Rookie- $457 588 going up every year until 10th year where it the minimum is $1 306 455
*these stats are for the 2009-2010 season and do go up every single NBA season
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The Minimum Annual Salary for an NBA player varies from year to year and depends on how long they have been playing in the NBA. The minimum for a 10 year veteran is far different from the minimum salary for a rookie.
The minimum rookie salary in the 2010 - 2011 season is set at $473,604 USD.
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$473,604 is the lowest amount for a person brand new into the NBA this year.
it really depends on the team, for the LA Lakers it is $950,000/ year. I would say around $700,000/year. The average iis $6,000,000/ year.
I did some math and for every minute you play in a Basketball game for an average player playing average minutes you earn $1770 per minute. Also, Kobe Bryant earns around $292,000 every game he plays.
Under the current collective bargaining agreement, a rookie in the NBA will earn $507,336. In his second year, he'll earn a minimum of $816,482.
The minimum salary of a player in the National Basketball League depends on how long they have been playing. For players first starting out the minimum salary as of 2010 is $473,604.
It depends on when they were drafted. A first round pick will make more than a second round pick