Updated: August 27, 2012, 6:48 am ET

Will Thunder Match Max Offer to Harden?

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

There’s also pressure on guard James Harden.

Harden is on the verge of making $50 million to $60 million over a four-year span. Yeah, I know. We should all endure such “pressure.”

The closer his deal is to $50 million, the more likely he remains in a Thunder uniform.

The closer his deal gets to $60 million, the more likely he’s headed back to the Phoenix area, where he played collegiately at Arizona State for two years before becoming the No. 3 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

The deadline to sign rookie contract extensions is Oct. 31. If Harden doesn’t sign with the Thunder by then, he’ll become a restricted free agent next summer and free to receive offers from all suitors.

via John Rohde of The Oklahoman

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