Ben Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in 2016, will earn a little more because of the new CBA. (Getty Images)

The Vertical Front-Office Insider Bobby Marks, a former 20-year executive with the Nets, explores how the new CBA will impact the first round of the draft and future first-round picks.

The days of teams relying on the salary cap to build a roster will be marginalized when the new CBA takes effect in July.

Teams are set to lose $31 million in cap space when minimum player salaries are adjusted and another $14 million because 120 percent of rookie-scale contracts will count against the cap instead of 100 percent under the current CBA.

The Vertical breaks down the details.

ROOKIE SCALE INCREASE

The increase in the rookie salary scale will have a domino effect on teams’ cap space for years to come.

The 45 percent increase to the 2017-18 rookie scale will be phased in over a three-year period, with future first-round salaries likely increasing based on the salary cap.

Here are the projected salaries for the first overall pick in 2017-18 compared to that of Ben Simmons and Andrew Wiggins the past two seasons.

Year Player Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Total

2017 No. 1 pick $7M $8.4M $9.7M $12.2M $37.3M

2016 Ben Simmons $5.9M $6.2M* $6.4M* $8.1M* $26.6M

2015 Andrew Wiggins $5.5M $5.7M $6M $7.6M** $24.77M

*Ben Simmons will see his salary increase 15 percent, 30 percent and 45 percent for the remaining three years left on his contract.

**Andrew Wiggins will have his $7.6 million fourth-year salary increase 15 percent to $8.7 million.

The increase in salary however is not included when calculating a player’s salary against the cap and will be reimbursed to teams by the league.

For example, Wiggins will receive $8.7 million next season but only $7.6 million will count against the cap, with the NBA reimbursing the Timberwolves $1.1 million.

FIRST-ROUND CAP HOLDS

The timeline when first-round picks are signed after cap space is utilized will no longer exist under the new CBA.

Players drafted in the first round have a cap hold that counts against a team’s available room.

Under the current CBA, players who are drafted in the first round and not signed to a contract count against the salary cap at 100 percent of the rookie scale of the slot selected.

In the past, teams would use the first-round cap hold to their advantage and utilize cap space to sign either a free agent or second-round pick, then circle back and sign their own first-round pick once all their cap space is used.

Starting with the first-round class of 2017, the hold for rookie contracts will be 120 percent.

The 120 percent hold reflects the maximum amount for which a team can sign a first-round pick and does not incentivize teams to hold off on signing draft picks.

Last season the average date a first-round pick would sign was July 16, with the majority playing in summer leagues without a contract.

With the rules now changed, expect first-round draft selections to sign in the first week of July.

The Pistons were able to use Andre Drummond’s cap hold in free agency. (Getty Images) More

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