James Harden Signs $81M, 2-Year Deal with LA Clippers

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00:00James Harden opted out of the final year of his contract to re-sign a new deal,

00:06a two-year, $81.5 million deal to remain with the Clippers. Last year, James Harden was an

00:14All-Star, averaging nearly 22 points and nine dimes per game, the 11th All-Star nod of his

00:20career. He turns 36 in August. He is back with the L.A. Clippers in 2025-26 on a new two-year

00:28contract. Yeah, we're used to these high numbers now at this point, and guys playing well into

00:32their careers. And James Harden thought maybe a little bit washed two to three years ago,

00:35had a very good season. When you have good seasons as a perennial All-Star, you get big

00:39ticket items here. I still remember when that last CBA kicked in, it was like, you know,

00:43these average guys getting monster deals, like, get used to it. So these numbers don't even shock

00:47us anymore. Like, hey, two years, $81 million for a guy that's going to be in his mid to late 30s

00:52at this point. Never would have thought that would happen 10 to 15 years ago, but here we are in the

00:56NBA. But I got to say, it's deserved. If the money, if the pay scale is going higher, you're

01:00going to pay the top players on your team. And Steve Ballmer also, being the owner of the Clippers,

01:04isn't worried about hitting a lower tax threshold or apron here. Hey, that's a superstar in my city

01:09here playing good basketball. We're going to pay him here. It's a two-year deal. It's not as if he

01:12signed seven years, he's going to go to his 43 years old. Like, sometimes these baseball contracts,

01:17hey, Pauls, you're 32, sign a 13-year deal. It's like, whoa, what's that going to be at the end of it?

01:22Well, if he is washed, it's only two years. You're all right.