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Former Duke basketball star lined up for max contract in offseason

One of the NBA's youngest and brightest stars is set for a mega payday this offseason as the Boston Celtics are looking to keep Jayson Tatum around for the long haul.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that Boston will "most likely" offer the former Duke star a max contract this offseason, whenever that may be.

The 2019-20 NBA season as been temporarily put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, although there have been discussions to restart the league at the end July. No timeline has been set for the upcoming offseason nor the start of the 2020-21 league year.