Could Saudi Money Be Coming to the NBA, Too?
Jaylen Brown just signed the richest contract in the league’s history, but there’ll probably be an ever bigger deal before long.
Worth every penny.
Photographer: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North AmericaThe Boston Celtics just set an NBA record by agreeing to a five-year, $304 million contract with two-time All-Star Jaylen Brown. The obvious question is whether any single basketball player can be worth that much money — especially someone who is not even the best player on his team, much less on a par with Lebron James, Stephen Curry or any number of other shoo-in hall of famers.
I’m not here to make predictions about Brown’s career. But the odds are the deal will be seen as a good one — maybe even a bargain. The economics of the National Basketball Association have been shifting toward more and more money.