Boston Celtics star wing Jaylen Brown agreed to the richest contract in the NBA on Tuesday, a five-year, $304 million supermax extension that topped Nikola Jokić’s extension last summer for the largest in the league’s history.
But after a disastrous postseason performance against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, many NBA fans are questioning whether Brown deserves to be the sport’s highest-paid player. In particular, fans have criticized Brown for his struggles dribbling with his left hand over the years. Brown had eight turnovers in a decisive Game 7 defeat to the Heat and shot just 16-percent from three in the series.
$304 million to a guy with no left hand??? pic.twitter.com/LilwUi9yKu
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) July 25, 2023
Imagine how much money he’d make if he could dribble with his left hand. https://t.co/espAeo6Dtx
— Eli Hershkovich (@EliHershkovich) July 25, 2023
Paying a guy $300 million to not dribble with his left hand is wild https://t.co/TJHLXYZwd1
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) July 25, 2023
he got all this money and he can’t even dribble with his left?!? https://t.co/L37kdcB5FB
— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) July 25, 2023
At least we know Jaylen Brown won’t carry his bag with his left hand.
— Five Reasons Sports 🏀🏈⚾️🏒⚽️ (@5ReasonsSports) July 25, 2023
Jaylen Brown touching $60Ms a year and he can’t dribble with his left hand..Timing is EVERYthing.
— Hub (@KenHeLive) July 25, 2023
Brown’s deal likely won’t stay the biggest in league history for long, as the salary cap continues to rise and other young players will get their own supermax extensions. Still, despite it being an expected move, there’s clearly some sticker shock throughout the NBA world about a $300 million contract for the Celtics star.
Regardless of the jokes, Brown can laugh straight to the bank.
