MADRID, 21 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Base James Harden has finally agreed to renew with the Philadelphia 76ers with a new contract that will last for the next two seasons and a total amount of 68.6 million dollars (more than 67 million euros), as confirmed by the NBA on Wednesday. .
The player had decided not to use his automatic renewal option for this next campaign, but finally he has chosen to continue with the team, reducing his salary by 13 million since he will go on to earn 38.3 per year when, having executed the clause that had as a player option, he would have secured 47.4. In this way, Harden has helped the Sixers have more room to sign players in Free Agency.
“I had conversations with Daryl (Morey, General Manager of the 76ers) and he explained to me how we could improve and what the market value of certain players was. I told him to improve the team, to sign whoever was needed and to give me the money. I want to compete for a championship, that’s all that matters to me at the moment. I’m willing to accept less money to put ourselves in a position to achieve it,” explained the player, who keeps a player option in case he wants to leave a free agent. at the end of the next season.
For now, the Sixers have taken advantage of this larger salary space to sign a defensive specialist like PJ Tucker and forward Danuel House, both former teammates of Harden in his time with the Houston Rockets.