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F Jaylen Brown reportedly inks 4-year, $115 million extension with Celtics

By David Souza

BOSTON, MA - MAY 23: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics reacts after making a three point basket in the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game Five of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

By David Souza

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have reportedly agreed to a four-year extension with F Jaylen Brown worth a total of $115 million, which will keep the soon-to-be 23-year-old in Boston through the end of the 2023-24 season.

Brown will make an average of $28.75 million per year beginning in the 2020-2021 season.

The initial report came from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Brown is currently in the final year of his rookie deal, which he signed after being drafted third overall by Boston in the 2016 NBA Draft. His current contract is set to pay him just over $6.5 million this season.

The new contract comes days after reports emerged that Brown had rejected a four-year, $80 million extension with the team.

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About to enter his fourth season with the Celtics, Brown has averaged 11.2 points per game in his NBA career, per the team. He has played in 70 or more games in each year of his career.

The Celtics signing of Brown goes along with their decision to pick up the fourth-year option on Jayson Tatum's contract, keeping the fellow young star in Boston for at least two more seasons. That decision was announced at the beginning of last week.

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