NBA stars weigh in on Jayson Tatum 'most likely' getting max deal from Celtics
The Celtics won't be fooling around when it comes to keeping forward Jayson Tatum in Boston for a very long time, and it's no surprise the young star will be receiving a large sum of money when he signs his next deal.
The Celtics reportedly are prepared to offer Tatum a max contract, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, and it's no surprise as the 22-year-old Tatum has impressed since being drafted in 2017.
With the news that Tatum could potentially make $150 million over a four-year span, depending on the salary cap, players across the NBA have weighed in on the C's star getting paid:
Max extension values are based on 25 percent of the salary cap, with the ability to increase based on incentives, so determining the cap for the 2020-21 season will need to be done before max deals are shelled out by the Celtics.
Tatum has emerged as one of the NBA's brightest young stars, and was putting together a stellar 2019-20 campaign before the season was paused due to the coronavirus pandemic. The All-Star was averaging a team-high 23.6 points per game along with 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting 44.8 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from beyond the arc.
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