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Harden, who is about to turn 37, previously declined a $42.3m player option on his contract in bid to secure a multi-year deal. Former NBA MVP and 11-time All-Star guard James Harden has agreed to a new three-year, $97m contract to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, his agents told ESPN on Thursday. Per his agents at Equity Sports, the deal includes a player option for the 2028-29 US basketball season and a trade kicker. Harden’s new deal comes one day after the Cavaliers reportedly acquired fellow guard Peyton Watson from the Denver Nuggets in a trade that also included the Los Angeles Clippers. Harden, who turns 37 next Wednesday, declined a $42.3m player option on his contract earlier this summer in a bid to secure a multi-year deal.
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Cleveland acquired Harden from the Clippers at the February trade deadline and sent fellow All-Star guard Darius Garland to Los Angeles.
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