Follow usPhiladelphia 76ers’ guard James Harden intends to turn down a $35.6 million offer to become a free agent this summer, reports Bleacher Report.
Harden plans to decline $35.6M option to become a free agent and secure a long-term deal, per @ChrisBHaynes
He’s interested in teams with ‘a competitive roster’ and wants ‘the basketball freedom’ to be himself pic.twitter.com/OmX5YnAUDs
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 17, 2023
The 10-time All-Star wants to sign a four-year deal with a team that has a “competitive lineup”. Harden, 33, is averaging 21 points, 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds in 58 games in 2022-23.
There is talk that Harden could return to the Houston Rockets. Philadelphia lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals and fired coach Doc Rivers.
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