Report: Jaylen Brown agrees to contract extension with Boston Celtics

Kyle Irving

Report: Jaylen Brown agrees to contract extension with Boston Celtics image

Jaylen Brown has agreed to a contract extension with the Boston Celtics, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The Celtics and Brown have agreed to a four-year, $115 million extension, marking the first rookie extension Boston's general manager Danny Ainge has given out since Rajon Rondo in 2009. The extension does not include a player or team option, Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes reports .


The former No. 3 overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft averaged 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game last season, taking a role off the bench after starting in all 70 games he appeared in during the 2017-18 season.

Brown stepped up in the Celtics playoff run last season averaging 13.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, starting in all nine postseason contests.

The 22-year old guard is expected to return to a bigger role this season with the Celtics' depth a bit more limited than it was in 2018-19.

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.