Celtics star wing Jaylen Brown can’t sign an extension without losing money, but what if he could?

One prominent ESPN writer wants to see changes to how extensions work in the league.

There has been more than a little worry about the future of Boston Celtics star wing Jaylen Brown because of his near-certain unlikelihood of signing an extension with the team. Those chances haven’t been helped at all by his inclusion in rumored trade talks for disgruntled Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant.

But at least as far as we know, the only incentive keeping Brown from signing a deal with the Celtics sooner than when he will hit unrestricted free agency is the financial hit he would take if he did so. ESPN analyst Tim Bontemps recently used the Celtics star’s situation as an example of a change he would like to see in the league’s next collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

“The league has done a good job of overhauling the rules to allow players to extend for more money (up to 120% off their prior salaries or the average player salary) and years,” begins Bontemps.