An Eastern Conference GM said they would be ‘very, very surprised’ if Jayson Tatum does not get a max contract offer by the Boston Celtics.
The star of the Celtics is eligible for a contract extension this offseason.
“I think he is getting a max extension. That may be one where you have some incentives in the deal; I mean, it’s not like he’s LeBron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo. But he’s pretty close to being a Top 20 player, if he isn’t already, and he’s still so young. Usually, you’re trying to keep goodwill with a player like that.
Maybe it’ll be a max deal with certain likely bonuses – some fairly attainable incentives in there – but I think it’ll be a max deal. If that ends up being below the max, I’d be very, very surprised,” the East GM told HoopsHype.
