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Following the NBA draft, prospects are beginning to sign with their respective teams with the start of the 2020-21 season just around the corner on Dec. 22.
Contracts for rookies are each slotted based on where they were drafted. The amount is tied to a certain percentage of the salary cap and fluctuates each season. Players can sign for as much as 120% and as little as 80% of the rookie scale so each contract can be different.
While the amount of each contract is locked in, agents can negotiate different conditions for their clients. This is why some players sign earlier than others. Stipulations can range from salary advancement to payment dates.
Last year, Rich Paul negotiated that Darius Garland and Darius Bazley, along with the rest of his clients, receive the maximum advancement of salary on a six-month payment schedule, so they had already earned 90% of their season salary when the NBA shut down on March 11.
With teams set to begin training camp in early December, Rookie Wire took a look at the rookie scale salaries for each of the first-round picks for the 2020-21 season.
Note: The fourth-year represents the percentage over the third-year salary while the qualifying offer percentage is over the fourth-year salary
| Pick | 1st Year Salary | 2nd Year Salary | 3rd Year Salary | 4th Year Option | Qualifying Offer |
| 1 | 8,131,200 | $8,537,900 | $8,944,500 | 26.1% | 30% |
| 2 | 7,275,200 | $7,639,000 | $8,002,800 | 26.2% | 30.5% |
| 3 | 6,533,300 | $6,859,800 | $7,186,600 | 26.4% | 31.2% |
| 4 | 5,890,300 | $6,185,000 | $6,479,500 | 26.5% | 31.9% |
| 5 | 5,334,100 | $5,600,600 | $5,867,400 | 26.7% | 32.6% |
| 6 | 4,844,700 | $5,086,900 | $5,329,300 | 26.8% | 33.4% |
| 7 | 4,422,600 | $4,643,900 | $4,864,800 | 27% | 34.1% |
| 8 | 4,051,700 | $4,254,300 | $4,456,900 | 27.2% | 34.8% |
| 9 | 3,724,300 | $3,910,700 | $4,096,800 | 27.4% | 35.5% |
| 10 | 3,538,100 | $3,715,000 | $3,891,800 | 27.5% | 36.2% |
| 11 | 3,361,200 | $3,529,300 | $3,697,500 | 32.7% | 36.9% |
| 12 | 3,193,200 | $3,353,000 | $3,512,600 | 37.8% | 37.6% |
| 13 | 3,033,500 | $3,185,200 | $3,336,900 | 42.9% | 38.3% |
| 14 | 2,882,000 | $3,026,000 | $3,170,300 | 48.1% | 39.1% |
| 15 | 2,737,600 | $2,874,500 | $3,011,400 | 53.3% | 39.8% |
| 16 | 2,600,900 | $2,730,900 | $2,861,100 | 53.4% | 40.5% |
| 17 | 2,470,700 | $2,594,300 | $2,717,900 | 53.6% | 41.2% |
| 18 | 2,347,300 | $2,464,600 | $2,582,000 | 53.8% | 41.9% |
| 19 | 2,241,600 | $2,353,600 | $2,465,900 | 54% | 42.6% |
| 20 | 2,151,800 | $2,259,400 | $2,366,800 | 54.2% | 43.3% |
| 21 | 2,065,700 | $2,169,100 | $2,272,400 | 59.3% | 44.1% |
| 22 | 1,983,200 | $2,082,300 | $2,181,500 | 64.5% | 44.8% |
| 23 | 1,904,000 | $1,999,300 | $2,094,200 | 69.7% | 45.5% |
| 24 | 1,827,900 | $1,919,200 | $2,010,700 | 74.9% | 46.2% |
| 25 | 1,754,600 | $1,842,200 | $1,930,200 | 80.1% | 46.9% |
| 26 | 1,696,500 | $1,781,200 | $1,866,000 | 80.3% | 47.6% |
| 27 | 1,647,500 | $1,729,900 | $1,812,400 | 80.4% | 48.3% |
| 28 | 1,637,300 | $1,719,400 | $1,801,200 | 80.5% | 49% |
| 29 | 1,625,500 | $1,706,700 | $1,788,100 | 80.5% | 50% |
| 30 | 1,613,700 | $1,694,300 | $1,775,200 | 80.5% | 50% |
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