2013 NBA draft


The 2013 NBA draft was held on June 27, 2013, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. State Farm was the presenting sponsor. The lottery took place on May 21, 2013. This was the first draft for New Orleans under their new Pelicans name after playing as the New Orleans Hornets previously. It would also be the last draft for the Charlotte Bobcats under their old name, as they went back to playing under their old Hornets moniker that they last used in 2002 once the 2013–14 NBA season was over. Anthony Bennett, the first pick, bounced around the league, and then was finally released by the Brooklyn Nets after averaging just 5.2 PPG. He is considered the most recent candidate of being named the worst #1 draft pick in recent memory, with next to no major media outlets even considering him a potential #1 pick up until the day of the draft.
Highlights of the draft included the first Canadian number one selection. The draft also included the first Canadian pair of lottery picks, the first Iranian draft choice, the first New Zealander first round pick and the last first round draft selections announced by then-NBA commissioner David Stern, the very last of which included a visit by Hakeem Olajuwon, Stern's first pick he ever announced back in 1984. He was replaced by current commissioner Adam Silver beginning with the 2014 NBA draft.

Draft selections

PlayerTeam
11PF/SFCanadaCleveland CavaliersUNLV
12*SG/PGUnited StatesOrlando MagicIndiana
13SFUnited StatesWashington WizardsGeorgetown
14C/PFUnited StatesCharlotte BobcatsIndiana
15CPhoenix SunsMaryland
16CUnited StatesNew Orleans Pelicans Kentucky
17SGUnited StatesSacramento KingsKansas
18SGUnited StatesDetroit PistonsGeorgia
19PGUnited StatesMinnesota Timberwolves Michigan
110SGUnited StatesPortland Trail BlazersLehigh
111~PGUnited StatesPhiladelphia 76ersSyracuse
112CNew ZealandOklahoma City Thunder Pittsburgh
113Kelly OlynykCCanadaDallas Mavericks Gonzaga
114SG/SFUnited StatesUtah Jazz UCLA
115*SF/PFMilwaukee BucksFilathlitikos
116CBrazilBoston Celtics Estudiantes
117PGGermanyAtlanta HawksPhantoms Braunschweig
118PGUnited StatesAtlanta Hawks Miami
119SG/SFRussiaCleveland Cavaliers Triumph Lyubertsy
120SFUnited StatesChicago BullsNew Mexico
121CUtah Jazz Louisville
122CUnited StatesBrooklyn NetsDuke
123SFUnited StatesIndiana PacersArizona
124SGUnited StatesNew York KnicksMichigan
125SFUnited StatesLos Angeles ClippersNorth Carolina
126SG/SFUnited StatesMinnesota Timberwolves Colorado
127*CFranceDenver Nuggets Cholet Basket
128#SFFranceSan Antonio SpursASVEL Basket
129SGUnited StatesOklahoma City Thunder Kentucky
130PGPhoenix Suns Lietuvos Rytas
231SGUnited StatesCleveland Cavaliers California
232SG/SFSpainOklahoma City Thunder FC Barcelona
233SGUnited StatesCleveland CavaliersArizona State
234PGUnited StatesHouston Rockets Murray State
235SGUnited StatesPhiladelphia 76ers Rio Grande Valley Vipers
236PGUnited StatesSacramento KingsDetroit
237PFUnited StatesDetroit PistonsNorth Texas
238PGUnited StatesWashington Wizards South Dakota State
239CUnited StatesPortland Trail Blazers Kansas
240PFUnited StatesPortland Trail Blazers Arizona
241SGUnited StatesMemphis Grizzlies San Diego State
242PGUnited StatesPhiladelphia 76ers Baylor
243SGMilwaukee Bucks Providence
244CUnited StatesDallas Mavericks Bucknell
245#PF/CPortland Trail Blazers FC Barcelona
246PGUnited StatesUtah Jazz Virginia Tech
247PGBrazilAtlanta Hawks Gipuzkoa Basket
248PFUnited StatesLos Angeles LakersDuke
249PFChicago BullsFlorida
250SFUnited StatesAtlanta Hawks Long Beach State
251#PFUnited StatesOrlando Magic Oklahoma
252PGUnited StatesMinnesota Timberwolves NC State
253#CUnited StatesIndiana Pacers Colorado State
254#PFWashington Wizards Oregon
255CFranceMemphis Grizzlies Partizan Belgrade
256PGUnited StatesDetroit Pistons Louisville
257#CUnited StatesPhoenix Suns Missouri
258#SFUnited StatesSan Antonio SpursOhio State
259#PFMinnesota Timberwolves Valencia Basket
260#SFMemphis Grizzlies BK Ventspils

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2013 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.
PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
SGUnited StatesIowa State
SGUnited StatesMarquette
SF/SGAustraliaValparaiso
PGUnited StatesMontana
SGUnited StatesBelmont
PFUnited StatesNotre Dame
FUnited StatesTennessee State
PGUnited StatesDuke
SGUnited StatesVCU
PFUnited StatesBYU
CUnited StatesUSC
PGAustraliaSaint Mary's
PGUnited StatesUCLA
FGermanyGonzaga
SGUnited StatesNorthwestern
SGUnited StatesKansas State
SGUnited StatesMiami
PF/CItalyOlimpia Milano
SGUnited StatesIllinois
PGUnited StatesMissouri
SFUnited StatesSyracuse
SF/SGUnited StatesMemphis
PF/CGermanyRatiopharm Ulm
SF/SGUnited StatesMemphis

Eligibility and entrants

The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's new 2011 collective bargaining agreement with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes., the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.
Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. For the 2013 draft, this date fell on April 28. Under NCAA rules, players will only have until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility.

College underclassmen

Forty-five college players declared for the draft.
Fifteen players who did not attend college in the US or Canada between the ages of 18 and 22 declared for the draft.
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
In addition to every college players who has completed their college eligibility and every "international" players who was born on or before December 31, 1991, the following player would also be eligible for selection in the 2013 NBA draft:
The first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that miss the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that will obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2013 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places.
^Denotes the actual lottery results

Invited attendees

The NBA annually invites around 10–15 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. The following 13 players were invited to the 2013 NBA draft.

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.