Jaylen Brown has gotten through the first three years of his NBA career without the need to hire a sports agent to represent him, but in the wake of his upcoming contract negotiations with the Boston Celtics, he's chosen to hire one to help him navigate this crucial part of his career.
“Brown has made it through three years without an agent,” wrote Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. “His mother has handled a lot of responsibilities, and he has worked with a marketing executive. And that was probably a savvy play on his part, as rookie contracts are locked in anyway. But these negotiations are different. One league source said it appears that Brown will retain an agent for these talks.”
Brown is unlikely to get a max-level extension of his rookie deal like his 2016 NBA Draft counterparts Ben Simmons and Jamal Murray netted with their respective teams, both landing a five-year extension worth $170 million.
Realistically-speaking Brown could be looking at a deal similar to the three-year, $52 million deal forward Caris LeVert signed with the Brooklyn Nets earlier this season.
The Celtics could likely wait it out and make him a restricted free agent, able to match any contract offer he gets from other teams. Yet that comes at a risk — the Celtics are not willing to pay top dollar for a player who has yet to make the statistical jump they expected him to make, likely saving that max-level cap for a player like Jayson Tatum, who has shown semblance of becoming the future of their franchise.
Brown's new agent will be vital in not only netting the most money for his client, but also ensuring he takes the best opportunity for his career moving forward.
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