The Boston Celtics have signed Jaylen Brown to a four-year, $115 million contract extension, the team announced on Monday. The deal was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
DONE DEAL ✅ @fchwpo will be staying in Boston 🙌 #FlywireTeamTransactions pic.twitter.com/ZrKNdqvqAl
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 21, 2019
The 22-year-old averaged 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists over 74 games with Boston last season.
According to Wojnarowski, Brown is the first Celtics player to sign a rookie-scale contract extension since Rajon Rondo in 2009.
"Jaylen is a true professional who did a great job accepting his role last season, and he is a major part of our championship goals.” ☘
Full release: https://t.co/aCgwz2x15n pic.twitter.com/zfy4ihySiw
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 21, 2019
The deadline for Brown and other 2016 NBA Draft picks to sign rookie extension deals is 6 p.m. ET on Monday.
