In the interview with the director, “How about doing it?” Houston ready to reunite
The Houston Rockets are gearing up for a reunion with James Harden.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, a leading media outlet in the Philadelphia area, reported on the 20th (Korean time), “NBA club executives believe that James Harden will return to Houston this summer.”
After this season, Harden is likely to part ways with the Philadelphia 76ers by rejecting the player option ($35.6 million) for the next season.
He is planning to find a new team in the free agency market, but Houston, his former team, is being discussed as a potential destination.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the owner of Tilman Fertita likes Harden, and introduced an anecdote that happened during the process of appointing the manager. According to this, Houston interviewed potential directors and asked them what they thought about working with Harden. They have appointed former Boston Celtics manager Ime Udoka as their new manager.
Harden is also said to be interested in Houston. The media explained that it was not simply a strategy to get more money from the 76ers.
Harden, who left Houston for Brooklyn after requesting a trade during the 2020-21 season, is still running her own business in the Houston area and her mother still loves Houston. A source told the Philadelphia Inquirer, “He was treated like a god in Houston,” and that Harden had no reason to return to Houston.
Houston has about $60 million of room on the local salary cap. It is unclear what type of contract it will offer. Harden could get up to four years and $210 million if he re-signed with Philadelphia, but he could get up to $201.7 million if he signed with another team.
The Philadelphia Inquirer predicted that the possibility of offering a Max contract to him, who was sluggish in the postseason at the age of 33, was not high.안전놀이터
It is said that he was sluggish in the playoffs, but he was still good in the regular season. He averaged 21 points per game and 10.7 assists, the most in the league.
If Harden does not re-sign with Philadelphia, a significant blow is expected for Philadelphia.
Daryl Morey, president of the club, said in an interview with the local media, “Scenario A is to bring him back. If he doesn’t come back, we have to be creative.”