NBA: Celtics’ Jaylen Brown highest-paid player in history with new US$304 million deal
- Brown agrees to terms on a five-year supermax contract with the Boston Celtics
- Deal surpasses US$264 million contract of NBA champion Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets
Jaylen Brown may not even be considered the best player on his own team, but he is now the highest-paid player in NBA history.
Brown agreed to terms on a five-year supermax contract worth up to US$304 million with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
The deal, which is fully guaranteed and includes a trade kicker that would further increase Brown’s salary if he is traded, surpasses the US$264 million contract signed by two-time league MVP and NBA champion Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets last summer.
Brown is a two-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA second team this past season – his first such honour.
He averaged career highs of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists, ranking second on the Celtics in all of those categories to Jayson Tatum, who was named to his second consecutive All-NBA first team following this past season.
The Celtics have reached the conference finals in five of Brown’s seven pro seasons – including a trip to the 2022 NBA Finals in which they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.