Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden has declined his $36.3-million player option for the 2025-26 campaign and intends to sign a new two-year, $81.5-million deal with the team, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Harden averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 8.7 assists in his second season with the Clippers in 2024-25 to earn All-NBA third-team honors and the eighth All-NBA selection of his career.
Los Angeles acquired the former MVP from the Philadelphia 76ers in November 2023. Harden signed a two-year, $70-million deal last offseason with the Clippers, which included a 2025-26 player option that he ultimately declined.
