Ranking of NBA Rookie Contract Value in 2025: Yang Hansen is about 150 million yuan, with a maximum of 400 million yuan

The 2025 NBA Draft has attracted a lot of attention from fans and media. For us Chinese fans, the 2025 NBA Draft gave us a dose of stimulant injecting our Chinese basketball, which gave us a chance to meet a high-ranking Chinese basketball player who appeared in the NBA arena after many years.

Previously, Choi Yongxi was decisively abandoned by the team after being injured at the Brooklyn Nets. Now, Yang Hansen was won by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 16th pick in the first round. Now, he is eligible to obtain a four-year, $21.6 million contract, which is a big contract worth about 150 million yuan.

We may hear some rumors and things like that some players complain about low domestic basketball wages, and maybe they should go out and have a look. When you work hard to play abroad and get recognition, you will get a higher salary than in China. After the domestic salary limit order, there is no annual salary of tens of millions of yuan. Now Yang Hansen earns a salary of more than 30 million yuan a year. However, Yang Hansen's salary is not the highest in the NBA. Let’s take a look at the salaries of the top 10 players in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft!

1. Flag (Mavericks) - $62.7 million

2. Dylan Harper (Spurs) - $56.1 million

3. VJ Edgecom (76ers) - $50.4 million

4. Conknepur (Hornets) - $45.5 million

5. Espeley (Jazz) - $41.2 million

6. Trae Johnson (Wizard) -37 $400,000

7. Jerry Maiyafers (Pelicans) - $34.2 million

8. Yegor Deming (Nets) - $31.3 million

9. Colin Murray Boyles (Royals) - $28.8 million

10. Harman Maruac (Suns) - $27.4 million

NBA No. 1, has always been the young draft player with the highest salary. The Dallas Mavericks were able to win Flag, which also gave them the opportunity to build a three-no. Currently, they also have the No. 1 pick Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. Recently, Kyrie Irving renewed a three-year, $119 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks.

Actually. It was very shocking to exchange Flag's contract for RMB. That's more than 400 million yuan, which means that his average annual salary is as high as more than 100 million yuan. So, we Chinese basketball players should not complain about low wages. Because the NBA has the No. 1 pick with an annual salary of more than 100 million yuan, waiting for you to pursue it.

As the No. 1 pick, Flag, if he can become an All-Star or be selected into the Best Team during his rookie contract, he will have the opportunity to sign a super maximum salary renewal contract with the team in 2029 for a five-year contract worth up to US$359 million. If he can keep his peak until he is 31 years old, he will probably make nearly $1 billion in the NBA.

In fact, there are still some thorn-level players in this draft. For example, Ace Bailey, who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the fifth pick, has become one of the most notorious figures on NBA draft night in 2025. The reason is that he has privately notified the teams with the top five draft picks that he does not want to go to those teams as the second or third person. He wants to go to some teams without outstanding front lines. He wants to be the core player of that team and become the team's focus of training.