Jaylen Brown Agrees to Richest Contract in NBA History

Former Cal standout will earn more than $300 million in his five-year extension with the Celtics

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is about to become rich beyond his wildest dreams.

Brown, who played his one and only college season at Cal, agreed to the richest deal in NBA history. It's a five-year supermax contract extension that will pay him $304 million, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.

Brown's new contract surpasses the $276 million extension signed by Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic last year.

The Celtics were able to offer Brown more that Jokic because of the rise in the salary cap and increased NBA revenue.

Brown’s new deal kicks in for the 2024-25 season, and he is scheduled to earn $52.3 million in the first year of the extension and $69.1 million in the final year of the deal. The deal does not include a no-trade clause.

Brown’s agent, Jason Glushon, told ESPN that he and Brown finalized the deal with Celtics management on Sunday. Brown passed a physical on Monday to complete the deal.

The 26-year-old Brown is a two-time all-star who was named to the all-NBA second team this past season, his seventh in the NBA. He averaged career highs in points (26.6), rebounds (6.9) and assists (3.5) in the 2022-23 season.

As a result of earning second-team all-NBA honors this past season, Brown became eligible for the five-year supermax extension deal.

Teammate Jayson Tatum becomes eligible for a supermax deal next year.

Brown averaged 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 29.4% from three-point range as a freshman at Cal in 2015-16 before turning pro and becoming the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

He shot 33.5% on three-pointers this past season, but he struggled in the Eastern Conference finals against Miami, averaging 19.0 points while shooting 16.3 % (7-for-43) from three-point range. Boston lost that series in seven games.

The Celtics have reached the playoffs in every one of Brown’s seven season with Boston, and they got to the NBA Finals in 2022.

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