Here’s what every first-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft will make next season

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First-round selections in the NBA draft are assigned a “scale” value depending on what pick they’re selected with. The first pick has the highest assigned value, the second pick has the second-highest assigned value, and so on.

Below is the first-year salary scale value for each first-round selection in the 2024 NBA draft (based on the 2024-25 rookie scale chart provided by RealGM). Players can sign for as little as 80% or as much as 120% of the scale value of where they were selected. Rookie contracts last for four years, the last two being team-option years.

First pick: Zaccharie Risacher (France), Atlanta Hawks, $10,504,800.

Second pick: Alex Sarr (NBL Perth Wildcats; France), Washington Wizards, $9,398,900.

Third pick: Reed Sheppard (Kentucky), Houston Rockets, $8,440,400.

Fourth pick: Stephon Castle (UConn), San Antonio Spurs, $7,609,800.

Fifth pick: Ron Holland II (G League Ignite), Detroit Pistons, $6,891,200.

Sixth pick: Tidjane Salaun (France), Charlotte Hornets, $6,258,900.

Seventh pick: Donovan Clingan (UConn), Portland Trail Blazers, $5,713,700.

Eighth pick: Rob Dillingham (Kentucky), San Antonio Spurs (traded to Minnesota Timberwolves), $5,234,400.

Ninth pick: Zach Edey (Purdue; Canada), Memphis Grizzlies, $4,811,500.

10th pick: Cody Williams (Colorado), Utah Jazz, $4,570,900.

11th pick: Matas Buzelis (G League Unite), Chicago Bulls, $4,342,300.

12th pick: Nikola Topic (Serbia), Oklahoma City Thunder, $4,125,400.

13th pick: Devin Carter (Providence), Sacramento Kings, $3,919,000.

14th pick: Bub Carrington (Pittsburgh), Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Washington Wizards), $3,723,300.

15th pick: Kel’el Ware (Indiana), Miami Heat, $3,536,800.

16th pick: Jared McCain (Duke), Philadelphia 76ers, $3,360,200.

17th pick: Dalton Knecht (Tennessee), Los Angeles Lakers, $3,191,900.

18th pick: Tristan da Silva (Colorado; Germany), Orlando Magic, $3,032,600.

19th pick: Ja’Kobe Walter (Baylor), Toronto Raptors, $2,896,000.

20th pick: Jaylon Tyson (California), Cleveland Cavaliers, $2,780,000.

21st pick: Yves Missi (Baylor), New Orleans Pelicans, $2,668,800.

22nd pick: DaRon Holmes II (Dayton), Phoenix Suns (traded to Denver Nuggets), $2,562,200.

23rd pick: AJ Johnson (Illawara in Australia), Milwaukee Bucks, $2,459,800.

24th pick: Kyshawn George (Miami; Switzerland), New York Knicks (traded to Washington Wizards), $2,361,500.

25th pick: Pacome Dadiet (France), New York Knicks, $2,266,700.

26th pick: Dillon Jones (Weber State), Washington Wizards (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder), $2,191,700.

27th pick: Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois), Minnesota Timberwolves, $2,128,500.

28th pick: Ryan Dunn (Virginia), Denver Nuggets (traded to Phoenix Suns), $2,115,200.

29th pick: Isaiah Collier (Southern Cal), Utah Jazz, $2,100,100.

30th pick: Baylor Scheierman (Creighton), Boston Celtics, $2,084,700.

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