Rookie Signings

1. Cleveland -- LeBron James, g-f, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Ohio)
(Signed -- 3 years, $12.96 million)

<font color="red"> 2. Detroit -- Darko Milicic, f, Hemofarm Vrsac (Serbia)
(Unsigned - 3 years, $9.66 million)</font>

<font color="red"> 3. Denver -- Carmelo Anthony, f, Syracuse
(Unsigned - 3 years, $8.68 million)</font>

4. Toronto -- Chris Bosh, f, Georgia Tech
(Signed - 3 years, $7.82 million)

<font color="red"> 5. Miami -- Dwyane Wade, g, Marquette
(Unsigned - 3 years, $7.09 million)</font>

6. LA Clippers -- Chris Kaman, c, Central Michigan
(Signed - 3 years, $6.44 million)

<font color="red"> 7. Chicago -- Kirk Hinrich, g, Kansas
(Unsigned - 3 years, $5.87 million)</font>

8. Milwaukee -- T.J. Ford, g, Texas
(Signed - 3 years, $5.38 million)

9. New York -- Mike Sweetney, f, Georgetown
(Signed - 3 years, $4.95 million)

<font color="red">10. Washington -- Jarvis Hayes, f, Georgia
(Unsigned - 3 years, $4.70 million)</font>

11. Golden State -- Mickael Pietrus, g-f, Pau Orthez (France)
(Signed - 3 years, $4.46 million)

12. Seattle -- Nick Collison, f, Kansas
(Signed - 3 years, $4.24 million)

13. Memphis -- Marcus Banks, g, UNLV
(Rights traded to Boston)
(Signed - 3 years, $4.03 million)

14. Seattle -- Luke Ridnour, g, Oregon
(Signed - 3 years, $3.83 million)

<font color="red">15. Orlando -- Reece Gaines, g, Louisville
(Unsigned - 3 years, $3.64 million)</font>

16. Boston -- Troy Bell, g, Boston College
(Rights traded to Memphis)
(Signed - 3 years, $3.45 million)

17. Phoenix -- Zarko Cabarkapa, f, Buducnost (Serbia)
(Signed - 3 years, $3.28 million)

18. New Orleans -- David West, f, Xavier
(Signed - 3 years, $3.12 million)

<font color="red">19. Utah -- Aleksandar Pavlovic, f, Buducnost (Serbia)
(Unsigned - 3 years, $2.98 million)</font>

20. Boston -- Dahntay Jones, f, Duke
(Rights traded to Memphis)
(Signed - 3 years, $2.86 million)

<font color="red">21. Atlanta -- Boris Diaw, f, Pau Orthez (France)
(Unsigned - 3 years, $2.74 million)</font>

22. New Jersey -- Zoran Planinic, g, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
(Signed - 3 years, $2.63 million)

23. Portland -- Travis Outlaw, f, Starkville HS (MS)
(Signed - 3 years, $2.53 million)

24. LA Lakers -- Brian Cook, f, Illinois
(Signed - 3 years, $2.43 million)

<font color="red">25. Detroit -- Carlos Delfino, f, Skipper Bologna (Italy)
(Unsigned - 3 years, $2.33 million)</font>

26. Minnesota -- Ndudi Ebi, f, Westbury Christian HS (TX)
(Signed - 3 years, $2.25 million)

27. Memphis -- Kendrick Perkins, c, Ozen HS (TX)
(Rights traded to Boston)
(Signed - 3 years, $2.19 million)

<font color="red">28. San Antonio -- Leandro Barbosa, g, Bauru Tilibra (Brazil)
(Rights traded to Phoenix)
(Unsigned - 3 years, $2.17 million)</font>

29. Dallas -- Josh Howard, f, Wake Forest
(Signed - 3 years, $2.15 million)

 

i think gaines has not signed for the same reason melo has not signed. their teams are trying to keep their cap space open, so they are holding off on signing their rookies.