Details of Harden s contract were exposed! As expected, the following year, the guarantee was only 13.3 million yuan, and it was calculated again

July 7th news, this morning, the Clippers officially announced two contract renewals and one free signing, namely, 2 years, 81.5 million yuan renewal, then 2 years, 11.5 million yuan renewal, and finally 2 years, 18 million yuan signed, center Lopez. After completing these three operations, details about these contracts were also released. The contract between Batum and Lopez was very clear, that is, the first year was full guarantee, but the second year was the team option, and the initiative was completely in the hands of the Clippers themselves. If you play well this year, you will get a contract renewal next year. If you play poorly this year, you may not implement the team options next year, which is also an incentive measure for players.

It is worth mentioning that although Harden has renewed his contract, the details of 81.5 million yuan in the past two years have not been released. The details of the official announcement are also full guarantees for the first year, and the second year is a player option, and it is also a partial guarantee. Until just now, reporter Michael Scotto brought the latest contract details. According to multiple sources, Harden's starting salary contract for the 2025-26 season is $39.2 million, and the contract for the 26-27 season is a player option, of which $13.3 million is guaranteed. The implication is that Harden will definitely get $39.2 million in the first year, but if he performs the player option in the second year, only $13 million will be guaranteed, and the rest will not be guaranteed.

According to salary expert Yossi Gozlan, although the Clippers renewed their contracts at the same time and signed one person, these three people are actually short-term contracts, which can create a salary space of $50-60 million in the summer of 2026. From this information, we can see that the Clippers' intentions are very obvious. The management seems to have realized that the team's current strength is unable to achieve the goal of winning the championship, and it has begun to shrink. This can be seen from this year's signing trading operations. It is just a minor repair and a minor repair to the lineup, and no major transactions have appeared to improve the strength of the No. 4 position. At the same time, judging from the contract renewal, the Clippers do not want to lock in the future and have already laid out the future to free up space for the future.

Let's take a look at Harden's situation again. His professional attitude is fine. Even if he plays badly on the court at the end of his career, it will not happen, so his performance next season is definitely not much different from last season's performance. So if Harden continues his good performance and only has a guarantee of $13.3 million in the next year, will he lose a little? Although the contract may be fully guaranteed after certain personal data and team record requirements are met, it at least shows that Harden has not received the due respect in renewal.

Looking at how low the attendance rate of Xiaoka was not high due to injury, the Clippers were willing to give the full guarantee contract, but this changed when Harden was. The Clippers boss, management and coach kept saying how important Harden is to the team, but in the end it was still the case. In fact, this is also good. If Harden still has no hope after playing this year, or if he does not execute the contract and goes to other teams, or executes the contract and goes to the championship team with a relatively low salary, this is also a good choice. There is no need to bet on the Clippers, a broken ship.