As if the news about Derrick White’s extension and the Celtics ownership group looking to sell the team wasn’t enough news for the day.
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have agreed on a five-year, $314 million supermax contract extension according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This is the largest contract in NBA history after teammate Jaylen Brown held that title for a year with his five-year $304 million supermax extension last year. Tatum’s extension will contain a player option.
The Celtics have locked up their core players as Jrue Holiday agreed to a new deal before the end of the season, Porzingis was extended after he was traded to Boston last summer, and Derrick White, hours before Tatum’s contract was agreed, signed a four-year, $125.