Rockets superstar James Harden recently turned down a contract extension offer that would have made him the first player in NBA history to make more than $50 million in a season.
Harden declined the offer because he desires a trade to the Nets, where he believes he has a better opportunity to win a championship than in Houston, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Including a player option for the 2022-23 season, Harden is currently owed more than $132 million over the next three seasons.
The extension offer would have payed him over $102 million for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, when he’ll be 34 and 35 years old, respectively.
However, at least for now, that wasn’t enough to dissuade Harden from his goals of rejoining former teammate Kevin Durant in Brooklyn
Woj: James Harden declined $50M+ per year extension from Houston
Rockets superstar James Harden recently turned down a contract extension offer that would have made him the first player in NBA history to make more than $50 million in a season.
Harden declined the offer because he desires a trade to the Nets, where he believes he has a better opportunity to win a championship than in Houston, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Including a player option for the 2022-23 season, Harden is currently owed more than $132 million over the next three seasons.
The extension offer would have payed him over $102 million for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, when he’ll be 34 and 35 years old, respectively.
However, at least for now, that wasn’t enough to dissuade Harden from his goals of rejoining former teammate Kevin Durant in Brooklyn