Harden s contract renewal was blocked? The two sides did not reach an agreement

According to unknown US media reports, no agreement was reached on the renewal of the Clippers and Harden, and the two sides had differences over the contract amount. It was revealed that the Clippers intend to renew Harden's contract, but the highest bid was only a three-year contract of 93 million, and the management prefers a 1+1 contract, which is obviously inconsistent with Harden's intention. Harden is 35 years old and hopes to get a three-year contract, with an annual salary of about 35 million yuan. The two sides are still in negotiations.

Harden's performance in the regular season this season can be said to be perfect. At the beginning of the season, almost no one was optimistic that the Clippers would enter the playoffs. George left, and Kazuno announced an unlimited quit. Harden alone led a group of role players. ESPN's prediction was 13th in the West. In the end, the Clippers entered the playoffs with fifth in the West, with the same record as the Lakers, the third.

Harden proved himself again and entered the All-Star. At the end of the season, the 76ers directly posted a social media apologizing to Harden, and the media also expressed that they underestimated Harden's ability to lead the team.

Use some data to illustrate the importance of Harden to the Clippers. He played 79 games, averaged 35.3 minutes per game (5th in the league), scored 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 assists. This season, there are only three players in the league 20+5+8 (Cunningham, James and Harden), and his real shooting percentage is about 52.8% similar to Doncic. In addition, Harden won 10.1 points per 100 rounds on the court and lost 8.4 points outside the court, which is the best in the league.

Comparing other defenders in the league, Trae Young (46 million), Van Vleet (44.89 million), Halliburton (45.55 million), Morant, Lillard, etc. Not to mention that Harden is the top, at least in this salary (35 million) stage, he should be among the best.

Of course, Harden also has a reason to be hacked, which is his performance in the playoffs. The Clippers are still in the first round and have been defeated in two key games (Tianwangshan and tiebreaker). This is already the norm for Harden and the only stain that cannot be erased. His fans have no reason to refute it. At most, they say: "If Harden hadn't, where would the Clippers make it to the playoffs?" This is the truth, but it is also helpless. Fans hope that he can be tougher in the playoffs, but so far they still have a luxury.

Although the Clippers management praised Harden and said that he would issue him a satisfactory contract, the salary issue is the fact and he will not make concessions easily. Some people say why are you so tolerant to Leonard? We must be tolerant, because Xiaoka is the only hope that the Clippers can win the championship. The Clippers management bosses are waiting for him to come back healthily. The facts have proved that the healthy Xiaoka is so powerful, and it can bring hope to people. He also said a cruel fact. Xiao Ka has proved himself many times, with the championship in hand, and Harden still needs to prove himself, at least he needs to prove it to others in the playoffs.

But to be honest, Harden should not lack the next one. Teams with championship-competition skills in the league should all need a point guard like Harden. Imagine that the Rockets replaced VanVleet with Harden this year, which should be the favorite to win the championship. Give the Thunder a Harden, and give the Timberwolves a Harden...

Harden himself hopes to stay in Los Angeles because his family and friends are all here, but if the contract is not agreed, he will probably have to leave. If he only pursues the maximum salary, there will be a market, Magic, Kings, Pacers, and Suns. Teams like him should be chasing him.

But if Harden still wants to win the championship, it should still be difficult to get a maximum salary. What do you think? Can Harden be retained with 105 million in three years?