Harden Took Lower 3-Year Salary to Help Cavaliers Land Peyton Watson
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 20
Harden Took Lower 3-Year Salary to Help Cavaliers Land Peyton Watson
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 20
Summary
$42.3 million was the player option James Harden declined in June before working with Cleveland on two- and three-year contract structures.
A lower annual salary on a three-year deal helped the Cavaliers get under the NBA's first and second aprons and preserved enough flexibility late in the offseason to trade for Peyton Watson.
Harden also pushed the move directly, staying in active contact with Watson during his restricted free agency and playing a key recruiting role in bringing him to Cleveland.