Breaking News: Boston Celtics Star Tatum agree to $195M max deal

has reached an agreement with the Boston Celtics to sign a five-year contract for up to $195 million, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

According to reports, the $163 million designated rookie maximum may increase to around $200 million with All-NBA escalators.

According to the source, Tatum’s agent Jeff Wechsler and the Celtics completed the arrangements on Sunday.

According to reports, Tatum will only get the 30% maximum that would raise the contract’s worth to $195 million if he is selected to the first, second, or third team of the NBA for the upcoming season. Tatum was chosen for the third team of the 2017–18 NBA All-Star game. In the agreement, he will also earn a player option, a source informed Wojnarowski.

 

Tatum, who was selected third overall in the 2017 NBA draft, was named to his first All-Star squad this past season after becoming the Celtics’ face and taking the club to the Eastern Conference finals once more.

Tatum, 22, increased his 3-point attempt rate from 3.9 per game in 2018–19 to 7.1 per game this past season while playing for Boston. He also averaged career highs of 23.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.4 steals. Before the All-Star break, in a victory against the LA Clippers in Boston, he scored 39 points while defending Kawhi Leonard. Shortly after, in a defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Centre, he scored 41 points.

James observed, “The kid is special,” following the game on February 23. “Clearly, that’s

With Tatum and Jaylen Brown, another wing, signed through the 2023–24 season, Boston suddenly boasts one of the league’s top young cores. The talented team hopes to return Boston to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010; they have previously made two visits to the Eastern Conference finals together.

Tatum’s agreement completes a hectic first 48 hours of Boston’s free agency, during which the team traded away Enes Kanter, lost Gordon Hayward to the Charlotte Hornets, and signed free agents Jeff Teague and Tristan Thompson.