Ghost of Kleine wrote:bwgood77 wrote:I like how we are talking about "first two picks". We have one pick. If we tried to trade down, to the second round, are guys are likely gone. But you WANT a first and not a second, because you control them for 7 or 8 years. If a 2nd round pick is great, they can force their way out after 2 years.If a 2nd round pick is great, they can force their way out after 2 years.
Actually, I believe that under the new CBA, they've changed this to benefit teams more in this context:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryantoporek/2023/08/01/why-nba-teams-are-valuing-draft-picks-more-than-ever-before/?sh=28c79c067bbcSecond-round picks should also become more valuable in the coming years thanks to the new CBA. Previously, teams had to dip into cap space or a salary-cap exception such as the mid-level exception to sign second-round picks to contracts. If they signed them using the minimum-player exception, they were limited to offering no more than two years.
The new CBA introduced a second-round pick exception that allows teams to sign second-rounders to three- or four-year deals without dipping into cap space or their MLE. Such contracts either must be two years with a third-year team option or three years with a fourth-year team option, and they pay slightly more than the minimum salary for players with no NBA experience.
The Sacramento Kings became the first team to use the second-round exception when they signed No. 34 overall pick Colby Jones to a four-year, $8.8 million contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Atlanta Hawks followed suit when they signed No. 39 overall pick Mouhamed Gueye to a four-year, $7.7 million deal, according to Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That figures to become increasingly common in recent years, particularly for early second-rounders.
So now, teams can sign 2nd round players to either 2 yr deals or 3 yr deals as long as those deals include an additional year TO, AND pay slightly more than the rookie scale minimum.
Oh yeah, they've always been able to sign them to even 4 year deals, but a player who bets on himself can opt for a player option in year 3.