[1] Purefoods, with Kenny Redfield as import and Chot Reyes as head coach, defeated Alaska in 1994.

During Alaska's grandslam season of 1996, they won the Commissioners Cup title over Shell in a grueling seven-game series.

[2] The Gordon's Gin Boars ended their six-year drought, winning over the Milkmen in 1997, giving playing coach Robert Jaworski his last PBA title on both capacities.

[3] A year later, Alaska had Devin Davis as import to win the title over San Miguel.

[4] From 1999 to 2000, San Miguel won the Commissioners Cup with Terquin Mott and Stephen Howard as imports.

[5] But in 2001, the Beermen were upset by the Red Bull Thunder, with Best Import Antonio Lang in six games.

A playoff incentive will be given to a team that will win five of their eight semifinal games should they fail to get the top two finals berths.

In 1998, the league adopted a quarterfinal-semifinal playoff format with the top two seeds advancing automatically to the semifinals and the next four teams will be matched up in the quarterfinals.

The winners will advance to the semifinal round and to compete against the two top seeded teams in a best-of-five series.

[17] The handicapping system was reinstated in 2014, where the height limit of 6'9" (2.06 m) was imposed for the playoff teams of the previous Philippine Cup.

[20] The trophy design used since the 1994 season features the Commissioner's Cup with the league logo at the front.

Red, blue and yellow ribbons were placed in the handles of the trophy, mirroring the colors in the PBA logo.