Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are talking about an extension worth around $295 million, according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN.
Brown is eligible to sign a designated veteran extension with the Celtics because he made an All-NBA team last season. The discussions are said to be “fragile.”
“The sides are talking. This is obviously a very important, fragile deal. I know there’s interest on both sides to get something done and I would expect it to head in that direction,” Windhorst said on July 3 during a SportsCenter hit. “I think it’ll get done, but he’s eligible up to 35 percent of the salary cap, but he doesn’t have to get that. The Celtics can negotiate on that. They can negotiate on the player option. They can negotiate on several things. It’s not as simple as saying, ‘Jaylen, here’s your contract. Sign it or not.’ There’s aspects within the deal you gotta negotiate.”
Brown has one year left on his current contract. The California product will make $28.5 million next season and hit unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2024 if the Celtics don’t sign him to an extension.
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Jayson Tatum told reporters after the Miami Heat won Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Boston that it’s “extremely important” for Brown to be back next season.
“It’s extremely important,” Tatum said. “He’s one of the best players in this league. He plays both ends of the ball and still is relatively young. And he’s accomplished a lot so far in his career. So I think it’s extremely important.”
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Brown averaged 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2022-23 for the Celtics while shooting 49.1% from the field, 33.5% from beyond the arc and 76.5% from the free-throw line. He has made two All-Stars teams since getting drafted in 2016.
Boston will look different next season after trading Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies and acquiring Kristaps Porzingis from the Washington Wizards.
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