70 million in 2 years! Harden gets another fat contract, so how much does he earn in his career? What is the all-time ranking?

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01 The Clippers completed a two-year, $70 million contract extension with Harden, bringing his total salary in his NBA career to $521.4 million, temporarily surpassing Durant, Curry and other supergiants, ranking second in history.

02 Harden has signed six valuable contracts in his career, including a rookie contract, a first contract, a second contract, a third contract and a fifth contract with the Clippers.

03 In addition, Harden has played for the Rockets, Nets and 76ers, and has worked with many top players such as Paul, Durant and Embiid.

04 Although Harden played for the Rockets, Nets and 76ers, he never led the team to win the championship, which became a big regret of his career.

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70 million in 2 years! Harden gets another fat contract, so how much does he earn in his career? What is the all-time ranking?

On the first day of the transfer market, the Clippers brought a very heavy signing news, and the team officially completed the contract extension with Harden. He will get a two-year, $70 million fully guaranteed contract, and to get such a good fat contract at this age, Harden can now be described as a spring breeze.

As a first-class guard player in the league today, Harden has signed a number of valuable contracts throughout his career, so how much money has he made in the NBA so far, and how much can the total salary rank in history? Let's find out!

Rookie contract

Contract value: 18.7 million over 4 years

Salary at a glance:

$4.05 million for the 2009-10 season

$4.3 million for the 2010-11 season

2011-12 $4.6 million

2012-13 $5.82 million

In the 2009 draft, the Thunder successfully acquired Harden with a scout pick, and he also got a rookie contract worth 18.7 million. In his rookie season, Harden did an excellent job as a bench player, averaging 9.9 points per game, becoming the most consistent player on the bench. In the following time, Harden's performance became more and more consistent, and gradually became the Thunder's No. 3 scorer in addition to Durant and Wei Shao. In the 2011-12 season, the third-year Harden improved his average to 16.8 points and 3.7 assists per game, winning the title of Sixth Man of the Year.

The continuous improvement of data has made Harden have higher pursuits and goals for the team's status and contract extension. In this regard, he has significant disagreements with management. As a result, after many fruitless negotiations, Harden was traded to the Rockets by the team at the beginning of the 2012-13 season, which became the most important turning point in his career.

The first contract

Contract value: 78.59 million for 5 years

Salary at a glance:

$13.7 million for the 2013-14 season

$14.73 million for the 2014-15 season

2015-16 $15.76 million

2016-17 $26.54 million

$28.3 million for the 2017-18 season

At that time, the Rockets were in the stage of full rebuilding, so getting Harden was a big gamble for them. They sent a long-term contract that formalized the centerpiece of Harden's future. Harden's performance ultimately proved that the Rockets' gamble this time was very successful. In his career debut with the Rockets, Harden delivered luxurious statistics of 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists, reassuring the management and fans.

With unlimited fire, Harden fully exploited his offensive talent, reaching 20+ points in 22 consecutive games, successfully breaking the franchise record held by the famous Moses Malone. With this performance, in his first season with the Rockets, Harden was selected as an All-Star and the best three teams of the season. In the games that followed, Harden's stats improved like riding a rocket, and he became the sharpest offensive defender in the league. Under his leadership, the Rockets have finally become a force to be reckoned with in the West once again. Seeing Harden getting better and better, the Rockets decisively chose to renew his contract early.

The second contract

Contract value: 118 million over 4 years

Salary at a glance:

$30.42 million for the 2018-19 season

$38.2 million for the 2019-20 season

$40.82 million for the 2020-21 season

$43.85 million for the 2021-22 season

Although Harden is strong, he still can't lead the Rockets to better results on his own. So the Rockets began to build a team around him, constantly changing players to cooperate with him. After trying out various lineups, Paul's arrival brought Harden to the peak of his career. With Paul's tandem offense, Harden was able to put all his energy into scoring. As a result, the performance of 30+ has become a routine operation, and under the play of the light bulb combination, the Rockets have won 60+ performances, and the record directly tops the league.

But it's a pity that the Rockets have encountered the five-star Warriors in the playoffs for two consecutive years, and in the end, the team fell to the feet of the Warriors twice. After that, the conflict between Harden and Paul began to come to the fore, and eventually Paul was sent to the Thunder by the team. After Paul's departure, although Harden's individual performance was still sharp, the Rockets were never able to go further in the playoffs. The Rockets were also reluctant to risk any more trades, so in the middle of the 2021 season, Harden chose to follow Durant and join Eastern Conference side Nets.

The third contract

Contract value: 170 million over 4 years

The offensive strength of the Nets' Big Three was definitely the top in the league at that time. It's a pity that Irving at that time put all his thoughts on his life and beliefs, which made the Nets never be able to play with the most complete lineup. For the sake of the team's better performance and record, Harden chose to sacrifice his inherent style of play and switched from a scoring guard to a playmaker.

When the Big Three officially completed the merger, the Nets did show terrifying offensive strength, they played well in the playoffs, if it weren't for Brother Alphabet's footsteps and later Harden's injury problems, the Nets that year definitely had the hard power to compete for the championship. After another failed attempt to win the championship, Irving was still out of tune, and the completely desperate Harden chose to request a trade again, this time becoming Embiid's teammate.

The fourth contract

Contract value: 68.2 million for 2 years

In the early days of their cooperation, Harden and Embiid worked together very tacitly, and with the efforts of the two, the 76ers played a very good record. This made fans see the hope of winning the championship, and the major media and celebrities are also very optimistic about this pair, and they think that they are the "OK combination" of today's era.

But this sweet period didn't last long, and after entering the playoffs, Embiid's overly toxic style of play made the team continue to lose good games. After falling to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second year in a row, Harden knew it was time for him to leave the team again. So at the beginning of last season, he became a member of the Clippers.

Harden's fifth contract is the latest two-year 70 million contract with the Clippers, which will probably be the last big contract of his career. So far, Harden has signed a total of six contracts in his career, and the other five are very valuable except for rookie contracts. The sum of several contracts has brought him a total salary of 521.4 million, which also allows him to temporarily surpass Durant, Curry and other supergiants, ranking second in the NBA's all-time salary.

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