The first in history, 315 million in 5 years it came!
According to NBA expert Keith Smith, Tatum has confirmed that he has signed a history-making contract with the Celtics, and he is likely to sign a super-cap salary of up to 5 years and $315 million in the offseason, which will surpass teammate Brown's all-time high. Last year, Jaylen Brown had already signed a five-year 304 million contract with the Celtics ahead of schedule!
This year's Celtics had the best record in the league in the regular season, and they had a cliff-like lead in the East! Now the team has also taken a 2-1 lead in the semi-finals against the Cavaliers, and the prospects of advancing are very good! What is certain is that regardless of whether the Celtics can win the championship this year, the renewal of Tatum's contract is basically a sure thing, and all signs from the Celtics indicate that they will continue to build a roster around Tatum for the team's boss.
So the question is, is Tatum worth such a super cap salary?
If you look at the regular season, Tatum has been selected as an All-Star for 5 consecutive years and the best team of the year for 2 consecutive years, and it is likely that he will end up in the annual team this season. And led the team to a 64-18 record in the league! Due to the reasonable trade of the team and the improvement of the overall strength of the Holiday and Boshen teams, many of the personal data of Tatum, the head coach of the Green Army, have slipped compared to last season. He played in 74 games, averaging 35.7 minutes per game, scoring 26.9 points (7th in the league), 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1 steal, which was not as good as last season except for slightly more assists. Tatum is shooting 47.1/37.6/83.3% from three-point range this season! Due to the early lead of the league, the Celtics' starting minutes have decreased compared to last season! This affects the player's stats!
But the Celtics hit the weak team hard, and the strong team is unstable, which has always been a common problem for the Celtics in recent years, which is also reflected in the team's leader Tatum. So far in this year's playoffs, Tatum's performance can be said to be very average, averaging only 23.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2 turnovers in 38 minutes per game, and the shooting rate is only 41.3%+26.5%, which is obviously not worthy of the highest-paid contract in history!
If the Celtics can reach the top of the league in this year's playoffs, it would be good, otherwise Tatum will be on pins and needles this summer, and he can still sign a historic contract every year, and his pressure can be imagined! #妙笔生花创作挑战##NBA#