On July 2, 2024, Beijing time, the largest contract in NBA history was born, and at the same time, the highest annual salary in the NBA was also born.
According to Bleachers reporter Chris Haynes, the Celtics will offer Tatum a five-year, $315 million super-max contract extension, which will surpass Brown's five-year, $304 million contract and become the largest contract in NBA history.
Tatum now has two years left on his contract, with a salary of $34.85 million for the 2024-2025 season and $37.1 million for the 2025-2026 season, with a player option for the final year.
Salary experts interpreted Tatum's contract, saying that Tatum's contract extension starts in the 2025-2026 season, and the last year of the original contract will be directly covered.
The annual salary of the 5-year contract is:
2025-2026 season: $54126450;
2026-2027 season: $58456566;
2027-2028 season: $62786682;
2028-2029 season: $67116798;
2029-2030 season: $71446914.
Tatum signed this contract, and he also became the largest contract owner in NBA history, not only that, but his annual salary of more than 70 million in the last year is also the highest annual salary in NBA history.
The Celtics beat the Mavericks to win the championship in the shortly ended season, and Tatum also helped the Celtics become the team with the most championships in NBA history.
In terms of performance, Tatum can get such a top salary is worth it, after all, the championship is big, winning the championship, no matter how big the contract is, it is worth it.
But when it comes to the details, Tatum's overall performance is actually not as good as Brown's, which is the main reason why the final FMVP was given to Brown instead of Tatum. At that time, when announcing Brown as FMVP, Tatum's expression went from full of happiness to full of embarrassment, and now this contract can be regarded as a kind of comfort for him, signing this contract, Tatum should laugh again.
Tatum played in 74 regular season games for the Celtics last season, averaging 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 47% from the field and 37% from three-point range.
In the playoffs, Tatum played in 19 games, averaging 25 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, shooting 42% from the field and 28% from three-point range.
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