At this point in his career, the “Beard” knows that he has few opportunities left to take home a ring, so he doesn’t want to waste time and sacrifices himself to allow his GM to build a stronger team around him.
Ready to give up the money for the NBA ring. James Harden says it outright, he will discount the Philadelphia 76ers to allow them to prop up the team, to try to go all the way to the next playoffs. “I told Morey (the gm of the 76ers, ed) to improve the staff, sign who has to sign and that I will take the leftovers as a salary, what remains as a salary space. This is the demonstration of how much he wants to win, compete for the title at this point in my career. I’m ready to get paid a lot less to get the team goal. ” The Barba will turn 33 at the end of August. He never won an NBA ring, played the Finals with Oklahoma City as a “shop boy” as the sixth man on Westbrook and Durant’s team at the time.
THE DISCOUNT
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What figures are we talking about? The numbers are not defined yet, but we are talking about about $ 15 million discount. Harden has not exercised the 47 million option for next season and appears intent on signing a 1 + 1 renewal with the player’s option on the second season. About 32 million dollars, in fact. Details await. A significant salary “scissor” for a champion who throughout his career has always been told, and rightly so, as egocentric and selfish. But he realizes that these are his last career title chances and he intends to capitalize on it. A more altruistic approach had already been glimpsed at the Brooklyn Nets, when he had played the 2021 playoffs injured, in order to hunt for the ring. It hadn’t worked and then it had fallen back into its usual flaws, breaking with the environment and forcing the exchange with Philly. He now he gets back into the game for the common good, or at least he tries, at the level of good intentions.
THE REINFORCEMENTS
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With that nest egg saved, the 76ers brought to the city of brotherly love Pj Tucker, a winger ripped off from rival Miami Heat in the East, who signed a three-year deal worth 33 million dollars, and Daniel House, a physical defender paid 8.5 million for two years. . And they have been aggressive on the market by taking a trade to acquire Scorecard De’Anthony Melton, from Memphis. In short, Philly was “short” as a rotation. Thanks also to Harden’s financial sacrifice, he now seems to have corrected the defect, at least he has lengthened the rotations. “We are much deeper now. We are in a better position in view of the next playoffs, I like how we come out of the confrontation with the opponents, how organic now”.
Harden in the past hasn’t gotten along with love and well-being with illustrious teammates. Paul in Houston and Irving in Brooklyn immediately come to mind. But with the long African it seems for now to get along in love and harmony. “I talk to him frequently, we discuss what it takes, how we can play to win the ring. When a team has two of the best in the role in our respective positions he is a piece ahead as a team building. We will grow, we will try to bring to the at the top of this group. We can do it together “.
It is not that suddenly the Beard has turned into the Good Samaritan. Pride, the champion’s ego, are always alive and well. Listen to him: “I was not well (physically) last year, yet I almost put together an average triple double (21 points, 7 rebounds, 10.5 assists ed). I don’t listen to what people say, I know they used to see me score. , 30-40 points, but in Philadelphia I had just a couple of months to settle in post trade, so the last one was judged as a bad year, but if someone else had shown my numbers now we would talk about renewal at the most salary… “. Instead he makes the discount. To win.
July 18, 2022 (change July 18, 2022 | 17:19)
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