‘Rookies lost negotiating power because the CBA’s rookie wage scale essentially slots players into the previous year’s financial terms. Contract lengths aren’t to be haggled over either. All players drafted from the second round and later get four-year deals. First-round picks can have a fifth-year team option. But the first 12 picks of last year’s third round proved to be out of whack money-wise, and this year has required a market correction.’