ORLANDO, Fla. — Fresh off signing their first NBA contracts, new Magic draft picks Anthony Black and Jett Howard opened practice for the NBA Summer League on Monday.

They were joined in workouts by two players from the 2022-23 regular-season team, guard Kevon Harris and forward Caleb Houstan.

The Magic start play at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. All NBA teams will send Summer League squads to Las Vegas to compete.

Black and Howard said in post-workout interviews that they are beginning to feel more like they are playing in the NBA now, but that fact hasn't quite hit sunk in yet. They said they are just trying to learn the team's offense and defense as well as some rules that are different from college basketball. They said the practices also give them a chance to get a feel for the level of competition they will face.

Some Magic players who aren't competing in the Summer League also were at the facility getting in offseason workouts of their own, Black and Howard said. That gave them the chance to get to know some of the Magic's experienced players and work with them a little, too, they said.

Terms of the contracts that Black, the No. 6 overall pick, and Howard, the No. 11 overall pick, signed Saturday were not revealed, as is standard with the team's policy. However, according to multiple NBA sources, the first-year pay for the No. 6 overall picks is $6.037 million for 100% of the rookie scale. First-year pay for the No. 11 overall pick is $4.188 million for 100% of the rookie scale.  

Under the terms of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, teams can start players as low as 80% of the rookie scale or up to a maximum of 120% of rookie scale. Most teams offer at least 100% of the rookie scale. Rookie deals are for a minimum of two years, and teams can pick up options for up to two years after that. At the end of their fourth season, teams can extend those players' contracts or they can make a qualifying offer that gives the team the right to match any other offers the player might get from another NBA team. They also can decline to make a qualifying offer if they are willing to let the players become unrestricted free agents.