315 million in 5 years!The largest contract in NBA history!He's only 26 years old

On March 21, Beijing time, the Celtics defeated the Bucks 122-119. Tatum has good news: due to being selected to the All-NBA team for the past two seasons, Tatum has triggered the NBA's designated veteran clause, and he is eligible to sign a five-year, $315 million super-cap salary with the Green Army this summer, which is also the largest contract in NBA history!

Tatum is not only 26 years old, how did he become a veteran? The so-called designated veteran clause refers to 7-9 years in the NBA, not the age of the player. Tatum entered the NBA in 2017 and has been in the NBA exactly seven years this summer. Of course, this is only one of the requirements for specifying the veteran clause, and there are other conditions if you want to get a super cap salary.

To trigger the Designated Veteran Clause, three conditions must be met: 1. Have never changed teams or are still on a rookie contract when they change teams, 2. Played in the NBA for 7-9 years with 1-2 years left on their contract, 3. Have been named to the All-Star team (or DPOY) for two seasons in the last three seasons, or be named MVP once in three seasons!

The third condition is actually the hardest, but Tatum has already done it. In 2021-22 and 2022-23, he was named to the All-Star team for two consecutive years. Regardless of whether Tatum is named to the All-NBA team this season, he is eligible to sign a super-cap salary (starting salary at 35% of the salary cap), which is $315 million over five years.

Prior to Tatum, only 11 players in the NBA had signed renewals with designated veteran clauses: Curry, Harden, Wall, Westbrook, Lillard, Antetokounmpo, Embiid, Jokic, Booker, Towns and Jaylen Brown. Because the salary cap is rising, the amount of the super cap salary contract is also rising, Curry is 201 million for five years, and Brown is 304 million for five years.

Tatum has not signed yet, and Jaylen Brown's 304 million is the largest contract in NBA history. Since the moment Jaylen Brown signed a new contract, it is impossible for the two tanhua to be separated. By this summer, the total value of the contract will be $620 million over five years. The top two big contracts in NBA history are all with the Celtics, and I call them good guys!

As for whether these two guys are worth the super cap salary, everyone has their own opinion. Tatum has played 65 games with the Green Army this season and has already qualified for the All-NBA team. He played 35.7 minutes per game, scoring 27.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1 steal and 2.5 turnovers while shooting 47.4%, 38.2% and 83% from three.

At key moments this season, that is, in the last 5 minutes of the game, in which the difference is less than 5 points, Tatum can only score an average of 2.3 points, tied for 31st in the league, and is tied with the Nuggets' Murray. DeRozan and Curry are tied for No. 1 in the league, both with 4.6 points. The Celtics are ranked No. 22 in the league at No. 1 with Porzingis averaging 2.6 points.

The reason why everyone questioned Tatum was because he pulled his hips at a critical moment and did not show the ability to fight hard. Throughout his NBA career, Tatum shot 46.1% from the field in the regular season and dropped to 44.3% in the playoffs. He shot 37.6 percent from three-point range in the regular season and dropped to 35.9 percent in the playoffs. In the 2022 Finals, he was locked up by Wiggins.

Jaylen Brown can only average 1.7 points in key moments, which is not as good as Tatum. Rivers Sr.'s son, former NBA player Rivers Jr., said: "Tatum is one of my favorite players, but neither he nor Jaylen Brown are at the top level in the league in key moments, especially in the final moments of life and death!"

Tatum was born on March 3, 1998, and just turned 26 years old. Final question: Do you think the duo can lead the Celtics to the championship?