In an NBA that still has no economic limits, Jayson Tatum has broken a new record: the star of the Boston Celtics He has signed a five-year extension worth $314 million, according to ESPN and The Athletic, making him the highest-paid player in the history of the American league.
The champion’s star, from 26 yearssigned through 2029, with a player option for the 2029-2030 season. Tatum definitively established himself as a top star last season, winning a ring and posting numbers of 22 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists on the Massachusetts team’s path to the Finals.
The ‘0’, who will play with the United States in the Olympic Games, forms, along with Jaylen Brown the best duo in the NBA today.
Derrick White, an essential balance player in Boston
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The Celtics also renewed Derrick White yesterday, renewing the 30-year-old base for four years and 126 million until 2029. In this way, the team of Joe Mazzulla the continuity of all its members of the starting five is assured at least until the 2025-2026 campaign.
The Massachusetts team is betting on a total continuity line and has also renewed role players in recent days such as Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet and Portuguese Nehemiah Quetah. On the same day that Boston announced the multimillion-dollar renewals of Tatum and White, their owners announced the sale. Coincidence?
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2024-07-02 05:16:31
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