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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 130366504" data-attributes="member: 1112294">Nearly every team will have cap space. Because teams don’t receive an exception for second-round picks, many teams just don’t have the ability to pay a second-rounder more even if they wanted to. Many players are locked into contracts signed before the new TV money kicks in. That leaves more money for everyone else.If you’re projected to be a low first-rounder, it would be absolute lunacy not to work out with teams in that range, because you can easily fall. If you don’t work out for teams in the lower first and they pass on you, and some teams in the 30s end up passing on you – there’s no guarantee they’ll take you – then you’re in the 40s and 50s and you could be running the risk of straight minimums with very little guaranteed.Though there’s more money to be made in the high second round, there might be big downside to falling further. For players on their first NBA contracts, playing it safe makes some sense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 130366504, member: 1112294"] Nearly every team will have cap space. Because teams don’t receive an exception for second-round picks, many teams just don’t have the ability to pay a second-rounder more even if they wanted to. Many players are locked into contracts signed before the new TV money kicks in. That leaves more money for everyone else. If you’re projected to be a low first-rounder, it would be absolute lunacy not to work out with teams in that range, because you can easily fall. If you don’t work out for teams in the lower first and they pass on you, and some teams in the 30s end up passing on you – there’s no guarantee they’ll take you – then you’re in the 40s and 50s and you could be running the risk of straight minimums with very little guaranteed. Though there’s more money to be made in the high second round, there might be big downside to falling further. For players on their first NBA contracts, playing it safe makes some sense. [/QUOTE]

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