2013 PBA draft | ||||||
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General information | ||||||
Date(s) | November 3, 2013 | |||||
Time | 4:00 pm (PHT) | |||||
Location | Robinson's Midtown Manila | |||||
Network(s) | Sports5 | |||||
First selection | Greg Slaughter, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |||||
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The 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft was an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila on November 3, 2013.
The lottery determined the team that will obtain the first pick on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their cumulative final rankings in the previous season with heavier weight from the results of the Philippine Cup.
Lottery teams—green: 67% chance; blue: 33% chance
The lottery was held on October 11, 2013 during the halftime of the Game 1 of the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Air21 Express won the rights to the first overall selection against the GlobalPort Batang Pier. Due to a previous transaction, the draft rights of Air21 belongs to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. GlobalPort's drafting rights were also previously traded to San Mig Coffee Mixers.
Note: Air 21 and Alaska can switch places in the 5th and 6th picks prior to an earlier trade agreement.
Note: GlobalPort (1st pick), Alaska (8th), Rain or Shine (9th) and San Mig Coffee (10th) passed on this round
Note: Petron Blaze (5th pick) passed on this round
Note: Air21 (2nd pick), Barako Bull (3rd), and Talk 'N Text (7th) passed on this round
Note: Barangay Ginebra (4th pick) passed on this round; Meralco passed its supposed 6th pick in the 8th round to end the draft.