During a Summer League tilt between the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors, Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey offered the latest on the on-going negotiations between Philadelphia and superstar James Harden. Morey told Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes that talks are “still in progress,” but offer that things are in a “good place.”
It was previously reported that Harden was planning to return to the 76ers on a two-year, discounted deal. Rather than opt in to his $47 million player option for the ’22-23 season, the Beard would instead ink a new deal, saving Philly roughly $15 million in salary. In this framework, Harden would be sacrificing upfront salary in order to maintain flexibility for the club and for himself. The reported deal would contain a player option for the second year.
Daryl Morey tells @YahooSports, @NBATV that negotiations with James Harden is “still in progress” and in a “good place.” Talks are a collaborating effort of Harden, Morey, Harden’s business partner Lorenzo McCloud and Michael Rubin. Both sides optimistic a deal will be done soon.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 9, 2022
With Morey’s comments, we can see the situation is still fluid. All signs point to Harden returning to the Sixers. The question remains at what price.