According to the NBA rookie salary scale, here’s what the five Kentucky players drafted in the first round Thursday night can expect in guaranteed salary their first two seasons:
John Wall, the first pick: $4,286,900 his first season and $4,608,400 the second second.
DeMarcus Cousins, the fifth pick: $2,812,200 his first season and $3,023,100 the second season.
Patrick Patterson, the 14th pick: $1,519,400 his first season and $1,633,300 the second season.
Eric Bledsoe, the 18th pick: $1,237,500 his first season and $1,330,300 the second season.
Daniel Orton, the 29th pick: $857,000 his firrt season and $921,300 the second season.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
