Early in the season , he was one of the front-runners for the Best Player of the Conference title in the 2013 PBA conferences . Despite leading the statistical points in the past 2013 Philippine Cup and 2013 Commissioner 's Cup conferences , he did not gain the Best Player of the Conference award . Nevertheless , his stellar performance in the first two conferences put him on the Rookie-MVP discussion , in which was only achieved by Benjie Paras . He was a big factor for the Alaska Aces ' in winning the 2013 PBA Commissioner 's Cup Championship . However , a dip in his performance as well as Alaska 's quick exit in the season-ending Governors ' Cup has eroded his claim to both awards
Governors ' Cup
2013 PBA Governors' Cup
Calvin Abueva