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2011 First Round Draft Picks Cap Holds


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2011-12 NBA Rookie Scale
Pick
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year increase
Qualifying offer increase
1st
$4,420,900
$4,752,400
$5,084,000
26.1%
30.0%
2nd
$3,955,400
$4,252,100
$4,548,700
26.2%
30.5%
3rd
$3,552,100
$3,818,500
$4,084,900
26.4%
31.2%
4th
$3,202,500
$3,442,700
$3,682,900
26.5%
31.9%
5th
$2,900,100
$3,117,600
$3,335,100
26.7%
32.6%
6th
$2,634,000
$2,831,600
$3,029,100
26.8%
33.4%
7th
$2,404,600
$2,584,900
$2,765,200
27.0%
34.1%
8th
$2,202,900
$2,368,100
$2,533,300
27.2%
34.8%
9th
$2,024,900
$2,176,800
$2,328,700
27.4%
35.5%
10th
$1,923,600
$2,067,900
$2,212,200
27.5%
36.2%
11th
$1,827,400
$1,964,500
$2,101,500
32.7%
36.9%
12th
$1,736,100
$1,866,300
$1,996,500
37.8%
37.6%
13th
$1,649,300
$1,773,000
$1,896,600
42.9%
38.3%
14th
$1,566,900
$1,684,400
$1,801,900
48.1%
39.1%
15th
$1,488,400
$1,600,100
$1,711,700
53.3%
39.8%
16th
$1,414,100
$1,520,100
$1,626,200
53.4%
40.5%
17th
$1,343,300
$1,444,100
$1,544,800
53.6%
41.2%
18th
$1,276,200
$1,371,900
$1,467,600
53.8%
41.9%
19th
$1,218,700
$1,310,100
$1,401,500
54.0%
42.6%
20th
$1,170,000
$1,257,700
$1,345,500
54.2%
43.3%
21st
$1,123,100
$1,207,400
$1,291,600
59.3%
44.1%
22nd
$1,078,200
$1,159,100
$1,240,000
64.5%
44.8%
23rd
$1,035,200
$1,112,900
$1,190,500
69.7%
45.5%
24th
$993,700
$1,068,200
$1,142,800
74.9%
46.2%
25th
$954,000
$1,025,500
$1,097,100
80.1%
46.9%
26th
$922,400
$991,500
$1,060,700
80.3%
47.6%
27th
$895,700
$962,900
$1,030,100
80.4%
48.3%
28th
$890,200
$957,000
$1,023,800
80.5%
49.0%
29th
$883,800
$950,000
$1,016,300
80.5%
50.0%
30th
$877,300
$943,100
$1,008,900
80.5%
50.0%
2010-11 NBA Rookie Scale
Pick
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year increase
Qualifying offer increase
1st
$4,286,900
$4,608,400
$4,929,900
26.1%
30.0%
2nd
$3,835,600
$4,123,200
$4,410,900
26.2%
30.5%
3rd
$3,444,400
$3,702,800
$3,961,100
26.4%
31.2%
4th
$3,105,500
$3,338,400
$3,571,300
26.5%
31.9%
5th
$2,812,200
$3,023,100
$3,234,000
26.7%
32.6%
6th
$2,554,200
$2,745,800
$2,937,400
26.8%
33.4%
7th
$2,331,700
$2,506,600
$2,681,400
27.0%
34.1%
8th
$2,136,100
$2,296,300
$2,456,500
27.2%
34.8%
9th
$1,963,600
$2,110,800
$2,258,100
27.4%
35.5%
10th
$1,865,300
$2,005,200
$2,145,100
27.5%
36.2%
11th
$1,772,100
$1,905,100
$2,037,900
32.7%
36.9%
12th
$1,683,500
$1,809,700
$1,936,000
37.8%
37.6%
13th
$1,599,300
$1,719,200
$1,839,200
42.9%
38.3%
14th
$1,519,400
$1,633,300
$1,747,300
48.1%
39.1%
15th
$1,443,300
$1,551,600
$1,659,800
53.3%
39.8%
16th
$1,371,200
$1,474,000
$1,576,900
53.4%
40.5%
17th
$1,302,600
$1,400,300
$1,498,000
53.6%
41.2%
18th
$1,237,500
$1,330,300
$1,423,100
53.8%
41.9%
19th
$1,181,800
$1,270,400
$1,359,000
54.0%
42.6%
20th
$1,134,500
$1,219,600
$1,304,700
54.2%
43.3%
21st
$1,089,100
$1,170,800
$1,252,500
59.3%
44.1%
22nd
$1,045,600
$1,124,000
$1,202,400
64.5%
44.8%
23rd
$1,003,800
$1,079,100
$1,154,400
69.7%
45.5%
24th
$963,600
$1,035,900
$1,108,100
74.9%
46.2%
25th
$925,100
$994,400
$1,063,800
80.1%
46.9%
26th
$894,400
$961,500
$1,028,600
80.3%
47.6%
27th
$868,600
$933,700
$998,900
80.4%
48.3%
28th
$863,300
$928,000
$992,700
80.5%
49.0%
29th
$857,000
$921,300
$985,500
80.5%
50.0%
30th
$850,800
$914,600
$978,400
80.5%
50.0%




A Brief Q&A

Question: What is this page about?

Answer: This is the rookie salary scale for the 2011/12 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. And if you're reading this, you probably are.


 


2010/11 max salary cap figure: $58,044,000
2010/11 min salary cap figure: $43,533,000
2010/11 luxury tax threshold: $70,307,000

2010/11 Mid Level Exception figure: $5,765,000
2010/11 Bi-Annual Exception figure: $2,080,000
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