Everybody’s talking about Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics right now.
The Georgia native recently made the headlines for signing the largest contract in NBA history, a supermax contract extension worth an impressive $304 million over five years.
Brown’s status as a rising star in this game has never been put in doubt.
However, plenty of people have called out the Celtics for committing that much money to him, as he’s not the best player on his team.
That’s why he took the liberty of sending a bit of a warning out there, letting the rest of the league know that he hasn’t even reached his prime yet, according to Jared Weiss of The Athletic (via Legion Hoops).
Jaylen Brown:
“I don’t shy away from pressure… I don’t think anyone’s seen my best yet.”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 27, 2023
Notably, Brown is coming off some brutal showings in the playoffs, turning the ball over constantly and struggling to go this left.
But he’s been the Celtics’ most consistent player of the past couple of years, even outplaying Jayson Tatum in the NBA Finals two years ago.
Of course, whether he’s worthy of the most valuable contract in the league is a whole different debate, but it’s not like the Celtics had much of a choice, either.
Brown could’ve just walked away after his contract ran out next season if the Celtics didn’t offer him the max, especially considering all the times he was tangled up in trade rumors.
Now, with that kind of money should also come a lot of responsibility, and it’ll be up to him to prove that he was deserving of every single penny.
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