Why Boston Signed Ace Jason Tatum for the Highest Five-Year, 430 Billion Won
Jul 02, 2024
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ESPN, a U.S. sports media, reported on the 2nd (Korea Standard Time) 'Boston Celtics have renewed their contracts with Jason Tatum on the condition of $314 million for five years'
It's the highest amount ever.
In 2022, Denver ace Nikola Jokic signed a five-year, $276 million contract, and Tatum teammate Jaylon Brown signed a five-year, $304 million contract last year. At that time, it was the NBA's first largest contract worth more than $300 million. However, Tatum renewed it after just a year. The NBA is perfectly successful in globalization and has signed an astronomical broadcasting rights contract. Eventually, as the number of team salary increased, the size of the players' contracts surged.
Just 10 years ago, the annual salary of $10 million was rare, but most of the team's main players have recently exceeded $10 million.
Tatum, who received about $34.8 million this season, will receive about $54 million next season and a whopping $67 million in the 2028-2029 season.
Stephen Curry (Golden State) is the top paid NBA player. I received about $55.7 million. The runner-up was Kawhi Leonard (about $52 million), followed by Nikola Jokic (about $51 million).
Tatum's contract has yet to be officially announced. However, ESPN's Adrian Warnarooski, the NBA's most credible, cited an anonymous source to announce it.
Tatum is the ace who led Boston to the championship.
Tatum entered the NBA in 2017 and has grown steadily. Although he is 26 years old, he is a five-time All-Star and was a member of the Tokyo Olympics Dream Team in 2021. She will also compete in the Paris Olympics.
Boston is a good choice. Tatum is already the best wingman in the league. He is 2m3 tall and has a 2m11 wingspan.
Ball handling is top of the league with excellent height. Under-the-goal breakthrough, mid-range jumper, and 3-point shooting are all very accurate.
Recently, modern basketball divides positions into ball handlers, wingmen, and big men beyond traditional positional divisions (point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, center).
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Yannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have been the best wingmen in the NBA over the past five years. However, except for Antetokounmpo, top wingmen have begun to age, and Antetokounmpo has weaknesses in outer shots. Tatum stood shoulder to shoulder with them as they grew steadily. Some say that Tatum has already entered the wingman of the league's big three, considering both ball handling and shooting capabilities.
In other words, the prestigious NBA club Boston recognized Tatum's sufficient value, and Tatum readily accepted it as well.
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