Celtics: Jaylen Brown Receives Nice Bonus After Boston Books Trip to Eastern Conference Finals Once Again

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Jaylen Brown (#7) of the Boston Celtics reacts to missing a shot during the first quarter in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on May 07, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo : Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown's salary for the 2023-24 season is already $31.83 million, but it will be slightly augmented due to the team's latest achievement.

The Celtics eliminated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games in the second round, securing their third straight trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Due to another deep postseason run, Brown is slated to receive an additional bonus worth $369,048, according to front-office insider Bobby Marks of ESPN.

The 27-year-old scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, adding four rebounds, seven assists, one steal, and one block in the series-clinching Game 5 against the Cavaliers on Wednesday, May 15, at home in the TD Garden.

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This year will be Brown's sixth appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in his eight-season career, having only missed it in 2019 and 2021.

More money to come for Jaylen Brown in the future

Brown's record-breaking five-year supermax extension, worth nearly $304 million, will begin next season, making it the richest contract in NBA history.

The deal, signed in the summer of 2023, will keep the three-time NBA All-Star in Boston until the end of the 2028-29 season.

The 2023 All-NBA Second Team member's salary is projected to rise to $49.35 million next season, according to figures from HoopsHype.

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