KG Canaleta

Rommel Niño T. "KG" Canaleta (born February 12, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). A 6-6 athletic forward, he is fondly called by nicknames like KG, The Big Ticket, and The Da Vinci of Dunk. He won the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012 PBA Slam Dunk Contests and led the Air21 Express to a third-place finish in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup.

KG Canaleta
No. 9 – Blackwater Elite
PositionPower forward / Small forward
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1982-02-12) February 12, 1982
Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeUniversity of the East
PBA draft2005 Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Air21 Express
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2009Air21 Express
2009–2011B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados / B-Meg Llamados
2011Air21 Express
2011–2012Barangay Ginebra Kings
2012–2014Air21 Express
2014Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2014–2015NLEX Road Warriors
2015–2016Mahindra Enforcer
2016–2017GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017Blackwater Elite
2017–2019Meralco Bolts
2019–presentBlackwater Elite
Career highlights and awards

PBA career

He made a serious run for the Rookie of the Year honors with an impressive Philippine Cup campaign where he averaged 16.2 points per game, No. 1 among rookies and seventh in the tournament among locals. But a so-so performance in the Fiesta Conference and two finals stints of Red Bull made Larry Fonacier a no-brainer for the award.

Canaleta is undoubtedly one of the biggest attractions in the league with his jaw-dropping, never-seen slams by a local player. Canaleta was a back-to-back-to-back winner of the Slam Dunk competition, both by convincing fashion. He was ranked no. 2 in scoring among rookies during his rookie year with 9.4 points per outing. Canaleta was the first Philippine Basketball Association player to become a 5-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion. On 2011 PBA All-Star Weekend, he dunked on 3 men in the final round against Kelly Williams to win his 4th PBA Slam Dunk Champion Award. On 2012, Canaleta did it again after dunking on 3-men, including 6-foot-9 Asi Taulava to win his 5th Slam Dunk Award.

He was also awarded by the PBA to be the Mr. Quality Minutes Player in 2010.

On December 5, 2012, Canaleta scored a career-high 41 points in their 112-93 win against GlobalPort Batang Pier.[1] Canaleta was named the PBA Press Corps' Player of the Week for the period April 8–14, 2013 after dropping 37 points anchored on 9-18 shooting from 3-point land in their come-from-behind win over Petron, 95-91.[2]

On January 20, 2014, Canaleta was traded by Air21 to Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for Sean Anthony, Eliud Poligrates, and a 2016 first-round pick.[3]

On October 9, 2014, Canaleta was traded from Talk 'N Text to NLEX in a three-team trade that involved Blackwater Elite.[4]

On August 25, 2015, Canaleta was traded by NLEX to Mahindra Enforcer in a three-team trade that also involved Talk 'N Text.[5][6]

On March 29, Canaleta was traded to the Blackwater Elite in exchange for Dylan Ababou and James Forrester.

On January 10, 2018, while playing for the Meralco Bolts, Canaleta became the 87th member of the elite 5,000 points club, 83rd among locals, in the Bolts 103-98 loss to the Alaska Aces.[7] [8]

PBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

As of the end of 2020 season[9][10]

Season-by-season averages
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Air21 5221.0.388.304.7073.8.6.3.39.4
2006–07 Air21 4125.8.395.331.7035.8.8.4.711.9
2007–08 Air21 5023.5.397.332.6813.21.2.5.610.4
2008–09 Air21 / Purefoods 3718.1.353.220.7363.9.8.3.35.8
2009–10 Purefoods / B-Meg 5817.5.379.345.5962.6.9.3.48.1
2010–11 B-Meg / Air21 4320.0.374.342.8043.7.5.4.58.0
2011–12 Barangay Ginebra 3617.2.413.364.7393.3.7.2.38.7
2012–13 Air21 3930.6.397.369.7395.31.3.5.616.7
2013–14 Air21 / Talk 'N Text 4823.8.388.351.7694.1.7.5.210.2
2014–15 NLEX 3620.1.382.327.7623.3.6.2.18.1
2015–16 Mahindra 3225.3.425.354.8413.81.0.2.411.7
2016–17 GlobalPort / Blackwater 3623.5.372.347.7454.1.9.4.48.4
2017–18 Meralco 3719.4.394.374.7223.71.0.2.38.6
2019 Meralco / Blackwater 2512.7.436.429.8332.0.9.2.26.6
2020 Blackwater 1125.4.398.347.7654.3.7.2.511.7
Career 58121.6.392.344.7233.8.8.3.49.6

Awards
  • Mr. Quality Minutes Award (2010)
  • Five-time PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012)
  • PBA All Rookie First Team (2005–2006)
  • Scored a record 38 Points in the PBA Rookie Game
  • 2013 PBA Most Improved Player

References
  1. de Leon, Job (December 6, 2012). "Canaleta drops career-high 41 to carry Air 21 past GlobalPort". PBA-Online.net. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  2. Dy, Richard (April 15, 2013). "Player of the Week Canaleta happy to prove he's more than just a freak show". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. "PBA: Talk 'N Text acquires KG Canaleta from Air21". GMA News and Public Affairs. January 20, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  4. Alas heads TnT 3 team trade deal, philstar.net, Retrieved October 9, 2014
  5. Joble, Rey (August 25, 2015). "Talk 'N Text lands No.2 pick Troy Rosario from Mahindra in 3-team trade". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. "PBA Trade: Rosario shipped to Talk 'N Text in three-team deal; Ginebra acquires Nico Salva". CNN Philippines. August 26, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  7. https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/consolation-for-kg-canaleta-as-veteran-stretch-forward-joins-5000-point-club-after-loss-to-alaska
  8. https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kg-canaleta-enters-elite-5000-point-club/105473
  9. PBA-Online.net
  10. Real GM
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