Previously, the Celtics offered Jaylen Brown a 4-year 182 million contract extension but was rejected by the latter, and according to the latest media reports, the Celtics again made this offer to Jaylen Brown was rejected, and Jaylen Brown insisted that he was worth a 5-year 280 million contract.
So far this season, Jaylen Brown has averaged 26.6 points, 7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 36 minutes per game, and from the perspective of on-court performance and efficiency, Jaylen Brown is already an All-Star-level player, he is not inferior to Celtics star Tatum, but it seems that Celtics management is not particularly optimistic about this scout.
When Durant proposed a trade before, some media broke the news that the Celtics used Jaylen Brown as a bargaining chip in exchange for Durant, in addition, the Celtics have been unwilling to give Brown a big contract, players like Jaylen Brown are young and powerful, to any team can be cultivated as a star, but the Celtics have always established Tatum as the core, and Jaylen Brown's treatment is slightly behind.
At present, the total salary of the Celtics has reached $170 million, which is already higher than the standard of luxury tax, if the top salary is renewed to Jaylen Brown, not only will you have to pay a huge luxury tax, but also will encounter difficulties in renewing the team's power forward Robert Williams, so the Celtics are not willing to give Jaylen Brown a big contract, the current Jaylen Brown's contract will expire next summer, and his future is still up in the air.