The2013Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)Rookie Draft was an event, which allows teams todraft 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 theprevious season with heavier weight from the results of thePhilippine Cup.
a On August 12, 2012, in a three-team trade, Barangay Ginebra acquired a 2013 first round pick andElmer Espiritu from Air21, the Express acquiredNonoy Baclao andRob Reyes fromPetron and KG Canaleta andJohn Wilson from Ginebra, and the Blaze Boosters acquired Magi Sison, Paolo Hubalde and a2014 second round pick from the Express.[3][4]
d On November 16, 2011, in a three-team trade, Barako Bull acquiredJimbo Aquino and a 2013 first round pick from Barangay Ginebra, Ginebra acquiredRico Maierhofer from San Mig Coffee (as B-Meg) andAllein Maliksi from the Energy, and the Llamados acquiredYancy de Ocampo and a2012 second round pick from Ginebra via the Energy.[8]
g On June 11, 2013, in a three-team trade, GlobalPort acquired a first round pick andYousef Taha from Barangay Ginebra in exchange forJapeth Aguilar. Previously, Ginebra acquired the pick from Barako Bull on the same day in exchange forElmer Espiritu.[9] Previously, in a three-team trade, Barako Bull (as Burger King) acquired 2012 and 2013 first round pick from Talk 'N Text, and2010 and2012 first round picks on October 12, 2009, from Barako Energy Coffee via the Tropang Texters; the Coffee Masters acquiredOrlando Daroya from the Tropang Texters; and the Tropang Texters acquiredJapeth Aguilar from the Whoppers.[10][11] The Coffee Masters franchise was later sold, first to become theShopinas.com Clickers/Air21 Express. It was sold again to become theNLEX Road Warriors.
k On October 4, 2011, Alaska acquired a 2013 second round pick from Meralco in exchange forMark Borboran.[12]
C The GlobalPort Batang Pier acquired the draft rights to 6th pickRR Garcia from Barako Bull in exchange forDennis Miranda.[15]
D 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.
E The GlobalPort Batang Pier acquired the draft rights to 34th pickLA Revilla, and 2016 and 2017 second round picks from Barangay Ginebra in exchange for a 2014 first round pick.