Revealed: 2025 NBA Draft Pick Contracts & Salaries
On June 25, 30 young men realized their professional hoops dreams at the hardwood's highest level. Led by Duke Blue Devils superstar forward Cooper Flagg -- the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks -- the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft was a parade of jubilation, happy tears, and unforgettable fits.
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As free agency and trade season began just days later, however, we got to thinking: What do this year's NBA rookie contracts look like for notable names like Flagg, Rutgers' Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, and the Texas Longhorns' Tre Johnson? What are the implications of NBA rookie scale rules for late-rising fan favorites like Washington State's Cedric Coward and NCAA champion Walter Clayton Jr. of the Florida Gators?
We've got all the estimated dollar details for you -- scroll down for a full estimated 2025 NBA Draft pick salaries overview for every Round 1 selection.
Texas Longhorns wing Tre Johnson stands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards.Brad Penner-Imagn Images
NBA Rookie Contracts & Salaries 2025
All data is estimated via Spotrac based on NBA rookie scale salary rules.
PICK
PLAYER
TEAM
1st YR. $
TOTAL $
1
PF Cooper Flagg
DAL
$13.83M
$62.73M
2
PG/SG Dylan Harper
SAS
$12.37M
$56.14M
3
SG VJ Edgecombe
PHI
$11.11M
$50.44M
4
SF Kon Knueppel
CHA
$10.01M
$45.49M
5
SF Ace Bailey
UTA
$9.07M
$41.21M
6
SG Tre Johnson
WAS
$8.24M
$37.45M
7
PG Jeremiah Fears
NOP
$7.52M
$34.19M
8
PG Egor Demin
BKN
$6.89M
$31.34M
9
PF Collin
Murray-Boyles
TOR
$6.33M
$28.82M
10
C Khaman Maluach
HOU
$6.02M
$27.39M
11
SF Cedric Coward
POR
$5.72M
$26.34M
12
PF Noa Essengue
CHI
$5.43M
$25.33M
13
C Derik Queen
ATL
$5.16M
$24.36M
14
SF Carter Bryant
SAS
$4.9M
$23.42M
15
C Thomas Sorber
OKC
$4.66M
$22.51M
Related: NBA Fans Have a Clear Favorite For Rookie of the Year and It's Not Cooper Flagg
PICK
PLAYER
TEAM
1st YR. $
TOTAL $
16
C Yang Hansen
MEM
$4.42M
$21.34M
17
C Joan Beringer
MIN
$4.2M
$20.33M
18
PG Walter Clayton Jr.
WAS
$3.99M
$19.32M
19
PG Nolan Traore
BKN
$3.81M
$18.45M
20
PG Kasparas Jakucionis
MIA
$3.66M
$17.73M
21
SF Will Riley
UTA
$3.51M
$17.22M
22
SG Drake Powell
ATL
$3.37M
$16.72M
23
PF Asa Newell
NOP
$3.24M
$16.24M
24
SG Nique Clifford
OKC
$3.12M
$15.77M
25
SG Jase Richardson
ORL
$2.98M
$15.31M
26
SG Ben Saraf
BKN
$2.88M
$14.81M
27
PF Danny Wolf
BKN
$2.8M
$14.38M
28
SF Hugo Gonzalez
BOS
$2.78M
$14.3M
29
SF Liam McNeeley
PHX
$2.76M
$14.19M
30
C Yanic Konan
Niederhauser
LAC
$2.74M
$14.1M
Let's close with a key detail: NBA rookie contracts are not unilaterally imposed on draft picks under the league's current collective bargaining agreement with the Players Association. Rather, these proscribed salary numbers and rookie contract totals are open for negotiation, with players and their agents permitted to seek up to 120% of their pick's NBA rookie scale salary for their debut seasons, with built-in year-over-year escalation typical of veteran contracts.
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Next stop, NBA Summer League, which begins with the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Salt Lake City, Utah and San Francisco, California on Saturday, July 5. The main event -- the canonical Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada -- takes over the desert starting July 10.
Finally, mark your calendars for the start of the 2025-26 NBA season: Oct. 25.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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