They are all top scholars, and their contracts in Zion are as high as 44.27 million. So how many did Yao Ming and James have in those years?

With the continuous improvement of the overall income of NBA in recent years, the disposable salary caps of clubs are also increasing year by year, which also makes the income of players have been significantly improved. In this era when contracts of 100 million yuan are flying all over the sky, the income of rookie players has also increased substantially. For example, Zion Williams, the 20 19 NBA draft champion, his first contract in the NBA was a four-year contract of $44.27 million, which is definitely for a rookie player.

As early as Michael Jordan's time, the income of rookie players was very limited at that time. If you want to get a high contract, you must prove your strength through your own efforts, and then you have a chance to get a higher salary. For example, in the 1980 s and 1990 s, the annual salary of NBA champions was mostly only one million dollars. If the ranking is low, the income will inevitably fall further. By 1996, the NBA as a whole has made some progress in all aspects. At that time, the contract of top scholar Alan Iverson was $8.94 million for three years, with an average of less than $3 million per year. Later, Yao Ming became the first foreign champion to land in the NBA. The contract he signed with the Houston Rockets was a four-year18.02 million US dollars contract, but he actually only got 40,000 US dollars a year.

What really broke out in the income of NBA players was that after Adam Xiao Hua became the president of NBA, the salary cap of NBA rose sharply from 20 16, which also enabled Ben Simmons, the No.1 pick of 16, to get a four-year contract of $26.62 million, while the No.1 pick of 20 18, De Andre Ayton, got a four-year contract of $4,300.

Until the appearance of Zion Williams this season, as a player with talent comparable to lebron james, Zion Williams once appeared, which attracted the pursuit of many teams and advertising companies. In addition to the New Orleans Pelican team providing Zion Williams with a four-year rookie top salary of 44.27 million yuan, Zion Williams also reached a sharing agreement with the famous sneaker brand Airjordan. Became AirJordan's spokesperson for signing sneakers, and the two sides reached a 7-year 75 million sneaker endorsement contract. In other words, Zion Williams has signed a big contract of hundreds of millions of dollars in his first season in the league. You know, as the No.1 pick in the 2003 NBA draft, LeBron James' rookie contract was only $654.38+029.6 million in three years, so compared with Zion Williams,

In fact, the NBA has always had a guiding scope for the salary standard of rookie players. Within this range, each team can fluctuate by 20% according to the performance and potential of the players. This can not only ensure that rookie players have a certain salary income, but also avoid the situation of asking for exorbitant prices. Top scholars like Zion Williams basically sign contracts with the standard of 120%, so the income will be.