James Harden renews with Sixers for two seasons and 68.6 million

‘Beard’ will earn $33 million next season, however, the number represents a significant drop in salary

A California player can exercise a requirement to collect 47.4 million in this cycle, and nothing less than that

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers reached an agreement to keep the player with the franchise for two more seasons and $68.6 million.reported this Wednesday by the ESPN series.

According to this version, Harden will raise 33 million next season despite the fact that the player can exercise a requirement to raise 47.4 million this year.With this pay cut and this new contract, Harden gives more flexibility in salaries So they can assemble a mold to aspire to with all the guarantees of the ring. Angeleno will have the option to terminate in the second year.

The player, who was at the Brooklyn Nets alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, arrived in Philadelphia on the last day of the transfer. Opposite Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond.

The Sixers’ idea was that Harden would complement the massive Joel Embiid and that he was second in the vote for best player after Nikola Jokic (the Cameroonian averaged 30.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in the regular season).

In the playoffs, the Sixers fell in the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami Heat Jimmy Butler (4-2).

Joining his games with the Nets and the Sixers in the regular season, Harden, who will turn 33 in August, averaged 22 points, 10.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game last year.