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Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304 million contact extension with the Boston Celtics, making it the richest in NBA history. A tweet from Shams Charania read: “BREAKING: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the franchise, per sources. This is the richest deal in NBA history, negotiated by agent Jason Glushon. Fully guaranteed, with a trade kicker. No player option.”
Brown became eligible for a supermax extension once he earned All-NBA honors this season. Brown was eligible for this contract on July 1, but the two sides had issues with the specifics of the deal. Â As noted, the deal is currently the most expensive contract in NBA history, and based on the assumed 10% growth in the salary cap (the maximum allowable within the CBA), it will pay Brown a total of $303,734,891 with an average of $60,746,978.20 per year.
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