2013 PBA Rookie Draft this Sunday

The local basketball world will once again gaze their eyes towards the Robinson's Midtown on Sunday, November 3, as the opening event of the new PBA season beckons in the 2013 PBA Rookie Draft.

With a promising crop of hopefuls, 79 in all, the league's ten teams look set to upgrade their lineups in time for the All-Filipino conference set to tip off on November 17 in Manila, Cebu & Davao.

Headlining the draft is a trio of big men that carved their name in the UAAP, NCAA and the D-League that could possibly be a foil to June Mar Fajardo for the next few years.

Greg Slaughter, Ian Sangalang and Raymond Almazan are expected to go 1-2-3 in that order for Barangay Ginebra, SanMig Coffee and Rain or Shine, respectively.

Other standouts in the draft include reigning UAAP MVP Terrence Romeo, former UAAP MVP RR Garcia, UST skipper Jeric Teng, LA Revilla of the newly-UAAP champions De La Salle University, ABL standouts Justin Melton and Jeric Fortuna, Arellano scoring threat James Forrester, and stalwarts of the recent Ateneo dynasty in the UAAP in Nico Salva, Justin Chua, JP Erram and Ryan Buenafe.

The draft will be shown LIVE on TV5, starting at 4pm.

1st Round Draft Order:

1. Barangay Ginebra
2. SanMig Coffee
3. Rain or Shine
4. Barako Bull
5. Barako Bull
6. Barako Bull
7. GlobalPort
8. Alaska
9. Rain or Shine
10. SanMig Coffee

2nd Round Draft Order:

1. GlobalPort
2. Rain or Shine
3. SanMig Coffee
4. Barako Bull
5. Air21
6. Alaska
7. Talk 'N Text
8. Alaska
9. Rain or Shine
10. Barako Bull

Succeeding Rounds

1. Air21 or GlobalPort (alternating between rounds)
2. GlobalPort or Air21 (alternating between rounds)
3. Barako Bull
4. Barangay Ginebra
5. Petron
6. Meralco
7. Talk 'N Text
8. Alaska
9. Rain or Shine
10. SanMig Coffee