Last week, members of the 2017 draft class, including De’Aaron Fox, spoke with NBPA leadership to discuss a potential insurance policy regarding their future contracts. Players entering their fourth season are eligible for rookie extensions, and young stars who are projected to receive a max contract are understandably a little squeamish about suffering an injury in Orlando and thus losing out on millions of dollars. The players are currently negotiating with the NBA to reach an appropriate solution.
The Associated Press cited an estimate that an insurance policy for one these players could be upwards of $400,000:
The cost of such a policy for three months — which would cover the period in which those players get to the Disney-ESPN complex through the end of the NBA Finals — is expected to be at least $400,000, a person with direct knowledge of the talks told AP.