Celtics' Jaylen Brown wants to 'attack the wealth disparity' in Boston after historic NBA deal

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Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown agreed to a record five-year, $304 million supermax extension, the richest deal in NBA history.

Brown spoke to reporters on Wednesday and expressed his goal to "attack the wealth disparity" in Boston with his record contract.

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics reacts to defeating the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Kaseya Center on May 27, 2023, in Miami. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

"I want to launch a project to bring Black Wall Street here to Boston. I want to attack the wealth disparity here," Brown said when asked what he plans to do with his "generational wealth."

"I think there's analytics that support that stimulating the wealth gap could actually be something that could be betterment for the entire economy," he said. "With the biggest financial deal in NBA history, it makes sense to talk about, one, your investment in community, but two also, the wealth disparity here that nobody wants to talk about. It's top five in the U.S. It's something that we can all improve on. It's unsettling."

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"And I think through my platform, through influential partners, through selected leaders, government officials – a lot who are in this room – that we can come together and create new jobs, new resources, new businesses, new ideas that could highlight minorities but also stimulate the economy and the wealth gap at the same time."

According to findings from U.S. News and World Report, Massachusetts ranks 5th across all 50 states with the largest income inequality gap. Those rankings are based on the Gini