NBA's biggest contracts: Jayson Tatum agrees to largest contract in NBA history to stay with Celtics
Jayson Tatum has signed a five-year, $314 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics that will make him the highest-paid player in NBA history, according to a report from The Athletic on Monday.
The new pact will begin with the 2025-26 season and keep the five-time All-Star in Boston through 2029-30 season.
When completed, Tatum’s new, supermax contract will become the largest in NBA history, supplanting the one signed last offseason by teammate Jaylen Brown, when he inked a five-year deal that will pay him up to $304 million.
Tatum, 26, is entering the final years of a five-year, $163 million contract extension he signed with Boston in 2020. He will make $51.4 million next season under his new extension and $71.4 million in the final year for an average of $62.8 million annually.
Tatum averaged 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and shot 47% from the field, earning All-NBA first-team honors for the third consecutive season. Those numbers grew to 25 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game during a playoff run in which he eclipsed 30 points six times, including 31 in their championship-clinching Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Tatum has been voted an All-Star five times in his seven-year career. The Celtics drafted Tatum with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
In the last few years, NBA contracts have gone to a new level. Check out the biggest contracts in NBA history:
Largest contracts in NBA history
1. Jayson Tatum (Celtics): $314 million for five years
2. Jaylen Brown (Celtics): $285 million for five years
3. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets): $276 million for five years
4. Bradley Beal (Suns): $251 million for five years
T5. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves): $244 million for five years
T5. Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers): $244 million for five years
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
