Jayson TatumThe summer just got better — the reigning champion Boston Celtics just secured a 5-year, $315 MILLION extension… making it the biggest contract in NBA history.
News of the trades broke minutes ago … with the 26-year-old agreeing to a super-max deal to remain in Beantown — arguably the most obvious move of the offseason.
Tatum just won his first title with the Cs after eliminating the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals last month… and while he didn’t win MVP, he was crucial to Boston’s success this postseason — averaging 25 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.
The big payday will kick in in the 2025-26 season… with Tatum set to earn $54 million. He’ll increase that by about $4-5 million each year, meaning he’ll rake in a whopping $71 million in 2029-30.
Tatum emerged as one of the league’s best players after going third overall to the Celtics in 2017… and finished sixth in regular-season MVP voting last season.
Congrats, Tatum… we’re going to have dinner with his teammates and we’ll hang out with him for a while.