On June 27th, Beijing time, the top three picks of the 2024 NBA draft were announced. Risa Shee, Sal and Sheppard were successfully selected. In many previous predictions, they were all the best candidates for the top three picks. , and now they have got their wish, and they will see these three players on the NBA stage next season.
After being selected, their rookie contract was also released. According to salary experts, No. 1 pick Lisa Shay will sign a record-breaking rookie contract, with a total salary of up to 4 years and US$57.2 million, of which US$25.8 million is guaranteed in the first two years. , the next two years are team options, with an annual salary of up to $12.6 million next season.
As a rookie, he received a 4-year, $57.2 million contract when he first entered the league. This also allowed him to surpass last year's No. 1 pick Bunyama (4 years, $55.16 million) and become the largest rookie contract in NBA history. Players' annual salaries also set records. With the new broadcast contract about to take effect, rookie contracts will only get higher and higher in the future.
No. 2 Sarr will play for the Wizards next season, and his rookie contract is 4 years and 51.1 million US dollars. Also, 23 million US dollars in the first two years are fully guaranteed, and the last two years are team options. His annual salary next season will reach $11.2 million, which is close to a middle-class annual salary.
In the Wizards, Sarr has a lot of room for development, because the team is already in bad shape, and there is no absolute core player in the team. If Sarr seizes the opportunity and performs in the first three years, then he will definitely There is a chance to get a maximum salary offer in the offseason three years later. Whether he can get it depends on his performance in the NBA.
As for Sheppard, his rookie contract is four years and $45.9 million, with $20.7 million guaranteed for the first two years and team options for the last two years. His salary next season will reach $10.1 million, which is also a lot. He is also the third overall pick with the highest salary in NBA history.
Compared with Rissa Shepard and Sal, it may be more difficult for Shepard to achieve results in Rockets because the Rockets currently have too many talented young players in the lineup, such as Jaylen Green, Shen Jing, Smith, Ethan, Amen Thompson and Whitmore, these players have not received contract extensions. It is difficult for the Rockets to give Shepard more opportunities to perform. They cannot train him. Shepard wants to get the top spot in three years. Salary, the difficulty should be the most difficult among the top three picks in the 24th class.
