NBA transfers: Jaylen Brown receives the most expensive supermax extension in history

According to respected journalist Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown have reached the most valuable contract extension agreement in NBA history. As follows:

– Jaylen Brown will be extended his contract for another 5 years, receiving a total amount of up to 304 million US dollars in the form of a supermax contract.
Jaylen Brown will put pen to paper on the highest-valued contract in NBA history, staying with the Boston Celtics through the 2028-29 season
– The two parties agree that the contract has a trade kicker clause and no final year clause. Thus, Brown will receive 100% of the $ 304 million mentioned above.

Brown’s starting salary on his new contract is $52.3 million (2024-25 season). That figure will rise to more than $69 million in the 2028-29 season, when he will be 31 years old.

This past season, Jaylen Brown averaged a career-best stat with an average of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. This performance earned him the All-NBA 2nd Team of the Year.
Jaylen Brown will receive the full $304 million in case no uncertainties arise
This contract of Jaylen Brown broke the NBA record to become the highest-valued contract in league history at $ 304 million, surpassing the $ 270 million Nikola Jokic signed in 2021.

No surprises happened

While negotiations began a little later than originally planned, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics came to a final agreement without any surprises.

In the short term, this is considered a win-win contract when both parties are mutually beneficial. Brown will have a trade kicker clause, meaning he will be compensated 15% of the contract value if he is traded to another team.

The Boston Celtics had the benefit of retaining Brown for a full 5 seasons (without a Player Option clause), taking full initiative about the future of the 1996-born scorer.

Jayson Tatum (No. 0) along with Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis will be the Boston Celtics’ main trio going forward
The move means the Boston Celtics are “all-in” with a trio of superstars including Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis.

While the quality of the Celtics’ squad is still appreciated by pundits, CEO Brad Stevens will need to improve the defense and versatility of the satellites to increase their ability to compete for the championship.

This will be a difficult problem to solve because Boston has now spent a lot of money on the Brown – Tatum – Porzingis trio.