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.
Draft lottery
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.
Note: Barangay Ginebra (4th pick) passed on this round; Meralco passed its supposed 6th pick in the 8th round to end the draft.
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
On August 12, 2012, in a three-team trade, Barangay Ginebra acquired a 2013 first round pick and Elmer Espiritu from Air21, the Express acquired Nonoy Baclao and Rob Reyes from Petron and KG Canaleta and John Wilson from Ginebra, and the Blaze Boosters acquired Magi Sison, Paolo Hubalde and a 2014 second round pick from the Express.[3][4]
On November 16, 2011, in a three-team trade, Barako Bull acquired Jimbo Aquino and a 2013 first round pick from Barangay Ginebra, Ginebra acquired Rico Maierhofer from San Mig Coffee (as B-Meg) and Allein Maliksi from the Energy, and the Llamados acquired Yancy de Ocampo and a 2012 second round pick from Ginebra via the Energy.[8]
On June 11, 2013, in a three-team trade, GlobalPort acquired a first round pick and Yousef Taha from Barangay Ginebra in exchange for Japeth Aguilar. Previously, Ginebra acquired the pick from Barako Bull on the same day in exchange for Elmer Espiritu.[9] Previously, in a three-team trade, Barako Bull (as Burger King) acquired 2012 and 2013 first round pick from Talk 'N Text, and 2010 and 2012 first round picks on October 12, 2009, from Barako Energy Coffee via the Tropang Texters; the Coffee Masters acquired Orlando Daroya from the Tropang Texters; and the Tropang Texters acquired Japeth Aguilar from the Whoppers.[10][11] The Coffee Masters franchise was later sold, first to become the Shopinas.com Clickers/Air21 Express. It was sold again to become the NLEX Road Warriors.
On October 4, 2011, Alaska acquired a 2013 second round pick from Meralco in exchange for Mark Borboran.[12]
The GlobalPort Batang Pier acquired the draft rights to 5th pick Terrence Romeo from Barako Bull. Previously, Petron acquired the pick from the Energy in exchange for Magi Sison and Mark Isip, then the Blaze Boosters acquired Yousef Taha from GlobalPort in exchange for the pick.[14]
The GlobalPort Batang Pier acquired the draft rights to 6th pick RR Garcia from Barako Bull in exchange for Dennis Miranda.[15]
The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters acquired the draft rights to 15th pick John Paul Erram from Alaska in exchange for a 2015 second round pick.
The GlobalPort Batang Pier acquired the draft rights to 34th pick LA Revilla, and 2016 and 2017 second round picks from Barangay Ginebra in exchange for a 2014 first round pick.