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
Player | Team | |||||
1 | 1 | PF/SF | Canada | Cleveland Cavaliers | UNLV | |
1 | 2 | * | SG/PG | United States | Orlando Magic | Indiana |
1 | 3 | SF | United States | Washington Wizards | Georgetown | |
1 | 4 | C/PF | United States | Charlotte Bobcats | Indiana | |
1 | 5 | C | Phoenix Suns | Maryland | ||
1 | 6 | C | United States | New Orleans Pelicans | Kentucky | |
1 | 7 | SG | United States | Sacramento Kings | Kansas | |
1 | 8 | SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Georgia | |
1 | 9 | PG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Michigan | |
1 | 10 | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Lehigh | |
1 | 11 | ~ | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Syracuse |
1 | 12 | C | New Zealand | Oklahoma City Thunder | Pittsburgh | |
1 | 13 | Kelly Olynyk | C | Canada | Dallas Mavericks | Gonzaga |
1 | 14 | SG/SF | United States | Utah Jazz | UCLA | |
1 | 15 | * | SF/PF | Milwaukee Bucks | Filathlitikos | |
1 | 16 | C | Brazil | Boston Celtics | Estudiantes | |
1 | 17 | PG | Germany | Atlanta Hawks | Phantoms Braunschweig | |
1 | 18 | PG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Miami | |
1 | 19 | SG/SF | Russia | Cleveland Cavaliers | Triumph Lyubertsy | |
1 | 20 | SF | United States | Chicago Bulls | New Mexico | |
1 | 21 | C | Utah Jazz | Louisville | ||
1 | 22 | C | United States | Brooklyn Nets | Duke | |
1 | 23 | SF | United States | Indiana Pacers | Arizona | |
1 | 24 | SG | United States | New York Knicks | Michigan | |
1 | 25 | SF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | North Carolina | |
1 | 26 | SG/SF | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Colorado | |
1 | 27 | * | C | France | Denver Nuggets | Cholet Basket |
1 | 28 | # | SF | France | San Antonio Spurs | ASVEL Basket |
1 | 29 | SG | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kentucky | |
1 | 30 | PG | Phoenix Suns | Lietuvos Rytas | ||
2 | 31 | SG | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | California | |
2 | 32 | SG/SF | Spain | Oklahoma City Thunder | FC Barcelona | |
2 | 33 | SG | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Arizona State | |
2 | 34 | PG | United States | Houston Rockets | Murray State | |
2 | 35 | SG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |
2 | 36 | PG | United States | Sacramento Kings | Detroit | |
2 | 37 | PF | United States | Detroit Pistons | North Texas | |
2 | 38 | PG | United States | Washington Wizards | South Dakota State | |
2 | 39 | C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Kansas | |
2 | 40 | PF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Arizona | |
2 | 41 | SG | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | San Diego State | |
2 | 42 | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Baylor | |
2 | 43 | SG | Milwaukee Bucks | Providence | ||
2 | 44 | C | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Bucknell | |
2 | 45 | # | PF/C | Portland Trail Blazers | FC Barcelona | |
2 | 46 | PG | United States | Utah Jazz | Virginia Tech | |
2 | 47 | PG | Brazil | Atlanta Hawks | Gipuzkoa Basket | |
2 | 48 | PF | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Duke | |
2 | 49 | PF | Chicago Bulls | Florida | ||
2 | 50 | SF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Long Beach State | |
2 | 51 | # | PF | United States | Orlando Magic | Oklahoma |
2 | 52 | PG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | NC State | |
2 | 53 | # | C | United States | Indiana Pacers | Colorado State |
2 | 54 | # | PF | Washington Wizards | Oregon | |
2 | 55 | C | France | Memphis Grizzlies | Partizan Belgrade | |
2 | 56 | PG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Louisville | |
2 | 57 | # | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Missouri |
2 | 58 | # | SF | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Ohio State |
2 | 59 | # | PF | Minnesota Timberwolves | Valencia Basket | |
2 | 60 | # | SF | Memphis 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.Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
SG | United States | Iowa State | |
SG | United States | Marquette | |
SF/SG | Australia | Valparaiso | |
PG | United States | Montana | |
SG | United States | Belmont | |
PF | United States | Notre Dame | |
F | United States | Tennessee State | |
PG | United States | Duke | |
SG | United States | VCU | |
PF | United States | BYU | |
C | United States | USC | |
PG | Australia | Saint Mary's | |
PG | United States | UCLA | |
F | Germany | Gonzaga | |
SG | United States | Northwestern | |
SG | United States | Kansas State | |
SG | United States | Miami | |
PF/C | Italy | Olimpia Milano | |
SG | United States | Illinois | |
PG | United States | Missouri | |
SF | United States | Syracuse | |
SF/SG | United States | Memphis | |
PF/C | Germany | Ratiopharm Ulm | |
SF/SG | United States | Memphis |
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.- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2013 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1994.
- Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the CBA, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.
Early entrants
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.- Steven Adams – C, Pittsburgh
- C. J. Aiken – F, Saint Joseph's
- Anthony Bennett – F, UNLV
- Vander Blue – G, Marquette
- Lorenzo Brown – G, North Carolina State
- Reggie Bullock – F, North Carolina
- Trey Burke – G, Michigan
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – G, Georgia
- Michael Carter-Williams – G, Syracuse
- Adrien Coleman – G/F, Bethune-Cookman
- Allen Crabbe – G, California
- Dewayne Dedmon – C, USC
- Gorgui Dieng – C, Louisville
- Jamaal Franklin – G, San Diego State
- Kiwi Gardner – G, Midland College
- Archie Goodwin – G, Kentucky
- Tim Hardaway Jr. – G, Michigan
- Grant Jerrett – F, Arizona
- Christian Kabongo – G, Morgan State
- Myck Kabongo – G, Texas
- Shane Larkin – G, Miami
- Ricky Ledo – G, Providence
- Alex Len – C, Maryland
- C. J. Leslie – F, North Carolina State
- Nurideen Lindsey – G, Rider
- Amath M'Baye – F, Oklahoma
- Ray McCallum Jr. – G, Detroit
- Ben McLemore – G, Kansas
- Tony Mitchell – F, North Texas
- Shabazz Muhammad – G/F, UCLA
- Nerlens Noel – C, Kentucky
- Victor Oladipo – G/F, Indiana
- Kelly Olynyk – C, Gonzaga
- Otto Porter – F, Georgetown
- Marshawn Powell – F, Arkansas
- Phil Pressey – G, Missouri
- André Roberson – F, Colorado
- Trevis Simpson – G, UNC Greensboro
- Tony Snell – F, New Mexico
- Tahj Tate – G, Delaware State
- John Taylor – G, Fresno Pacific
- Adonis Thomas – G/F, Memphis
- Deshaun Thomas – F, Ohio State
- B. J. Young – G, Arkansas
- Cody Zeller – F/C, Indiana
International players
- Álex Abrines – G/F, FC Barcelona
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – G/F, Filathlitikos B.C.
- László Dobos – C, Basket Zaragoza
- Rudy Gobert – C, Cholet Basket
- Livio Jean-Charles – F, ASVEL Basket
- Sergey Karasev – G/F, BC Triumph Lyubertsy
- Raulzinho Neto – G, Gipuzkoa BC
- Lucas Nogueira – C, CB Estudiantes
- Alexandre Paranhos – F, CR Flamengo
- Bogdan Radosavljević – C, FC Bayern Munich
- Dennis Schröder – G, Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
- Strahinja Stojačić – G, KK Smederevo
- Daniel Theis – F/C, Basketball Ulm
- Jānis Timma – F, BK Ventspils
- Marko Todorović – C, FC Barcelona
Automatically eligible entrants
- They have completed 4 years of their college eligibility.
- If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under that contract.
- They are least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players born on or before December 31, 1991, are automatically eligible for the 2013 draft.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
- Glen Rice Jr. – G, Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Draft lottery
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.- Steven Adams, Pittsburgh
- Anthony Bennett, UNLV
- Trey Burke, Michigan
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
- Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
- Sergey Karasev, Triumph Lyubertsy
- Alex Len, Maryland
- CJ McCollum, Lehigh
- Ben McLemore, Kansas
- Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
- Victor Oladipo, Indiana
- Otto Porter, Georgetown
- Cody Zeller, Indiana
Trades involving draft picks