The Timberwolves have signed Wendell Moore to his rookie scale contract, according to the NBA’s transactions log.
Moore was selected with the No. 26 pick. The Mavericks held the pick and agreed to trade it to Houston as part of the Christian Wood deal. Houston then re-routed the pick to Minnesota for the rights to TyTy Washington and two future second-rounders.
The former Duke wing’s four-year deal is worth $11,839,563, assuming the usual 120% rate above the rookie scale. His first-year salary would come out to $2,306,520.
So, if it is “usual” for rookie contracts to be 120% ABOVE the “rookie scale” why doesn’t the NBA ACTUALLY MAKE SOMETHING RELATED TO CONTRACTS AND PAY SIMPLER AND CLEARER by just INCREASING the rookie scale by 20%?????
Didn’t Houston trade Moore for first rounder Ty Ty Washington and a second?
It was Washington + two seconds. That’s been fixed.
Moore was one of the most underrated players in the 2022 draft. His skillset is better than Panchero’s.