Unveiled: The Jaw-Dropping Salaries of NBA’s All-Time Highest Earners
And… players who sign with the team that drafted them (or the team that acquired them within their first four years in the NBA) and meet additional award criteria are eligible for an even larger contract extension, known as the SuperMax. This is what allowed Tatum, drafted by the Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 draft, to sign the largest contract of all time.
Just a couple weeks before Tatum signed his deal on July 1, 2024, he helped bring the Celtics their 18th banner in franchise history. He also had just been named to his third straight All-NBA First Team. With these accolades, it’s unsurprising the Celtics were willing to shell out the largest contract contract in league history to a player who has become a franchise icon.
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