title: Rey Nambatac
text: # Rey Nambatac
  
  Rey Benedict Chan Nambatac (born January 27, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for the Letran Knights in the NCAA during his college days. He was selected seventh overall pick in the 2017 PBA draft by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  In his PBA debut back on December 22, 2017, Nambatac recorded 5 points and 5 rebounds in almost 13 minutes of playing time on an 82–79 win over the TNT Katropa.
  
  On November 3, 2021, Nambatac signed a new three-year maximum contract with the Elasto Painters. On June 27, 2023, one year before his contract expires, Nambatac signed a two-year contract extension with the team that would take effect in 2024.
  
  ## PBA career statistics
  
  As of the end of 2022–23 season
  
  ### Season-by-season averages
  
  | Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2017–18 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 15.1 | .376 | .403 | .600 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.0 |
  | 2019 | Rain or Shine | 47 | 24.6 | .445 | .402 | .701 | 3.9 | 2.1 | .9 | .1 | 10.5 |
  | 2020 | Rain or Shine | 12 | 24.9 | .312 | .250 | .729 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .2 | 8.7 |
  | 2021 | Rain or Shine | 22 | 30.7 | .360 | .302 | .769 | 3.8 | 2.5 | .9 | .0 | 13.5 |
  | 2022–23 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 28.3 | .387 | .307 | .755 | 4.0 | 3.4 | .9 | .1 | 13.3 |
  | Career | Career | 149 | 24.2 | .392 | .347 | .729 | 3.5 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | 10.2 |
  