Have any draft picks signed?

[Tucker]

Have we signed our high end draft picks yet (Mayo, Wheatley, Crable, etc)?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Re: Signed draft picks

Have we signed our high end draft picks yet (Mayo, Wheatley, Crable, etc)?

No

WAY too early.
Relax.

 

[Tucker]

Re: Signed draft picks

figured. just curious. and bored...slow day

 

[spacecrime]

Re: Signed draft picks

Typically in July.

 

[Pats726]

Re: Signed draft picks

Most likely this will not happen until the last few weeks of July...just before camp...

 

[patchick]

Re: Signed draft picks

Most likely this will not happen until the last few weeks of July...just before camp...

The agents all play this game of trying to wait for the other guys around them to sign first, so that they have a basis for their demands and won't end up looking bad in comparison. As a result, most of the 1st-round picks get signed in a last-minute rush. It reminds me of those 2-man bike racing heats where they go as slowly as humanly possible until a mad dash in the last half lap.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Re: Signed draft picks

Another reason there's no rush is that the CBA, IIRC, allows drafted rookies to take part in pre-TC activities (i.e., the mini-camps) even if they're not signed, and they don't count against the roster limits until they do sign.

They do need to sign, however, before they can take part in the real TC.