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2009 First Round Draft Picks Cap Holds


2008-09 NBA Rookie Scale
Pick
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year increase
Qualifying offer increase
1st
$4,019,000
$4,320,400
$4,621,800
26.1%
30.0%
2nd
$3,595,800
$3,865,500
$4,135,200
26.2%
30.5%
3rd
$3,229,200
$3,471,300
$3,713,500
26.4%
31.2%
4th
$2,911,400
$3,129,700
$3,348,100
26.5%
31.9%
5th
$2,636,400
$2,834,200
$3,031,900
26.7%
32.6%
6th
$2,394,600
$2,574,200
$2,753,800
26.8%
33.4%
7th
$2,186,000
$2,349,900
$2,513,900
27.0%
34.1%
8th
$2,002,600
$2,152,800
$2,303,000
27.2%
34.8%
9th
$1,840,800
$1,978,900
$2,117,000
27.4%
35.5%
10th
$1,748,800
$1,879,900
$2,011,100
27.5%
36.2%
11th
$1,661,300
$1,785,900
$1,910,500
32.7%
36.9%
12th
$1,578,200
$1,696,600
$1,815,000
37.8%
37.6%
13th
$1,499,300
$1,611,800
$1,724,200
42.9%
38.3%
14th
$1,424,400
$1,531,300
$1,638,100
48.1%
39.1%
15th
$1,353,100
$1,454,600
$1,556,100
53.3%
39.8%
16th
$1,285,500
$1,381,900
$1,478,300
53.4%
40.5%
17th
$1,221,200
$1,312,800
$1,404,400
53.6%
41.2%
18th
$1,160,200
$1,247,200
$1,334,200
53.8%
41.9%
19th
$1,107,900
$1,191,000
$1,274,100
54.0%
42.6%
20th
$1,063,600
$1,143,400
$1,223,200
54.2%
43.3%
21st
$1,021,000
$1,097,600
$1,174,200
59.3%
44.1%
22nd
$980,200
$1,053,700
$1,127,200
64.5%
44.8%
23rd
$941,100
$1,011,700
$1,082,200
69.7%
45.5%
24th
$903,400
$971,100
$1,038,900
74.9%
46.2%
25th
$867,200
$932,300
$997,300
80.1%
46.9%
26th
$838,500
$901,400
$964,300
80.3%
47.6%
27th
$814,300
$875,400
$936,400
80.4%
48.3%
28th
$809,300
$870,000
$930,700
80.5%
49.0%
29th
$803,400
$863,700
$923,900
80.5%
50.0%
30th
$797,600
$857,400
$917,200
80.5%
50.0%
 
2009-10 NBA Rookie Scale
Pick
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year increase
Qualifying offer increase
1st
$4,152,900
$4,464,400
$4,775,900
26.1%
30.0%
2nd
$3,715,700
$3,994,400
$4,273,100
26.2%
30.5%
3rd
$3,336,800
$3,587,100
$3,837,300
26.4%
31.2%
4th
$3,008,400
$3,234,100
$3,459,700
26.5%
31.9%
5th
$2,724,300
$2,928,600
$3,132,900
26.7%
32.6%
6th
$2,474,400
$2,660,000
$2,845,600
26.8%
33.4%
7th
$2,258,800
$2,428,200
$2,597,600
27.0%
34.1%
8th
$2,069,400
$2,224,600
$2,379,800
27.2%
34.8%
9th
$1,902,200
$2,044,900
$2,187,500
27.4%
35.5%
10th
$1,807,100
$1,942,600
$2,078,100
27.5%
36.2%
11th
$1,716,700
$1,845,400
$1,974,200
32.7%
36.9%
12th
$1,630,900
$1,753,200
$1,875,500
37.8%
37.6%
13th
$1,549,300
$1,665,500
$1,781,700
42.9%
38.3%
14th
$1,471,900
$1,582,300
$1,692,700
48.1%
39.1%
15th
$1,398,200
$1,503,100
$1,608,000
53.3%
39.8%
16th
$1,328,400
$1,428,000
$1,527,600
53.4%
40.5%
17th
$1,261,900
$1,356,600
$1,451,200
53.6%
41.2%
18th
$1,198,900
$1,288,800
$1,378,700
53.8%
41.9%
19th
$1,144,900
$1,230,700
$1,316,600
54.0%
42.6%
20th
$1,099,100
$1,181,500
$1,263,900
54.2%
43.3%
21st
$1,055,100
$1,134,200
$1,213,300
59.3%
44.1%
22nd
$1,012,900
$1,088,800
$1,164,800
64.5%
44.8%
23rd
$972,500
$1,045,400
$1,118,300
69.7%
45.5%
24th
$933,500
$1,003,500
$1,073,500
74.9%
46.2%
25th
$896,200
$963,400
$1,030,600
80.1%
46.9%
26th
$866,500
$931,400
$996,400
80.3%
47.6%
27th
$841,400
$904,500
$967,600
80.4%
48.3%
28th
$836,300
$899,000
$961,700
80.5%
49.0%
29th
$830,200
$892,500
$954,700
80.5%
50.0%
30th
$824,200
$886,000
$947,800
80.5%
50.0%




A Brief Q&A

Question: What is this page about?

Answer: This is the rookie salary scale for the 2009/10 NBA season. The players drafted in the first round have to be signed to within 80% to 120% of the salaries listed above. That rule is inflexible. In practice, it is almost always 120%, with but the rarest of exceptions. See this long winded thing for more details.

Their only alternative is to not sign at all. However, if they do not sign, the team is still charged 100% of the rookie scale to their cap number, i.e. the figures listed above. This hold is also active before teams sign their first rounders, to prevent teams with cap space from signing other guys first with the cap space that would be created without a cap hold. The only way to avoid the cap hold is to renounce (i.e. disown) the player, which would mean that you just wasted a draft pick.

It's interesting and important, if you're a nerd.





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