The recently crowned league champ is about to become the best-compensated player ever.
The Boston Celtics have had an active Monday.
Just a few weeks removed from claiming their league record-shattering 18th title in a five-game obliteration of All-NBA guard Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks, the team extended two of its championship-winning starters. All-Defensive Team guard Derrick White just inked a four-season, $125.9 million contract extension with a player option.
Next, Boston announced that longtime governor Wyc Grousbeck was selling his stake in the team.
Now, the Celtics’ best player, All-NBA combo forward Jayson Tatum, has signed the biggest contract in the history of the league.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the team is signing the five-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA honoree to an NBA-most five-season contract worth an estimated $314 million, which will keep him under Celtics control through 2029-30.
This deal now eclipses his All-Star teammate (and the 2024 NBA Finals MVP) Jaylen Brown’s five-year, $304 million maximum contract extension, the previous record-holder for the NBA’s biggest deal ever.
