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Why are the Jaylen Brown supermax extension talks with the Boston Celtics paused?

Why have the negotiations with the Boston Celtics over All-NBA forward Jaylen Brown’s potential supermax contract extension been put on hold? Is there some sort of issue of contention between the two parties that is threatening the deal? Or is this simply a pause in the process while each party focuses on other offseason concerns?

There has been a bit of skepticism building regarding Brown’s extension not being done yet when so many other high-value players already having finished theirs earlier in the NBA’s 2023 free agency period. What exactly has been going on here, and should we be worried about it?

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CLNS Media reporter Bobby Manning recently sat down to talk us through what might be happening this offseason with the Georgia native and his supermax contract extension projected to be worth over $300 million dollars.

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Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

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