Every year in the draft, there will be a large number of young people with NBA dreams who want to be selected and get a guarantee contract, but the reality is very cruel. There are only 60 places in the first and second rounds. The 60 places are only a small part of all players, most players will lose, and then they express themselves through the summer league, to get a contract.
After these players got the basic salary contract, they moved step by step in the league from the end of the bench to the rotation of the players, and even to the starters, and finally got big contracts. They proved that even if they lose the draft, as long as they rely on their own efforts, they can still gain a foothold in the league.
Now let's take a look at the undrafted players who have won major contracts in active service. (Only list ten million contracts)
seventh place: Kendrick Nunn (2 years 10 million)
Nunn is the 2018 loser in 2019 Signed by the Heat. Nunn averaged 15.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in his rookie season and was successfully selected for the Rookie of the Year team. In the offseason this year, the Heat did not choose to renew Nunn. Nunn became a free agent. In order to compete for the championship, he rejected the generous contract of the Knicks and other teams and signed a two-year 10 million contract with the Lakers. . The new season will be an important rotation player for the Lakers.
Sixth place: Royce O’Neal (4 years 37 million)
Royce O’Neal lost the draft in 2015 and then went to Europe to play for two years. In 2017, O'Neill joined the Jazz. O'Neill is still very inspirational. From a marginal player to the current stable starter. In 2020, the Jazz signed a 4-year 36 million contract with him.
fifth place: Alex Caruso (4 years 37 million)
Caruso was the 2016 loser,Signed by the Lakers in 2017. Caruso played very hard and was very energetic on the court, often defending the opponent's arrow figures. In 2020, with the Lakers won the NBA championship, harvested his first championship ring. During this offseason, Caruso and the Bulls signed a four-year 37 million contract.
Fourth place: Covington (64 million in 4 years)
Covington was defeated in the 2013 draft, played in the 76ers, and was selected as the best defensive in the 2017-2018 season The lineup for a while, because of the auxiliary " the great" is also called "General Kao". He is now an excellent 3D player in the league. During the 76ers, the team signed a four-year 62 million contract with Covington. In the past few years, Covington has also been going around in the league, playing for the Portland Trail Blazers and being the Trail Blazers' starting small forward.
Third place: Baezmore (4 years 70 million)
Baezmore was a 2012 loser, he played a famous game in the Eagles, the Eagles signed him a 4 70 million annual contract. During the offseason, Bazemore joined the Lakers in order to compete for the championship minimum salary.
Second place: Van Fleet (85 million in 4 years)
Van Fleet was the 2016 draft loser. Joining the Raptors in 2016, he also seized the opportunity to go from a fringe player to a team rotation player, and then to the team's starter now. Due to the departure of Lowry during the offseason, Van Fleet will be one of the Raptors' dual cores in the new season. In the 2018-2019 season, he won the NBA championship with the team. In the offseason last year, Van Fleet and the Raptors signed a four-year 85 million contract.
First place: Duncan Robinson (5 years 90 million)
Duncan Robinson was the 2018 loser.After joining the Heat. Duncan Robinson has a good three-point shooting ability. In this offseason, he signed a five-year 90 million contract extension with the Heat, which is also the largest contract signed by a draft pick. Dun Luo will be an important firepower point for the Heat in the new season.
Do you think anyone else who loses the draft can get ten million contracts in the future? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area.
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