Despite a dismal playoff showing, the Clippers and James Harden are extending their partnership. Harden is poised to sign a two-year, $81.5 million deal with the team.

Harden, an 11-time All-Star and the 2017-18 Most Valuable Player, will enter his 17th season in the NBA. He has scored 27,687 career points, which ranks 11th all-time.

James Harden opted out of the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers to sign a new deal worth a reported $81.5 million to stay with the team for the next two seasons. Harden ...

— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) July 19, 2025 Harden signed a reported two-year deal with the Clippers. He’s set to make $39.1 million for the 2025-2026 NBA season.

James Harden is staying in Los Angeles. The Clippers’ star is turning down his player option – worth $36.3 million – to sign a new two-year, $81.5 million contract with the organization ...

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden is remaining in Los Angeles. ESPN reports that the 11-time NBA All-Star is declining his player option and plans to sign a new two-year, $81.5 million deal ...

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden is staying with the franchise on a new contract. It was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania that Harden had declined his player option for 2025-26 and ...

James Harden is staying in the lineup on a new two-year contract. The new deal gives Harden a raise from the $35 million he made last season, but it also allows the team to be financially flexible.

James Harden is declining his player option with the LA Clippers, with plans to sign a two-year, $81.5 million deal to remain with the team, with a partially guaranteed player option for the 2026 ...

James Harden got a notable concession from the Los Angeles Clippers as part of his new contract with the team. Harden and the Clippers agreed to a new two-year, $81.5 million deal on Sunday ...

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It was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania that Harden had declined his player option for 2025-26 and agreed to a new two-year deal worth $81.5 million that includes a player option for the ...