James Harden taking a $15M paycut to allow Philadelphia to elevate roster

08/07/202221:25

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Harden will sign a two-year deal with a player option in Year 2

James Harden is taking a $15 million paycut for next season that allowed Philadelphia to elevate roster, with sole focus on a championship run in 2023, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic

Harden opted out of his $47M player option and now plans to sign a new two-year deal with a player option in Year 2