About Eric Pincus

Eric Pincus is a leading expert on NBA player contracts and the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. Eric, the General Manager at Sports Business Classroom, is also a national NBA writer for Bleacher Report.

NBA 2023-24 Minimum Salary Scale

The following is the 2023-24 Minimum Salary Scale: YOS Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 0 $1,119,563         1 $1,801,769 $1,891,857       2 $2,019,706 $2,120,693 $2,221,677     3 $2,092,354 $2,196,970 $2,301,587 $2,406,205   4 $2,165,000 $2,273,252 $2,381,501 $2,489,752 $2,598,003 5 $2,346,614 $2,463,946 $2,581,276 $2,698,607 [Read More]

By |2023-11-15T10:40:07-08:00September 19th, 2023|

2023-24 NBA Rookie Scale

The following is the 2023-24 NBA Rookie Scale: Pick 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 Qualifying Offer 1 $10,133,900 $10,640,800 $11,147,400 26.1% 40% 2 $9,067,000 $9,520,500 $9,974,000 26.2% 40.5% 3 $8,142,400 $8,549,300 $8,956,700 26.4% 41.2% 4 $7,341,100 $7,708,300 $8,075,500 26.5% 41.9% 5 $6,647,900 $6,980,000 $7,312,500 26.7% 42.6% 6 $6,037,900 $6,339,800 $6,641,900 26.8% 43.4% 7 $5,511,900 $5,787,700 [Read More]

By |2023-10-20T10:00:32-07:00September 20th, 2023|

NBA 2020 Draft Class with 2023 Rookie-Scale Extension Status

Teams have until one day before the start of the 2023-24 regular season to issue extensions to the rookie-scale class of 2020. The top 30 picks can extend or wait until restricted free agency next July. Some will expect max extensions; others will be happy just to lock in longer deals at good money. [Read More]

By |2023-10-29T13:26:08-07:00June 29th, 2023|

Potential Restricted Free Agents for July 2023

The 2022-23 season will officially end when the clock clicks from June 30 to July 1. At that moment, players (whose contracts have expired) will become free agents. Many will be unrestricted and able to sign with any NBA franchise willing to offer a contract. Some will be restricted free agents, giving the original [Read More]

By |2023-07-02T13:15:50-07:00June 26th, 2023|

2023 NBA Mock Draft 7.0

The NBA will hold its annual draft later today, pulling from an impressive domestic and global talent pool. As prospects continue to play, how do they rank as potential draft prospects? Six Sports Business Classroom alumni (Elias Eldridge, Ron Gutterman, Gabriel Mendez, Aaron Pearlstein, Max Rosenberg and Jordan Silbert—with additional scouting from Mikhail Ratts) [Read More]

By |2023-06-22T16:02:29-07:00June 22nd, 2023|
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