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[QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 1024840, member: 767"]
First contract the team has the chance to control the player for four years, plus the player is usually a restricted FA after that period, so the team can match any contract offer he gets in FA.  It's very rare that a team really loses a drafted player after the first 4 years if they want to keep him.  Basically the player can sign a one year deal after the 4 years are up, and become an unrestricted FA after that year, so after 5 years.  But that doesn't happen a lot, because if we're talking about a coveted player thats a guy that can sign a 4 year offer sheet from someone else for 40 plus million, and let his team match it, or sign for one year at like 7 or 8 million.(Also, the team might have a chance to offer their player the 5 year contract, which other teams can't do.  Everyone except Minnesota tries to do this)  Hard to turn down all that cash.

As for what GM's are thinking; drafting is tough when the kids aren't in college for very long.  You don't get a great evaluation period.  But you have to pick someone

And there are lots of players who really improve a lot after they get in the NBA.
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