This year's NBA offseason trade is really bloody, for no other reason, many people's contracts have exceeded the expectations of the media and netizens, in two words, only higher, not highest. But recently, the highest contract in the NBA was born, Jaylen Brown's tough attitude, in exchange for him the first highest salary in NBA history, and the first single contract in NBA history of more than 300 million, 5 years 304 million super top salary contract arrived, for Brown, it is definitely a happy thing, but for the Celtics, it really may not be.
Is Brown really worth 304 million in 5 years?
With the NBA league's salary cap rising sharply, various sky-high contracts have been born this offseason, compared to most 5-year super top salaries of 260 million, Brown's 5-year 304 million is the largest top salary he can get, which is also a new record in the NBA. Of course, in terms of Brown's personal ability, it is definitely not worth such a super top salary, and the honor he got last season was only a second team and an All-Star, as a guard swingman, Brown is far from the superstar whether it is in the score or the performance of the forward, to know that today's NBA first center Jokic is only 270 million in 5 years.
This caused Tatum's displeasure
Brown's 5-year contract of 304 million, an average annual salary of 60 million, the last year's salary will even exceed 70 million, even in the salary cap of the league, such a salary is also quite a terrifying existence, generally only the team boss can enjoy such treatment, but although Brown is one of the Green Army double stars, but the team boss has always been Tatum, Tatum in the 2024-25 season can only get a contract of 34.85 million, and Brown's salary will be 20 million higher than him, which makes the big boss face where to shelve? In addition, Brown regardless of the overall situation, forced a super top salary, occupying a lot of salary space in the team, which will also greatly reduce the team's signing, further reducing the depth of the Celtics' bench, as the boss Tatum, it is strange that he can be satisfied.
The Celtics' future salary is locked
Or to continue the above words, Brown is 3.04 in 5 years, the team boss Tatum can not take less than Brown, after the end of next season, if Tatum does not choose to leave the team, next summer, the Celtics will be able to offer a maximum 5-year 318 million super top salary, when the Celtics only two starters, will occupy the team's salary of about 120 million, the team also recently introduced Porzingis, no accident will also renew the contract, by then only the big three in the team, has caught up with the full salary of many teams, and what to take to keep WhiteWhat about these quality role players like Brogdon?
From Brown's point of view, there is indeed a reason to do so, the Green Army has put Brown on the shelf many times, and last season in order to get Durant, many times proposed to use Brown as the core of the trade for offers, since the team is so to himself, Brown does not need to remain loyal to the team, iron heart to super top salary, not to give rather lose some money will choose to leave, this trick makes it difficult for the Celtics to ride the tiger, and have to choose to renew their contract early.
From the team's standpoint, Perkins said: Regarding Jaylen Brown's deal, it will ruin the Celtics, and a series of consequences will make the Celtics completely lose their competitiveness in the future, this guy is not James, he and Tatum cannot lead a group of base-salary players to win the championship!