The Philadelphia 76ers and James Harden are heading toward agreeing to a short-term contract extension worth a "significant number" after Harden opts into his $47 million player option for 2022-23, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, confirming a report from last week from Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer.
Woj reports the extension could be as many as two additional years for likely less money than a max contract would pay, but "still a significant commitment."
Adding additional pieces around Harden and Joel Embiid will now be the tricky part for Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers, as free-agency is set to begin on June 30th.
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Reports have indicated that they are gauging interest around the league on Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle, Danny Green, Furkan Korkmaz, and their 2022 late first-round pick. Earlier on Wednesday, Woj reported that Morey is calling teams around the league to see if they have interest in a package of Thybulle and the 23rd overall pick in tomorrow night's draft.
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Thybulle, 25, has a $4.38 million cap hit for 2022-23.
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