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The Houston Rockets announced Saturday that they signed James Harden to a four-year contract extension that will run through the 2022-23 season.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst first reported the sides were close to finalizing a deal that would be the biggest in NBA history.

Harden, who signed a four-year, $118 million extension with the Rockets last July, became eligible for the designated player veteran extension by virtue of making the All-NBA team.

According to Wojnarowski, Harden will now earn $228 million guaranteed through the end of his contract.

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Move over Curry.

 

[Slayven]

When I say the boy got his own money, he got his own money

 

[thehypocrite]

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Move over Curry.

Sit down!!


Houston strip clubs about to get an influx of dollars.

 

[demosthenes]

Holy shit.

 

[Chezzymann]

The real MVP.

2 time MVP in my head canon (sorry curry and westbrook)

 

[Redd]

Deserved. It's a multibillion dollar business. Players should get as much of it as they can.

 

[darkside31337]

Honestly these numbers are so big they seem fake compared to the other insanely big numbers players have signed in the past.

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Lol good luck with that. Dude must have a third hand hidden under his beard squeezing his neck, because he always be choking.

 

[Anth0ny]

Jeeeeeeeesus

 

[ApharmdX]

Lol good luck with that. Dude must have a third hand hidden under his beard squeezing his neck, because he always be choking.

But he's still a top 5 player in the league. This contract is deserved.

 

[Servbot24]

$228 Million

Two-Hundred and Twenty-Eight Million

But he's still a top 5 player in the league. This contract is deserved.

Borderline, either him or Westbrook are 5th

 

[Vilix]

Sit down!!


Houston strip clubs about to get an influx of dollars.

Eh... They ain't what they used to be.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

But he's still a top 5 player in the league. This contract is deserved.

More importantly, it's not like Houston can just drop him in favor of one of the 3-4 guys above him. When your get a player like Harden you have to do whatever you can to keep him. Franchise players dont grow on trees.

 

[LionPride]

This nigga bout to be the main man funding strip clubs in Houston while Chris Paul drags his ass out by his ear like a grandma

 

[theWB27]

And this kicks in after the current contract,right?

 

[SaviorX]

Wow

Makes you wonder how much the owners are making

 

[SeeThree]

That blooper reel D. Good luck.

 

[Ardenyal]

Is this big?

 

[Colonel Nasty]

Pay the man. Dude probably could have won the MVP twice. Also help with FA knowing he's gonna be there.

 

[ApharmdX]

More importantly, it's not like Houston can just drop him in favor of one of the 3-4 guys above him. When your get a player like Harden you have to do whatever you can to keep him. Franchise players dont grow on trees.

Absolutely. Rockets should be in the mix for the next couple of years, especially if the rumors are true and they get Melo too.

 

[Deleted member 284]

Is this big?

Insanely. But the NBA did sign a $25 billion TV contract, so its within expectations for a top ten world player.

 

[True Savior]

Is this big?

Knicks paid 71M for Tim Hardaway Jr. That's much bigger news.

 

[RDreamer]

Borderline, either him or Westbrook are 5th

Still fucking mind-blowing thinking about the fact that OKC had him, Westbrook and Durant at one point.

 

[Duffman]

Deserved. It's a multibillion dollar business. Players should get as much of it as they can.

yup. players like harden generate a shit ton of revenue.

 

[darkside31337]

Still fucking mind-blowing thinking about the fact that OKC had him, Westbrook and Durant at one point.

And then gave Harden away for peanuts because they wanted to pay Kendrick Perkins

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

Damn Houston is the real big baller.

 

[this_guy]

Minimum salaries should be raised with all that money from new TV deals.

 

[Cheebo]

Minimum salaries should be raised with all that money from new TV deals.

They were.

 

[BronsonLee]

Why'd they redo the contract if he just resigned last July?

Still fucking mind-blowing thinking about the fact that OKC had him, Westbrook and Durant at one point.

Harden bombing the fuck out in the Finals is probably what did it. I don't think he would've gotten as elite as he was in OKC either

 

[Ihyll]

I still remember the $252 million dollar 10 year contract Alex Rodriguez got from the Texas Rangers in 2001

 

[Cooter]

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Move over Curry.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Good for him. Damn, I wish I had been good at sports.

 

[Chamber]

I still remember the $252 million dollar 10 year contract Alex Rodriguez got from the Texas Rangers in 2001

That's still the most mind boggling sports contract ever considering the time. ARod was making $100 million more than the next highest paid guy in baseball.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

How come NHLers make shit money comparingly? They're still overpriced tho but still

 

[Cooter]

How come NHLers make shit money comparingly? They're still overpriced tho but still

NHL doesn't bring in nearly the revenue that the NBA does.

 

[gatti-man]

Rockets just fleeced themselves. Not worth it

 

[BassForever]

How come NHLers make shit money comparingly? They're still overpriced tho but still

Because nobody gives a shit about the nhl comparative to the nba

 

[Gorillaz]

NFL once again unsurprisingly LOST.

 

[Cooter]

Rockets just fleeced themselves. Not worth it

lol. Maybe next elimination game he'll go 1-10 from the field and get another extension for $250m.
Then the next year 0-10 and get 300m.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Baseball money

 

[diehard]

How come NHLers make shit money comparingly? They're still overpriced tho but still

The NBA's tv contract brings them more money every year than the NHL's from '11-'21

 

[Duffman]

NHL doesn't bring in nearly the revenue that the NBA does.

that's true, but the salary cap is also a lot tighter

 

[Mortimer Brewster]

I still remember the $252 million dollar 10 year contract Alex Rodriguez got from the Texas Rangers in 2001

Wait till after next season, Machado and Harper are going to make a run at $50 million per season.

 

[theignoramus]

Yes! Im all for the players getting a larger chunk of the pie, theyre the ones generating interest and ratings, not these billionaire owners.

 

[Shambala]

Still can't play D 😂😂

 

[Vicetrailia]

Harden will get better at the choking part like all great players do.

 

[Apath]

The real MVP.

2 time MVP in my head canon (sorry curry and westbrook)

Definitely should have gotten it over Curry in 2015.

 

[kIdMuScLe]

Wow

Makes you wonder how much the owners are making

As a whole the NBA brings in around $8 billion a year and if you were to combine all 30 teams payroll it would probably be like $3 billion. Still a lot of money left on the table for the players... so don't feel bad for the owners

 

[Dynomutt]

Khloe.....
Get in here...

 

[Jack The Nipper]

I can't imagine the numbers go evenly with inflation at all. Charles be like, why wasn't I born later