James Harden Officially Signs Three-Year, $97M Contract With Cavaliers

Cavaliers Officially Announce James Harden Offseason Move

The Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced the James Harden news ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season.

James Harden Officially Signs Three-Year, $97M Contract With Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially re-signed guard James Harden to a three-year, $97 million contract. Harden had delayed finalizing the deal pending LeBron James' free agency decision, as well as Cleveland's sign-and-trade acquisition of Peyton Watson. Harden appeared in 70 games last season, all starts, split between 44 games with the Los Angeles Clippers and 26 with the Cavaliers following a February trade. He averaged 23.6 points along …

The James Harden contract is official: Inside the Cavs' 19-day cap scramble

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday announced that James Harden has re-signed on a multi-year contract, with president of basketball 0perations Koby Altman confirming the move 19 days after the two sides reached a verbal agreement. The team’s release did not disclose financial terms, but the club’s official account marked the occasion with a seven-word message: […]

Cavaliers Officially Re-Sign James Harden

Over 10 weeks after he declined his 2025/26 player option and nearly three weeks after he agreed to re-sign with the Cavaliers, guard James Harden has officially finalized his new deal with the team, according to a press release. While the Cavs’ announcement doesn’t provide any specifics on the terms of the contract beyond referring […]

James Harden still waiting for Cavs contract to become official

James Harden agreed to return to the Cavaliers nearly three weeks ago. He still hasn’t officially signed. At this point, there isn’t much mystery about why. Cleveland is hard-capped at the first tax apron after acquiring Peyton Watson in a sign-and-trade, which has left the front office trying to squeeze every last dollar into place. […]