The Boston Celtics decided to give Jaylen Brown a massive extension, worth $236.2 million over four years. The contract accounts for 33.02% of the cap, according to Bleacher Report, which is a significant figure. His total contract is five years for $285.3 million.
With Jayson Tatum injured, it further complicates Brown’s contract, which many consider one of the worst in the NBA. Bleacher Report recently ranked the eight worst contracts in the league, naming Brown’s the fourth worst.
“Jaylen Brown is one season into a five-year supermax deal that the Boston Celtics probably wouldn’t offer him again had he been eligible for it this summer. This calculus would not change even if Jayson Tatum were healthy.
“Second options can be worth supermax pay grades, particularly when they bring positive value at both ends of the floor. Somewhat quietly, though, Brown has appeared in 70 games (or the shortened-schedule equivalent) only once since 2018-19,” they wrote.
While one could argue that Brown is a bit overpaid because he’s a second option, he’s coming off a season in which he averaged 22.2 points.
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In 2022-23, Brown averaged 26.6 points and shot 49.1% from the field.
It’s a bit unfair to suggest that he’s overpaid, considering there are other players who are getting paid similar amounts to him who aren’t exactly in the same position that Brown is.
Ultimately, the Celtics won a championship, so it seems fair that he’s on the type of contract he is.
Perhaps the deal won’t look too good with Tatum out, but again, that isn’t necessarily all of his fault.
Most teams struggle when their best player isn’t healthy.
