Celtics’ Jaylen Brown signs record NBA contract

The Boston Celtics and wing Jaylen Brown have agreed to a five-year, $304 million contract extension, setting a file for the richest deal in NBA historical past

Brown’s agent, Jason Glushon, confirmed the settlement on Tuesday.

The Athletic mentioned the supermax contract extension is absolutely assured with a commerce kicker and no participant possibility.

Brown, 26, has one 12 months remaining on his present contract earlier than the extension kicks in for the 2024-25 season. He’ll earn $28.5 million within the upcoming season.

His deal will surpass the present contract of Nikola Jokic, a two-time league Most Worthwhile Participant who signed a five-year, $276 million contract with the Denver Nuggets.

The Celtics chosen Brown with the No. 3 general decide within the 2016 NBA Draft. Final season, he set profession highs in factors (26.6) and rebounds (6.9) per recreation to go along with 3.5 assists over 67 video games. He shot 49.1 p.c from the ground

In seven seasons, Brown has appeared in 470 video games (363 begins), with averages of 17.9 factors, 5.2 rebounds and a pair of.2 assists per recreation.

The Celtics have made the playoffs in every of Brown’s seasons, 4 instances dropping within the Jap Convention Finals and as soon as within the NBA Finals

–Subject Degree Media