Cavs, James Harden still expected to work out new deal

Nothing appears to have changed when it comes to James Harden’s future with the Cavaliers. As Ashish Mathur of Cavs Roundtable recently noted, citing previous reporting from ESPN, Harden is still widely expected to return to Cleveland on a new multi-year contract this offseason. Harden holds a player option worth roughly $42 million for next season, though the expectation around the league has long been that he will decline that option and work with the Cavs on a new agreement. The veteran guard arrived in Cleveland at the February trade deadline and immediately helped stabilize the backcourt alongside Donovan Mitchell....