Jayson Tatum Gets 5-Year $315 Million Extension, Biggest Deal In NBA History

Jayson Tatum's summertime conscionable got adjacent amended -- the Boston Celtics champion conscionable secured a 5-year, $315 MILLION hold ... making it the biggest declaration successful NBA history.

News of the negotiations broke minutes agone ... with the 26-year-old agreeing to a supermax woody to enactment enactment successful Beantown -- rather perchance the biggest no-brainer of the offseason.

Tatum is caller disconnected winning his archetypal rubric with the Cs aft eliminating the Dallas Mavericks successful Game 5 of the NBA Finals past period ... and portion helium didn't triumph MVP honors, helium was important to Boston's occurrence this postseason -- averaging 25 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists a game.

The immense payday volition commencement successful the 2025-26 play ... with Tatum slated to marque $54 million. It volition summation astir $4-5 milli each year, which means he'll rake successful a whopping $71 cardinal successful 2029-30.

Tatum has emerged arsenic 1 of the champion players successful the league aft going No. 3 wide to the Celtics successful 2017 ... and finished sixth successful regular play MVP voting this past season.

Congrats, Tatum ... we instrumentality it meal with the teammates volition beryllium connected him for a bit.