The NBA on June 30 announced the salary cap for the 2022-23 season would be $123.655 million. When the salary cap was set, the salaries of the incoming rookie class were also locked in.
Contracts for first-round picks are 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. Some players will take salary advancement payments while others will negotiate when they will be paid throughout the season.
With training camp set to begin this week for most teams, Rookie Wire took a look at the rookie scale baseline salaries for every first-round pick over the next several seasons.
| Pick | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Total |
| 1 | $9,089,200 | $9,543,900 | $9,998,300 | $12,607,856 | $41,239,256 |
| 2 | $8,132,500 | $8,539,000 | $8,945,900 | $11,289,726 | $36,907,126 |
| 3 | $7,303,100 | $7,668,100 | $8,033,500 | $10,154,344 | $33,159,044 |
| 4 | $6,584,400 | $6,913,800 | $7,242,900 | $9,162,269 | $29,903,369 |
| 5 | $5,962,700 | $6,260,600 | $6,558,800 | $8,310,000 | $27,092,100 |
| 6 | $5,415,500 | $5,686,100 | $5,957,300 | $7,553,856 | $24,612,756 |
| 7 | $4,943,700 | $5,191,100 | $5,437,800 | $6,906,006 | $22,478,606 |
| 8 | $4,529,000 | $4,755,500 | $4,982,000 | $6,337,104 | $20,603,604 |
| 9 | $4,163,200 | $4,371,400 | $4,579,600 | $5,834,410 | $18,948,610 |
| 10 | $3,955,000 | $4,152,900 | $4,350,300 | $5,546,633 | $18,004,833 |
| 11 | $3,757,200 | $3,945,100 | $4,133,100 | $5,484,624 | $17,320,024 |
| 12 | $3,569,400 | $3,748,100 | $3,926,500 | $5,410,717 | $16,654,717 |
| 13 | $3,391,000 | $3,560,500 | $3,729,900 | $5,330,027 | $16,011,427 |
| 14 | $3,221,500 | $3,382,500 | $3,543,800 | $5,248,368 | $15,396,168 |
| 15 | $3,060,100 | $3,213,200 | $3,366,100 | $5,160,231 | $14,799,631 |
| 16 | $2,907,300 | $3,052,700 | $3,198,300 | $4,906,192 | $14,064,492 |
| 17 | $2,761,800 | $2,900,000 | $3,038,100 | $4,666,522 | $13,366,422 |
| 18 | $2,623,800 | $2,754,900 | $2,886,100 | $4,438,822 | $12,703,622 |
| 19 | $2,505,600 | $2,631,000 | $2,756,300 | $4,244,702 | $12,137,602 |
| 20 | $2,405,200 | $2,525,500 | $2,645,700 | $4,079,669 | $11,656,069 |
| 21 | $2,309,000 | $2,424,700 | $2,540,100 | $4,046,379 | $11,320,179 |
| 22 | $2,216,700 | $2,327,600 | $2,438,500 | $4,011,333 | $10,994,133 |
| 23 | $2,128,300 | $2,234,900 | $2,340,900 | $3,972,507 | $10,676,607 |
| 24 | $2,043,200 | $2,145,300 | $2,247,600 | $3,931,052 | $10,367,152 |
| 25 | $1,961,400 | $2,059,300 | $2,157,600 | $3,885,838 | $10,064,138 |
| 26 | $1,896,400 | $1,990,900 | $2,085,800 | $3,760,697 | $9,733,797 |
| 27 | $1,841,600 | $1,933,700 | $2,025,800 | $3,654,543 | $9,455,643 |
| 28 | $1,830,300 | $1,922,000 | $2,013,500 | $3,634,368 | $9,400,168 |
| 29 | $1,816,900 | $1,907,600 | $1,998,800 | $3,607,834 | $9,331,134 |
| 30 | $1,803,800 | $1,894,000 | $1,984,400 | $3,581,842 | $9,264,042 |
Contract figures courtesy of Spotrac
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