The biggest reason this change was made is obvious : first - round picks were getting paid a ton of money .
Agents rarely wanted to negotiate until July for fear that another player taken in a later draft spot would get more money than his guy .
The biggest reason this change was made is obvious : first - round picks were getting paid a ton of money , and agents rarely wanted to negotiate until July for fear that another player taken in a later draft spot would get more money than his guy .