James Harden is still deciding on his 2023-24 player option with the Philadelphia 76ers, which would pay him $35.6 million.
ESPN's Brian Windhorsts says the indications are Harden will remain a 76er and the sides are still negotiating contract terms, most notably the length of it.
"I don't think just because he opts out of [his player option], which I would expect him to do, means that he is leaving," Windhorst said on Wednesday. "He took a significant pay cut last year to help the Sixers build up that roster...I expect the Sixers' offer to be considerably higher on whatever number of years it is. The indications are that James Harden is going to remain in Philadelphia. I would not say for sure it's a done deal, but those are the indications. And really it will come down to what sort of contract they negotiate. He can get up to four years. I'm sure Philadelphia, with a 33-year-old, would like it shorter and that's probably the negotiation that I think the Sixers have been working on in recent weeks."
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Harden, who will turn 34 in August, is coming off of a season where he took a pay cut with the Sixers and had a successful regular season, averaging 21.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and an NBA best 10.7 assists per game.
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