Despite producing one of the weakest Rookie of the Year races in years and garnering a grand total of zero All-Star selections to date, the 2013 NBA Draft class managed to haul in $682 million worth of rookie contract extensions prior to Monday night’s deadline.
All told, eight members of the 2013 class, earned extensions that will kick in for the 2017-18 season. The size of those deals, headlined by nine-figure agreements for CJ McCollum, Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Steven Adams, reflect a healthy economic environment that has seen the NBA’s salary cap rise from $70 million in 2015-16 to $94.