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Thursday, June 26
Updated: July 2, 7:59 PM ET
First-round salary scale
By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com
Every first-round pick is slotted into a three-year salary. Here is a look at what the 2003 first-round picks will make in base salary over their first three NBA seasons.
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Rookie Salary Scale
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Pick/Team
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Player
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3-Year Salary
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Agent
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1. Cleveland
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LeBron James
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$12,961,080
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Aaron Goodwin
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2. Detroit
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Darko Milicic
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$11,596,440
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Marc Cornstein
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3. Denver
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Carmelo Anthony
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$10,512,200
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Calvin Andrews
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4. Toronto
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Chris Bosh
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$9,389,040
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Henry Thomas
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5. Miami
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Dwyane Wade
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$8,502,480
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Henry Thomas
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6. L.A. Clippers
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Chris Kaman
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$7,722,600
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SFX
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7. Chicago
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Kirk Hinrich
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$7,094,640
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Octagon
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8. Milwaukee
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T.J. Ford
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$6,458,520
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Arn Tellem (SFX)
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9. New York
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Michael Sweetney
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$5,936,640
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SFX
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10. Washington
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Jarvis Hayes
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$5,639,760
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Billy Ceisler
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11. Golden State
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Mickael Pietrus
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$5,357,760
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Herb Rudoy
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12. Seattle
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Nick Collison
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$5,089,932
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SFX
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13. Memphis
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Marcus Banks
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$4,835,520
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SFX
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14. Seattle
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Luke Ridnour
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$4,593,600
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Lon Babby
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15. Orlando
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Reece Gaines
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$4,363,920
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Andy Miller
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16. Boston
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Troy Bell
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$4,145,640
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Bill Duffy
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17. Phoenix
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Zarko Cabarkapa
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$3,938,400
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Bill Duffy
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18. New Orleans
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David West
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$3,741,480
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Octagon
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19. Utah
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Aleksandar Pavlovic
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$3,573,120
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Marc Cornstein
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20. Boston
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Dahntay Jones
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$3,430,200
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Arn Tellem (SFX)
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21. Atlanta
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Boris Diaw
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$3,292,920
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Doug Neustadt (Octagon)
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22. New Jersey
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Zoran Planinic
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$3,161,280
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Marc Cornstein
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23. Portland
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Travis Outlaw
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$3,034,800
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Bill Duffy
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24. L.A. Lakers
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Brian Cook
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$2,913,480
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Mark Bartelstein
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25. Detroit
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Carlos Delfino
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$2,796,840
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David Bauman (SFX)
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26. Minnesota
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Ndubi Ebi
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$2,704,320
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Dan Fegan
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27. Memphis
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Kendrick Perkins
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$2,626,200
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28. San Antonio
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Leandro Barbosa
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$2,609,880
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Michael Coyne
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29. Dallas
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Josh Howard
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$2,590,920
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Octagon
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