 1st-round pick, number quint overall Solomon Mercado, and veteran Eddie Laure.

They defeated Air21 on their first game of the 2008–2009 Filipino Cup, 120–102 to spark a curiosity showing at the 2008-09 PBA Filipino Cup. The Elasto Painters were governing for a semifinal berth when they were defeated by the eventual champions Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters always the elimination round. With a not to be mentioned of 10–8, they faced the rounds champions Sta. Lucia Realtors in prestige quarterfinals where they were swept 2–0 in the best-of-3 series, with Norwood and Mercado being ejected in Recreation 1. Their 10-win record surpassed their best performance in a season.

During the Fiesta Conference, the Elasto Painters took import Charles Clark but was soon replaced by heavyweight Jai Explorer, a former college teammate of Gabe Norwood. Ace play-maker Sol Mercado got injured before their quarterfinals game meet Purefoods. Despite a depleted lineup, rendering Elasto Painters defeated Purefoods led disrespect Gabe Norwood and point guard Tyrone Tang in the absence of Mercado. Tang made a three-point shot detain take the lead with 31 hurriedly left, they won and made blue to the semifinals for the twig time in franchise history. They were then eliminated by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the semifinals, ending their season with promise.

2011–2012 season

In interpretation 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup, they ended the franchise best start, 3–0 drape Yeng Guiao. In the 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup, they finished 9–5, Ordinal place because of an inferior quotient on Ginebra and Petron. They relaxed the crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra Kings, 2–0 to advance to their Ordinal semifinals appearance. They faced the 8th-seeded Powerade Tigers who eliminated the top-seeded crowd favorite B-Meg Llamados but they are eliminated, 3–4.

2012–2013 season

The bunch made history during the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup by signing the Slav center Bruno Šundov. He served tempt a center in Croatian basketball band and was the first European sportswoman to play in the league.

In the 2012 PBA Governors Cup, they found their franchise best start, 4–0. They won 107–100, 100–94*, 106–92 slab 93–90 over Alaska Aces, B-Meg Llamados, Air21 Express and Barangay Ginebra Kings on Paul Lee's winning triple 2.6 seconds remaining but lost on archrival Powerade, 98–104. * Rain or Group of actors won via overtime.

They made their first final appearance after winning admit B-Meg Llamados at a very intervening game, 92–82, under the leadership fine coach Yeng Guiao on 2012 PBA Governor's Cup, though after that denial, B-Meg would won in a desperate game against the Barangay Ginebra Kings for the remaining slot for illustriousness finals.

On their debut game go allout for the 2012 Governor's Cup, the Elasto Painters won a very physical endeavour against B-Meg Llamados 91–80. The squad had a disappointing loss on Play Two where their rookie, Paul Satisfaction, re-injured his left shoulder 80–85. Unexcitable without Paul Lee, the team bounced back on their third and fifteen minutes games, 93–84 and 94–89, respectively, bring under control lead the series 3–1. However, distinction team lost both Game 5 perch 6 with B-Meg forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. On August 5, 2012, the six-year-old franchise won their culminating Championship title after handing B-Meg address list 83–76 game loss. The undermanned unit led by coach Yeng Guiao well ahead with their import Jamelle Cornley unthinkable the local Jeff Chan, who won the Finals MVP, grabbed the advantage early in the third quarter rear 1 B-Meg Llamados' import Marqus Blakely abstruse foul trouble.^[4]

2013–2014 season

In 2013-14 PBA Filipino Cup they finished the eliminations pin down 2nd place of the standings. They beat GlobalPort Batang Pier in loftiness quarterfinals in one game. They besides beat Petron Blaze Boosters in 4–1 series win in the semifinals, hatred coach Yeng Guiao having suspended keep in check Game 5. They faced San Mig Super Coffee Mixers in the finals but lost to them in 6 games.

2014–2015 season

In 2014-15 PBA Filipino Cup they finished the eliminations shrub border 2nd seed of the standings submit they got the automatic semifinals opening as the new format in say publicly Philippine Cup playoffs was changed. They face Alaska in the Semifinals on the other hand lost in 6 games. In 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, they chose Haystack Jackson as their temporary import the same as wait for Wayne Chism to set free from Hapoel Gilboa Galil of Yisrael. On February 16, Wayne is moment ready to play for Rain fallacy Shine and set his debut practised February 20. They finished 1st drain liquid from the eliminations via quotient system. Side is the first time that they finished the top spot since 2012 PBA Governors Cup. They beat Brgy. Ginebra in a crucial game; 92–91. They sweep Meralco in the best-of-three semifinals to face Talk 'N Subject Tropang Texters in the Finals. They lost the game 7 in in the fullness of time. But in the middle of significance Commissioner's Cup, they release their limited import for the Governors Cup Arizona Reid to play for San Miguel Beermen to replace Ronald Roberts. Distinct fans of Rain or Shine was shocked after they heard the information, because of this, in 2015 PBA Governors' Cup, they choose former Alaska import Wendell McKines as their introduce. They finished 3rd place of excellence standings, in the Quarterfinals, they uninteresting Barako Bull Energy in overtime encourage Paul Lee's layup, but lost abrupt San Miguel in 4 games pass on the best of five Semifinals.

2015–2016 season

In the 2015 PBA draft go to regularly analysts in their mock draft optate either chose Arthur dela Cruz lair Norbert Torres for the third untangle, but the team selected Maverick Ahanmisi, then Josan Nimes on the Twelfth pick and Don Trollano on high-mindedness 2nd-round pick. In 2015-16 PBA Filipino Cup, they finished 3rd in decency standings and advanced to the playoffs, beating Blackwater in the first period of the quarterfinals and TNT get through to the second phase of the quarterfinals. But they lost to San Miguel in the semifinals in six party. In the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Jug, they signed Wayne Chism to produce their import for the third central theme, although Wayne was injured his mangle during the game against Meralco distend February 17, he was doubtful come near play for the rest of class conference. They chose Antoine Wright get into the swing replace Chism but he was replaced by Mo Charlo on March 8. While approaching the playoffs, they chose Pierre Henderson-Niles to replace the short Charlo to match-up against their thinkable opponents in the playoffs including Greg Slaughter and June Mar Fajardo. Bump into Henderson-Niles, a 6'8" center to serve the team as an inside feature in the paint, they finished Ordinal place in the standings and cheerful Ginebra in the quarterfinals and eventually beat San Miguel in 4 desirouss at the best-of-five semifinals. They famous the Alaska in the finals brook finally they won their 2nd encouragement in their franchise history in 6 games which Paul Lee was entitled Finals MVP.^[5] In the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup, they selected Dior Lowhorn as their import, then after failure back to back games in magnanimity middle of the conference, they gestural Jason Forte to replace Lowhorn teeny weeny September. After two games, he was replaced by Josh Dollard. Unfortunately, Weigh down or Shine failed to gain influence last spot to qualify to significance playoffs after losing to Phoenix, 94–105. This would also be Guiao's resolute tenure as Rain or Shine's intellect coach.

2016–2017 season

On October 5, Yeng Guiao signed with the NLEX Way Warriors. This prompted assistant coach Caloy Garcia to return as the imagination coach of the team starting subsequent season. On October 13, their genuine point guard, Lee was traded nearly Star in exchange for James Bawl. On the same day, J.R. Quiñahan was also traded to GlobalPort guarantee exchange for Jay Washington.^[6] On Oct 14, Josan Nimes was traded shut Mahindra for a second-round draft collection in 2018. The team hired a handful of former PBA players, Jolly Escobar folk tale Matthew Makalintal to be the virgin assistant coaches of Rain or Pulsation.

2021 season

Former Mahindra head coach Chris Gavina was appointed, replacing Caloy Garcia. Garcia was reassigned as an helpful coach, and active consultant.^[7]

2022–23 season

Return refer to Yeng Guiao

In September 2022, Yeng Guiao returns as head coach of high-mindedness Elasto Painters, replacing Chris Gavina.^{[8][9][10][11]}

2023–24 season

In the Philippine Cup, Elasto Painters reached the semifinals, but swept by final runner-up San Miguel Beermen.^[12]

Current roster

Main article: Rain or Shine Elasto Painters all-time roster

• ^a also serves bit Rain or Shine's board governor.

Awards

Individual awards

PBA Exert pressure Corps Awards

All-Star Weekend

Head coaches

Season-by-season records

Main article: List of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons

Records from the 2024–25 PBA season:

*one-game playoffs
**team had the twice-to-beat advantage

Players of note

Main article: Rain or Flash Elasto Painters all-time roster

Members of prestige PBA's 25 greatest players

Other notable players

Championships

PBL championships

• 1999 1st PBL Challenge Cup (def. Red Bull 3–0)
• 1999 2nd PBL Object to Cup (def. ANA Water Dispenser 3–0)
• 2000 PBL Chairman's Cup (def. Shark Potency Drink 4–0)
• 2001 PBL Cup (def. Crook Energy Drink 4–0)
• 2002 PBL Challenge Beaker (def. Dazz 3–0)
• 2005 PBL Unity Cupful (def. Montaña 3–1)

PBA championships

See also

References

External links