Question: guys with the minimum 1st year 2nd round pick salary ($.47) - do they get get counted at $.5 or the vet min for the purposes of this game?
If a guy is a rookie earning the rookie salary minimum ($490k, I believe), that's what they earn.
For guys who signed later in the season, and are thus earning a pro-rated signing, GMs have two options: they can pay the pro-rated salary, but the player will be deemed to have signed on the date of their actual signing; OR the team can elect to pay that player for the entire year, but must pay them the minimum salary.