Harden, one of the four NBA legends who have earned more than 500 million: these are the others

ByDavid Mitchell

James Harden He has done it again: earning a contract despite his faltering performance. La Barba, who will fulfill 37 years In September, he just signed a new three-year contract and 97 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers, something that will also make him part of a very exclusive club: that of NBA players with a total of more than $500 million in career earnings.

Harden will become the fourth member of a club that already included LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. The 2018 MVP will become part of this select group in 2028, the second year of his current contract. By then, the Cavs star will have already won 533 million only as a basketball player according to the portal SportingNews.

For their part, LeBron James and Kevin Durant are heading towards 600 million in earnings on the floor.

LeBron James and Stephen Curry, more than 500 million in salaries in their NBA careerGetty Images

LeBron will have already won 589 at the end of this season, a figure that he can continue to gain if he activates his player option to continue one more year with the Sixers until 2028. The King signed with Philadelphia for the veteran’s minimum and is preparing for his 24th season in the NBA at his 41 years.

Durant moves in very similar numbers and is also close to 600 million with the 591 that he will have earned at the end of the 2026/2027 campaign. KD, who will fulfill 37 years In September, he has a player option to continue one more year with the Houston Rockets for 46 million. A player option that he will foreseeably execute because he wants to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games with Team USA.

He will also continue playing until at least 2028 Stephen Curry who at the end of this coming season will have won 533 million. The contract of the best shooter of all time expires in 2027 but on August 29 he will be eligible for a two-year extension and 136 million with the Warriors.

James Harden, without a ring, does not sit at the same table as the LeBron – Durant – Curry trio, especially after his pitiful performance in the Conference Finals that cost the Cavaliers a sweep against the New York Knicks (4-0). But the Beard has managed to become part of the same club as them: that of the more than 500 million dollars.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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