Jayson Tatum getting paid HUGE amounts of money! Yep, you are reading that title correctly. The Celtics and Jayson Tatum came to an agreement that will make Tatum crazy rich.
The contract is 5-years, $163 million dollars but can easily go up to $200 million dollars. This comes as no shock as this contract happened with Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz. All he has to do is just earn an All-NBA spot to get the $200 million dollars.
The third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft is making a name for himself. He was in last year’s NBA All-Star, becoming certain of attention, and skyrocketing his averages. The face of the Celtics, their key franchise player is ready to get back to work; of course with the new contract, and with all the new pieces.
The Celtics have been making so many free agency moves within 48 hours, how? They acquired Jeff Teague, Tristan Thompson, and now locking up their star player. However, they have given up pieces too. Take note of Gordon Hayward, who signed with Charolette, and Enes Kanter. Kanter went to the Trail Blazers via a three-team trade.
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According to the NBA, they have fined Jaylen Brown $25,000 for making a gesture that saw him taking his thumb/hand across his throat in a slashing interpretation.
The throat-slashing gesture came after he posterized Isaiah Stewart in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game.
For those wondering, the league deemed it an “inappropriate gesture.”
According to multiple reports, the Boston Celtics have waived Lonnie Walker. He signed an Exhibit 10 contract earlier in the offseason.
Head coach Joe Mazzulla loved the work Walker showed the team during training camp and the preseason; however, if Boston were to sign him to their roster for the season, it would have cost them $11 million in salary. That would have been before the tax penalties.
President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens told the 25-year-old how difficult it would have been to make the team due to money and depth. Even with all that, Walker still opted to sign with them and show them his skills.
With the type of contract he has signed, if Walker doesn’t find another team to sign with, he can play for the Maine Celtics of the G League.
In 322 career games, Walker averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 20.3 minutes.
According to multiple reports, led by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics are adding Lonnie Walker IV to their team.
The 25-year-old is signing a one-year deal as a prove-it deal to the league that he can ball and be a useful piece to a championship/playoff contending team.
In 58 games for the Brooklyn Nets, Walker averaged 9.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. His shooting splits were 42.3% from the field and 38.4% from behind the arc.
