On the same day that the Boston Celtics gave Jaylen Brown the biggest contract in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons signed Zavier Simpson, a guy who hasn’t been in the league in two years. Only time will tell which signing will have the bigger impact.
I kid.
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Brown’s deal, which is worth up to $308 million over five years, was really a no brainer for Boston, as they risked having to trade him with little leverage or potentially lose him for nothing in free agency, so signing him was the prudent move, regardless of how they see his future with the team.