James Harden Suggests He Won’t Sign Extension With Nets To Become Free Agent In 2022

James Harden explained why he’s taking his time on making a decision on whether he will sign a contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets before the season starts. 

“You know, I think over the course of my career I’ve never been a free agent before, so I’ve always just been loyal and just signed it, you know, the contract extension,” said Harden to Malika Andrews. “Just being there, being there, being there. I just want to take my time with it. It would be very, very difficult to leave here, or to even leave Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving.

“But I think this season I just want to focus on winning the championship and everything else will work itself out.”

Harden also told the YES Network this week that he doesn’t see himself anywhere else.

Harden previously turned down a two-year, $103 million extension with the Houston Rockets prior to his trade during the 20-21 season.

Harden could sign a three-year, $161.1 million extension on top of his 22-23 season, or also sign a five-year, $235 million deal during the 2022 offseason.

There project to be very few teams with cap space in 2022 and none currently enough to sign Harden to his current number.

Sean Marks previously indicated he was hopeful Brooklyn would sign both Harden and Kyrie Irving to extensions before the start of camp. 

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