The 210 million salary is gone! Harden was cheated twice! Joined the Clippers in a fit of rage
Since the Clippers didn't make it to the playout rounds of the midseason, they got three days off. Harden was interviewed by The Athletic's Sam Amick and touched on a number of topics. This offseason, Harden qualified to jump out of the final year of his contract and become a full free agent who could go to any team, but he exercised his player option.
The coach helps everyone figure out the time: On June 30 of this year, Harden announced a $35.6 million player option and discussed a trade plan with the 76ers. On July 12, Harden requested another trade.
On August 14, during Harden's trip to China, he bombarded Mo X: He is a big liar, I will never be on the same team with him again! On August 22, Harden was fined $100,000 by the NBA for this incident.
Since the beginning of October, the 76ers' 14-day training camp, Harden has only played one intra-team matchup, and has not appeared in the first three preseason games. On October 25, Harden returned to the 76ers to play in the first two games of the regular season, but the 76ers refused to allow him to travel with the team on the road! On October 31, the 76ers completed the trade and Harden joined the Clippers.
There are a few points that everyone is more strange about: 1. Why did Harden leave the 76ers?2. Why did he say that Mo X was a big liar?3. Since he decided to leave the 76ers, why did he still exercise the player option to stay with the team? Let's see how Harden responded, Harden told Sam Amick that before the start of the playoffs last season, the 76ers promised to give him a contract with a maximum salary!
According to the rules, Harden can sign a four-year, $210 million max contract with the 76ers! NBC Philadelphia reporter John Clark tweeted in response to Harden: "The source told me that there is no such thing. "Who's his source? It's definitely within the 76ers. Regardless of whether they agreed or not, in June of this year, the 76ers refused to give Harden a maximum salary.
Since the 76ers don't give up the salary cap, can't they just give up the player option and just leave the team? Harden said in the interview: "After the player option was executed, I discussed with the 76ers to complete the deal within 10 days, but the 76ers dragged on for more than 4 months! I was cheated, and I was disappointed by the result. Seeing this, everyone should know the answers to those three questions.
Harden also said: "I lost too much money with the 76ers, and I didn't feel the respect and loyalty of the team, that's real money!" How much money did Harden lose?In the summer of 2022, Harden gave up his $47.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season and signed a new two-year, $68.6 million contract with the 76ers.
After signing a new contract, Harden's salary for the 2022-23 season becomes $33 million, which is $14.4 million less a year, which is really real money. Arenas believes that before Harden took a pay cut, the 76ers must have promised to give him a salary cap in 2023. However, after the league investigated, it did not find that Harden and the 76ers had violated the rules.
Harden said in an interview that the promised salary cap was in April, not before he took a pay cut last summer. As Harden said, the 76ers played him twice, once with a salary cap and the other with a trade. Speaking about his goals with the Clippers, Harden said, "To be able to get paid as I deserve, make some money, and win. ”
What do you think Harden's next contract will be based on his performance this season?