Quote from: wheelz1200 on Today at 02:47:39 PM

Quote from: Baofeng on Today at 10:57:32 AM

Anyone heard of James Harden taking a $15 million pay cut with the Sixers?

He basically wanted to have players that can help the team win a championship with him and Joel Embid. Not sure if this is true though, but in any case, it seems James Harden goal next season is to win that championship. He has a lot of individual accolades and for sure he doesn't want to retire without even a ring.

Yeah I read they were redoing his contract. Haven't seen too much of the details but yes less per year so they can open up space for more talent. My guess is he isn't losing money in the deal though in that some sort of signing bonus or some other snaking way to game the system its done all the time to clear cap space. Wonder what the NBA would look like if they had a system like mlb 😵

I just finished reading about it.
https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-james-harden-tells-sixers-sign-who-we-need-to-sign-and-give-me-whatever-is-left-over-with-new-deal-024605439.html

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“I had conversations with Daryl, and it was explained how we could get better and what the market value was for certain players. I told Daryl to improve the roster, sign who we needed to sign and give me whatever is left over,” Harden told Yahoo Sports. “This is how bad I want to win. I want to compete for a championship. That’s all that matters to me at this stage. I’m willing to take less to put us in position to accomplish that.”

This is good news.
Stepping up in a different way. Offer your own salary to strengthen the roster and have a higher chance for a championship.
Someone did this before. Was it Kobe? I forgot, but I remember someone did.
It tells how badly he wants to have that ring. He was near it years ago versus the Warriors and now trying to remake with a better ending with Joel Embiid. It might work.