Harden s contract renewal was blocked and faced an embarrassing situation again. The Clippers are confident and wait for Harden to return

The offseason draft has ended successfully, and the league teams are mixed. The Clippers, which have no good signing, continue to play supporting roles without any surprises. Immediately afterwards, the trading day of the trading market is about to come, and the big drama of player trading is about to be staged. Faced with the release of one trade after another, fans are increasingly paying attention to the renewal of their favorite Harden and the Clippers. So far, the Clippers and Harden team have not announced any news to the public, which makes fans feel even more anxious.

As time approaches, the negotiations between the Clippers and Harden's team seem to have reached a white-hot stage. Faced with Harden's request for a high salary of $130 million in three years, the Clippers' management seemed indifferent. In fact, the Clippers management seems to be waiting for Harden's team to take the initiative to make concessions. The Clippers management seems to be unacceptable to Harden's high salary demand. There are actually various reasons that make the Clippers management undecided.

1. Harden's age problem. How much form can Harden, who is already 36 years old, maintain next season, make the Clippers management unable to use the team's future to bet. In fact, this is precisely why Harden cannot get other teams to give higher salaries in the free market;

2. Although Harden's magic ball-holding and nuclear-powered play style looks good, it does have great harm to the team. Other players' ability to attack independently is completely limited. This is also the main reason why other Clippers players were unable to respond effectively in the playoffs last season;

3. Harden cannot play high-end games and "invisible" at critical moments, which also makes the Clippers management unable to "bet" Harden for a long time. The weakness of weakness is the fundamental reason why Harden is not popular with various teams. As Kobe once said: "Harden's style of playing will never win the championship."

Although Clippers general manager Frank has always emphasized to the public that renewal of Harden is the first thing the team must do, and he hopes that Harden can stay in the team for a long time to lead the team to win the championship. However, it should be unlikely that Harden will get a high salary. Judging from Van Vreet, who jumped out of the contract with a two-year, $50 million contract renewal, the Clippers' management seems to be more confident.

But Harden is currently facing an embarrassing situation. Harden himself believes that his outstanding performance last season, returning to the All-Star + the best third team should be respected and worthy of the maximum salary. But Harden has to face real problems. If he jumps out of the contract and goes to the free market to test the waters, the only teams with cap space will be the Nets, Hawks, and Wizards who have no chance to win the championship. It’s okay for Harden to be a mentor, but it’s better to win the championship!

, and teams with qualifications and strength to win the championship, such as the Mavericks, Timberwolves and other teams, are relatively complete, and their salary space will not exceed 30 million. Harden can only sign a contract with a salary cut to bet on the chance to compete for the championship. This becomes very embarrassing for Harden, who is seeking both a maximum salary and a championship. The savvy Clippers boss Ballmer has seen through the actual situation facing Harden. This outstanding businessman sat firmly on Diaoyutai and waited for Harden's return.

Harden's only choice is to jump out of the contract and re-sign with the Clippers. The core issue is that it is restricted by the terms of the 38-year-old veteran in the league. Whether to sign a contract for three years or two becomes the main issue in negotiations between the two sides. You should know that the Clippers are actually waiting for Leonard's remaining two-year contract to expire and rebuild. For the Clippers management, Harden's contract should be the best advantage of the Clippers in two years. As for the estimated salary of less than 80 million, a 1+1 contract is acceptable for Harden and the Clippers.

As the trading market gradually opens, there is no longer much negotiation time left for the Clippers management and Harden. Judging from the performance of the Clippers at the draft, the Clippers' desire to strengthen the team is not very strong. The Clippers still want to sign Harden next year as a guaranteed playoffs. As for the purpose of strengthening the championship, let's just listen. The Clippers management, who does not have too many bargaining chips and has to avoid taxes, cannot spend a lot of money to strengthen it, it is just to keep Harden's rhetoric.

At present, although Harden performed well last season, it did not change Harden's own situation. Staying with the Clippers is not a wise choice to win the championship. In order to realize his dream of winning the championship, Harden should try the free market by cutting his salary. He is not short of money anyway!