{"id":510864,"date":"2026-08-20T19:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=510864"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:27:26","slug":"james-harden-cavaliers-agree-to-three-year-97-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/james-harden-cavaliers-agree-to-three-year-97-million-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden, Cavaliers Agree to Three-Year, $97 Million Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James Harden and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a three-year contract worth approximately $97 million, including a player option for the final season and a 15% trade kicker.<\/p>\n<p>The news was first reported by Shams Charania, while <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/2090486175362396518\">Michael Scotto<\/a> revealed the details of the trade kicker and added that the deal is fully guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>With the new contract, Harden will become the fourth player in NBA history to surpass $500 million in career earnings from contracts signed, joining Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n<p>The 11-time All-Star worked with Cleveland&#8217;s front office to facilitate <a href=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-peyton-watson-to-the-cavaliers-and-max-strus-to-the-clippers-four-team-trade\/\">the sign-and-trade<\/a> that will also bring Peyton Watson to Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: James Harden has agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with a player option and a trade kicker, agents Mike Silverman, Troy Payne and Brandon Grier of Equity Sports told ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9jnBykly8\">pic.twitter.com\/b9jnBykly8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2090484012343026166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 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