Celtics' Jaylen Brown agrees to richest deal in NBA history: report
The extension is a 5-year, $304M deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Boston Celtics will continue building around their two young stars after Jaylen Brown agreed to a contract extension on Tuesday.
Brown has agreed to sign a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension, Brown’s agent told ESPN.
Jayson Tatum, #0, and Jaylen Brown, #7 of the Boston Celtics, look on during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat on May 19, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
The deal will keep Brown under contract through the 2028-29 NBA season and is the richest deal in NBA history, per ESPN.
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Brown became eligible for the supermax extension after making the All-NBA second team during the 2022-23 season.
Brown was drafted by the Celtics with the third pick of the 2016 NBA Draft and has made the playoffs in each of his seven seasons.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jaylen Brown, #7 of the Boston Celtics, shoots a free throw during round 3 game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat on May 27, 2023 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
Last season, Brown averaged career-highs in points (26.6 per game) and rebounds (6.9 per game) as Boston advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season.
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Brown is a two-time All-Star and has averaged 17.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his career.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Brown and Jayson Tatum have become one of the best duos in all the NBA, coming within two wins of an NBA championship during the 2021-22 season.
Tatum is eligible for a supermax extension next summer.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jaylen Brown, #7 of the Boston Celtics, reacts to defeating the Miami Heat 104-103 in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals at Kaseya Center on May 27, 2023 in Miami. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
It has been an offseason of change for the Celtics as the organization traded away Marcus Smart – one of the team's cornerstones – for Kristaps Porzingis in June.
The move is a risky one for Boston as they move on from their defensive leader and bring in Porzingis, who has struggled to remain healthy during his career.