Just In: Boston Celtics 26 Year Old Shooting guard) push pause on supermax extension talks .

The Celtics have one last big piece of expected news this summer as fans wonder when the team and

Jaylen Brown will agree to terms on a supermax extension.

Brown was eligible for the five-year, $295 million starting July 1, but the Celtics and wing are still

negotiating through any deal.It appears there

won’t be any new movement in the short-term, as well, when it comes to the extension. The Boston

Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reported that Brown is going overseas for a players union event, meaning

the two sides will push pause on the new contract.

At this point, Brown and the Celtics are still expected to agree to terms on a supermax deal. But it’ll

continued to be delayed while Brown is overseas. Boston president Brad Stevens recently shared some

optimism when speaking to reporters in Las Vegas for Summer League, though he wasn’t able to say

much about the negotiations.

“I can’t really talk about it but it’s been all good discussion,” Stevens said. “We want Jaylen to be here for

a long, long time, and we’ve made that clear. We’re looking forward to all sitting down and we have time

here. I probably shouldn’t say anything else, but I feel optimistic.”

While Brown and the Celtics won’t agree to a new extension in the short-term, there doesn’t appear to be

any worry about the deal actually materializing. There are likely some option and incentive structures

the two sides are trying to hash out. But the dollar amount won’t change as Brown is expected to sign the

lucrative deal.

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