The Boston Celtics have apparently given Jayson Tatum a long-term record contract. The NBA star will probably receive millions of dollars for it.
Record champion Boston Celtics from the North American professional basketball league NBA has apparently given superstar Jayson Tatum the largest contract in history. According to ESPN, the new contract will see the 26-year-old earn a whopping 314 million US dollars (approx. 292.6 million euros) over the next five years.
A year ago, the franchise had already extended its contract with co-star Jaylen Brown for a then record sum of $304 million for five years. He repaid the trust by winning the title, and Brown was named the best player (MVP) of the finals.
The Celtics are also said to have tied down guard Derrick White, another pillar of the championship season, for another four years on Monday for $125.9 million. With Tatum, who won the final series against the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 with the Celtics a few weeks ago and thus clinched the 18th title, another player from Boston would redefine the standards for contracts in the NBA.
Tatum was selected third overall by the Celtics in the 2017 draft and has played for them ever since. So far, he has been nominated for the All-Star team five times and has been selected to an All-NBA team four times. He won Olympic gold with Team USA in Tokyo in 2021 and will be part of LeBron James’ super team at the games in Paris (July 26 to August 11).
2024-07-02 08:06:14
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