Former NBA guard and ESPN analyst Jalen Rose spoke highly of the rapid changes to the NBA salary cap since he was a rooke in 1994
Rose was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 1994. That year the highest paid player in the league was Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson at $14.6 million, followed by San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson at $7.3 million.
The NBA salary cap was established during the 1984-1985 season. By 1994, it was at $15,9 million. The salary cap is expected to reach $140.588 million for this season.Rose then mentioned the recent historic contracts signed by Isaiah Hartenstein, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum as evidence of the change.
"If you look at the landscape of the game now, I used to always talk about how the sports that were black had salary caps, dress codes, in particular the NFL and the NBA," he said. "Now that salary cap has officially Oklahoma can sign Hartenstein for $30 million a year. World champions Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum both $300 million deals.""Oh and by the way, my rookie year, Michael Jordan was playing baseball," he said. "A lot has changed since '94.
Zachary Draves is a contributor for Back in the Day NBA. He can be reached at [email protected] and on Instagram @zdraves0633.
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