Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Cameron Carr to a Rookie Scale Contract

Cameron Carr's rookie scale contract with the Lakers earns a B- Contract Value Index (CVI)—a fair-value deal that reflects the inherent structure of first-round picks rather than any particular bargain or overpay. At $1.12M total on a one-year rookie deal, Carr is locked into the NBA's standardized salary grid for his draft slot, meaning there's zero negotiation room and zero surplus value to extract; he's paid precisely what the league dictates. The real question is whether he justifies that slot-appropriate salary with on-court production, and early summer league work has drawn positive attention, suggesting the organization believes it drafted a prospect with legitimate NBA potential. However, "NBA-ready" freshman impressions don't yet translate to regular-season impact or proven starter-level efficiency—he's a first-year guard competing in a crowded rotation, so the value hinges on whether he becomes a productive rotation piece or another developmental lottery ticket who doesn't stick. The one-year term is immaterial to value calculation; rookie scale deals are non-negotiable fixtures. The CVI verdict reflects that Carr is paid fairly for what a first-round guard *should* be—a coin flip between breakout and bust—making this a market-rate transaction with no edge either way.