Jayson Tatum Signs Historic $314M Contract with Celtics

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00:00Jason Tatum now signing that supermax extension five years

00:04were $314 million, nearly 63 mil per year. That is the richest

00:09contract in the history of the association. Somebody else is

00:14going to pick up the tag. But as we focus on Tatum, Georgie, of

00:20course, this season for both Tatum and Jalen Brown, defined

00:23by this level of success in the hunt for title number 18. They

00:28do that but Brown wins Eastern Conference Finals MVP and NBA

00:33Finals MVP. It's only been seven years in the NBA for Jason Tatum

00:39all seven seasons spent with the Celtics and now an NBA champion.

00:44What already is Jason Tatum's legacy in Boston?

00:48He's a top five player in franchise history. I mean,

00:51statistics says wise, but also what he was being a guy that has

00:55been ahead of schedule and a reason this team had been to so

00:58many Eastern Conference Finals during his tenure. Sure, they've

01:01coming up short time and time again. But you watch, it's the

01:04ability. You see him play and it's a revolution of his game as

01:08well. Because for them to win this title, Jason Tatum went

01:11from the score and sure he's still chucked up those sidestep

01:14threes. But he went from the score to the playmaker, the

01:17driver of an offense was always a great defender. Jalen Brown to

01:20pick up the opposition's toughest assignment. Sure he had

01:22Drew Holiday, but Jason Tatum being an elite defender as well.

01:26His legacy, he brought a title to Boston. This franchise went

01:30so long by the time they won in 2008. And yes, I know in this

01:35city, the joke is it's only been five, five and a half years. But

01:38Boston championship wise has been irrelevant and not even

01:41close since Tom Brady left. Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown

01:44brought a ring. They're both top 10 in franchise history. In my

01:47opinion, they will easily finish as so and their book is not even

01:50finished being written yet. They're not even 28 years old.

01:54But Jason Tatum with his ability, you see the numbers and

01:57he won a ring. He is top five in franchise history.