If you were hoping the Jaylen Brown supermax extension saga with the Boston Celtics would end in the next day or two, you might want to adjust your expectations based on what we are hearing from the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach.
Per the Globe reporter, while “talks between Brown and the Celtics have been progressing, Brown, a National Basketball Players Association vice president, is headed overseas for an organizational event, and … plans to meet with the Celtics again when he returns.” Himmelsbach notes it is unclear how long Brown will be abroad, “but there is expected to be a temporary pause in the negotiations during his absence.”
“Brown’s departure is not related to any setback with the Celtics; he is simply honoring a scheduled commitment,” adds Himmelsbach.
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Importantly, both sides are reportedly in no rush to get the deal done, with the “holdup … likely related to incentive structure, or clauses such as a fifth-year player option like the one fellow Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum received when he agreed to his extension in 2020.”
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