Paul George is going back to the Eastern Conference, and surely has made Joel Embiid very happy in the process. We understand and respect Paul’s decision to look elsewhere for his next contract.” George had a $48.8 million option for this coming season but did not exercise it, entering free agency — which opened Sunday night — instead. In other …
An easy answer exists. But slice one of those theoretical contract extensions completely away, even the smallest — Poole’s $27 million, for the sake of this exercise — and the total 2023-24 bill nosedives more than $200 million back to around $338 million, a range Lacob appears more comfortable paying. After playing like the Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner …
James Harden has agreed to terms on a two-year contract to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers and will make about $14.5 million less this coming season than he could have earned under his previous deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday. Harden had a $47.4 million option for this coming season that he declined last month, saying …
