Grizzlies Sign Jaren Jackson Jr. to Huge Extension As Free Agency Opens

The Memphis center appears to be sticking around.

Jalen Williams defends Jaren Jackson Jr. during a 2025 playoff game. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. has been an important piece of his team's equation for seven years, and now he's being compensated accordingly.

According to a Monday afternoon report from Shams Charania of ESPN, Jackson has agreed to a five-year, $240 million maximum extension and renegotiation with the Grizzlies. The deal, if confirmed, will tie Jackson to Memphis through the 2030 season.

The Grizzlies selected Jackson fourth in the 2018 draft after a productive year at Michigan State that saw him garner conference Defensive Player of the Year honors. Since then, he has been one of the league's best shot-blockers and a productive running mate to guard Ja Morant.

BREAKING: The Memphis Grizzlies and All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. are expected to agree on a five-year, $240 million maximum renegotiation-and-extension, sources tell ESPN. Head of CAA Basketball Austin Brown and CAA agent Max Saidman negotiated the new agreement with the Grizzlies. pic.twitter.com/pKkI25cFIp

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2025

Jackson won back-to-back shot-blocking titles in 2022 and 2023, and has two All-Star appearances to his name. In 2023, he was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year despite playing just 63 games.

Memphis is coming off a 48-34 season that ended with the team's third first-round exit in five years.

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