Although this season is still underway, and whether the 76ers can finally win the championship is uncertain, the work on Harden's contract extension has been included in the 76ers' important agenda. Although Harden is still working hard with the team and his performance has been widely recognized, it is indeed not at the level of the peak, which has also become the basis for the 76ers to discuss what price to use to complete the contract extension with Harden. Obviously, Harden's personal will is also beyond the control of the 76ers, and the renewal is definitely the final result of a two-way choice, and now Harden and the 76ers are not on the same channel. The author believes that the renewal of the contract and Harden's efforts to win the championship for the 76ers are two different things, and for the time being, it is not too influential.
Newbeck, a reporter from the 76ers, said that there are two voices within the 76ers, the first is that there is no need to talk with Harden about a contract extension in the offseason, and it is necessary to continue to observe how Harden performs next season, when the team will get more initiative and adjustment space. The second is that harden must be renewed after the season, but can not provide hardened 5 years 270 million US dollars large contract, can only provide 5 years 180 million US dollars. Obviously, no matter what kind of voice, the author feels that the 76ers think that Harden does not deserve the maximum salary, and indeed has great reservations.
It can be seen that the management of the 76ers is very rational and hopes to spend all the money in real places, not to pay the luxury tax, but to hope that the salary space after Harden's salary cut can be used to supplement. The comparison between the current main lineup of the 76ers and the substitute lineup in terms of strength is very obvious, and the substitute players are often pulled across, always relying on the tenacity of the main players to play, in order to retain the top three positions in the East. Since the 76ers' goal is the championship, many details need to be handled, and the maximum salary extension of Harden is obviously very risky. So, here must be a compliment to the 76ers for their careful choice.
Previously, there were rumors that Harden had promised to execute player options, but who would believe harden would really do it? Never rule out the possibility of Harden jumping out of his contract to become a free agent. The attitude of the 76ers is clear, everyone wants to win the championship, trouble Harden also has to cut his salary, we must start from the overall interests of the team, try to help the team to get more space for reinforcements. Harden's attitude is not clear for the time being, but it is also possible to guess what Harden is most likely to think. Referring to Harden's rejection of the Nets' four-year, $208 million contract, to get the last salary contract of his career seems to be Harden's ultimate pursuit, even more important than winning the championship.
If so, Harden and the 76ers may find it difficult to find a balance, unless this season successfully completes the goal of winning the championship, how to negotiate in the follow-up is no problem, Harden is a big deal to change the owner, it is not that he has not done this kind of thing. If the 76ers speak with data, Harden's two-point shooting rate after joining is only 32%, and the three-point shooting rate is even worse, only 30%, does Harden deserve a top-salary contract? The data tells us that it is not worthy. At the moment, the initiative is on both sides, and the ideal outcome is to win the championship this season, but it is really difficult. The worst-case scenario would be for the 76ers to lose the title and Harden to change owners again.