ESPN revealed: Clippers and Harden discuss a 2-year contract extension & both parties will be satisfied with their salary

June 4, Bobby, a famous American sports media ESPN salary expert Marks posted a post about the focus of the contract renewal between the NBA Clippers and star James Harden: "

36-year-old Harden performed well enough in the 2024-2025 season. His annual salary was less than $3,400, but he led the team to lead the Clippers to the fifth place in the Western Conference to advance to the playoffs, and was once again selected as the All-Star + Best Player third team. Harden's outstanding performance is still the value of the top 20 superstars in the NBA league, so he is undoubtedly worthy of a higher contract renewal!"

"But the problem is that the Clippers management still tends to be able to remain below the luxury tax line next season, and Leonard's contract has two seasons left. The Clippers want to maintain the financial flexibility of the team's total salary space, so he also hopes A 1+1 contract extension with Harden is a two-year contract, but his average annual salary will definitely exceed the $36.32 million in his player option contract next season. This is a relatively reasonable contract renewal that the team can provide him! "

" Harden is the only player in the league this season who can complete 1,500 points + 50 assists + 100 steals + 50 blocks. Although he is already 36 years old, it turns out that his super leadership in leading the team is still worthy of recognition. There are no more superstar players in the league that can compete with him. It is just that he performed poorly with the Nuggets in the fourth, fifth and seventh round of the playoffs. All this cannot deny his excellence. If the Harden Clippers did not have the qualification to advance to the playoffs! "