James Harden

6'5"220 lb

Born 1989-08-26 (Age: 23)Pre-NBA: Arizona State

2009Rd 1Pk 3OKC

Per game average

Season	PPG	APG	RPG	TS%
2026-27	-	-	-	-
2025-26	23.6	8.0	4.8	61.0%
2024-25	22.8	8.7	5.8	58.2%
2023-24	16.6	8.5	5.1	61.2%
2022-23	21.0	10.7	6.1	60.7%

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2026-27 · CLE

Joined the Rockets in a trade with the Thunder on Oct 27, 2012. How they got him

2012-13 percentile ranking

09-1025-26

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Season stats

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Season	Tm	G	PTS	AST	TRB	MP	ORB	DRB	TOV	PF
2025-26	LAC/CLE	70	23.6	8.0	4.8	34.8	0.6	4.2	3.5	2.0
2024-25	LAC	79	22.8	8.7	5.8	35.3	0.7	5.1	4.3	2.1
2023-24	LAC	72	16.6	8.5	5.1	34.3	0.5	4.7	2.6	1.8
2022-23	PHI	58	21.0	10.7	6.1	36.8	0.7	5.4	3.4	1.9
2021-22	BKN/PHI	65	22.0	10.3	7.7	37.2	0.8	6.8	4.4	2.4
2020-21	HOU/BKN	44	24.6	10.8	7.9	36.6	0.8	7.1	4.0	2.3
2019-20	HOU	68	34.3	7.5	6.6	36.5	1.0	5.5	4.5	3.3
2018-19	HOU	78	36.1	7.5	6.6	36.8	0.8	5.8	5.0	3.1
2017-18	HOU	72	30.4	8.8	5.4	35.4	0.6	4.8	4.4	2.3
2016-17	HOU	81	29.1	11.2	8.1	36.4	1.2	7.0	5.7	2.7
2015-16	HOU	82	29.0	7.5	6.1	38.1	0.8	5.3	4.6	2.8
2014-15	HOU	81	27.4	7.0	5.7	36.8	0.9	4.7	4.0	2.6
2013-14	HOU	73	25.4	6.1	4.7	38.0	0.8	3.9	3.6	2.4
2012-13	HOU	78	25.9	5.8	4.9	38.3	0.8	4.1	3.8	2.3
2011-12	OKC	62	16.8	3.7	4.1	31.4	0.5	3.6	2.2	2.4
2010-11	OKC	82	12.2	2.1	3.1	26.7	0.5	2.6	1.3	2.5
2009-10	OKC	76	9.9	1.8	3.2	22.9	0.6	2.6	1.4	2.6

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Contract

$96.5M over 3 seasons through 2028-29 · $62.8M guaranteed

CLE payroll

Projected surplus

-$78.7M

80% range -$92.5M to -$42.4M

Estimated worth

$17.9M

Against $96.5M in salary

Among contracts

5th percentile

By total surplus, of 406 we can estimate

Paid more than he's projected to be worth in every season. The loss grows over the deal.

Surplus

2026-27Paid $30.6M, worth about $8.8M (likely $1.3M to $26.6M)

Salary
Estimated worth
Likely range (80%)
Gain or loss

Season	Salary	Est. worth	80% range	Surplus	Notes
2026-27	$30.6M	$8.8M	$1.3M–$26.6M	-$21.9M	—
2027-28	$32.2M	$5.5M	$1.4M–$17.4M	-$26.7M	—
2028-29Player option	$33.7M	$3.6M	$1.4M–$10.0M	-$30.1M	Player option

Worth is projected from DRBL wins over 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 (31,210 possessions). Surplus is worth minus salary, after options.

2028-29 is a player option. Signed 3-yr/$96.5M contract September 8, 2026.

How this works

Worth is what his projected DRBL wins would cost on the open market. We count wins above a minimum-salary player in the same minutes and price them at what teams paid per DRBL win from 2020-21 to 2025-26: 9.8% of the cap, about $16.2M in 2026-27.

Projections weight his last 3 seasons 3, 2 and 1, newest first, and pull toward what players at his salary usually produce, then adjust for age. Playing time comes from recent minutes, age and salary, since teams play the players they pay. A season lost to injury still pulls the playing time down.

Surplus is worth minus salary. A team can always bench a player, so worth never drops below the minimum salary. A player option leaves the team only the downside, because he walks when he could earn more. A team option or a non-guaranteed year leaves only the upside.

To test it, we refit the model three times, each with only the seasons through 2022-23, 2023-24 or 2024-25, valued what players were actually paid afterward, and compared with what they did. The typical miss the next season was 0.91 wins, against 1.09 for assuming a player repeats his last season. Three seasons out it was 1.18 wins, against 1.54. 12% of players beat the top of the range. Fewer than 2% fell below the bottom, since worth can't drop under the minimum salary.

Cap figures after 2026-27 assume 5.8% growth a year, the recent average. The percentile compares total surplus across the 406 current contracts we can estimate.

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Season	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Impact												Profile								Shooting														Defense								Hustle						Advanced
Season	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	DARKO	DARKO-O	DARKO-D	RAPTOR	O-RAPTOR	D-RAPTOR	WAR	WAR1	VORP	DRBL/100	DRBL-O	DRBL-D	MP	PTS	TRB	ORB	DRB	AST	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	eFG%	TS%	STL	BLK	STL%	BLK%	DRB%	DRtg	DBPM	DWS	Defl	Contest	ScrAst	Chrg	Loose	BoxOut	3PAr	FTr	USG%	TOV%	AST%	ORB%	TRB%	AST/TO	ORtg	NET	PER	OWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	BPM
2025-26	36	LAC/CLE	PG	70	70	4.07	3.45	0.62	-	-	-	-	0.1	3.6	0.0	1.5	-1.4	34.8	23.6	4.8	0.6	4.2	8.0	3.5	2.0	7.0	16.0	43.4%	3.1	8.2	37.5%	3.9	7.8	49.5%	6.6	7.5	88.4%	52.9%	61.0%	1.1	0.4	1.6%	1.1%	13.6%	117.0	-0.8	2.1	1.9	3.2	0.1	-	0.7	0.5	51.0%	0.467	28.6%	15.3%	34.7%	1.9%	7.9%	2.29	124.0	7.0	20.7	5.6	7.7	0.151	4.6	3.9
2024-25	35	LAC	PG	79	79	3.18	3.18	0.00	-	-	-	-	-0.8	4.4	-0.2	-0.6	0.1	35.3	22.8	5.8	0.7	5.1	8.7	4.3	2.1	6.7	16.4	41.0%	3.0	8.5	35.2%	3.7	7.9	47.2%	6.4	7.3	87.4%	50.1%	58.2%	1.5	0.7	2.1%	2.0%	16.1%	110.0	0.8	4.3	2.6	3.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.5	51.6%	0.446	29.6%	18.0%	36.8%	2.3%	9.3%	2.02	114.0	4.0	20.0	4.0	8.3	0.143	3.5	4.3
2023-24	34	LAC	PG	72	72	4.05	4.06	-0.01	-	-	-	-	0.9	3.8	0.3	1.8	-1.1	34.3	16.6	5.1	0.5	4.7	8.5	2.6	1.8	4.9	11.4	42.8%	2.6	6.8	38.1%	2.3	4.6	49.7%	4.2	4.8	87.8%	54.1%	61.2%	1.1	0.8	1.5%	2.1%	14.8%	116.0	0.3	2.5	1.9	4.4	0.2	-	0.7	0.6	59.4%	0.418	20.6%	16.0%	33.6%	1.6%	8.4%	3.27	125.0	9.0	18.6	5.9	8.4	0.163	3.8	4.1
2022-23	33	PHI	PG	58	58	3.43	3.47	-0.04	-	-	-	-	0.4	4.0	0.2	1.0	-0.6	36.8	21.0	6.1	0.7	5.4	10.7	3.4	1.9	6.4	14.5	44.1%	2.8	7.2	38.5%	3.6	7.3	49.5%	5.4	6.2	86.7%	53.6%	60.7%	1.2	0.5	1.6%	1.4%	17.1%	113.0	0.3	2.6	2.1	4.5	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.5	49.6%	0.429	25.0%	16.3%	43.3%	2.3%	9.8%	3.15	123.0	10.0	21.6	5.8	8.4	0.188	5.1	5.4
2021-22	32	BKN/PHI	PG	65	65	4.64	4.84	-0.20	2.07	3.52	-1.46	7.23	-1.8	3.7	-0.6	-1.0	-0.4	37.2	22.0	7.7	0.8	6.8	10.3	4.4	2.4	6.3	15.3	41.0%	2.3	6.9	33.0%	4.0	8.4	47.6%	7.2	8.2	87.7%	48.5%	58.3%	1.3	0.6	1.7%	1.3%	19.7%	111.0	0.3	2.7	2.1	4.9	0.5	0.0	0.8	0.8	45.2%	0.540	27.2%	18.8%	40.3%	2.6%	11.3%	2.34	122.0	11.0	20.9	4.9	7.6	0.152	3.7	4.0
2020-21	31	HOU/BKN	PG	44	43	5.84	5.67	0.17	5.63	7.19	-1.55	8.33	0.7	3.7	0.3	1.3	-0.6	36.6	24.6	7.9	0.8	7.1	10.8	4.0	2.3	7.8	16.7	46.6%	2.8	7.6	36.2%	5.0	9.1	55.3%	6.3	7.3	86.1%	54.8%	61.8%	1.2	0.8	1.6%	1.8%	20.6%	111.0	1.0	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	45.5%	0.440	28.4%	16.8%	44.4%	2.5%	11.9%	2.70	123.0	12.0	24.5	5.3	7.0	0.208	6.2	7.2
2019-20	30	HOU	SG	68	68	5.04	5.75	-0.72	10.47	8.49	1.98	19.84	-	7.3	-	-	-	36.5	34.3	6.6	1.0	5.5	7.5	4.5	3.3	9.9	22.3	44.4%	4.4	12.4	35.5%	5.5	9.9	55.6%	10.2	11.8	86.5%	54.3%	62.6%	1.8	0.9	2.3%	2.1%	16.0%	108.0	1.6	3.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	55.7%	0.528	36.3%	14.2%	35.9%	2.9%	9.4%	1.67	120.0	12.0	29.1	9.9	13.1	0.254	8.1	9.6
2018-19	29	HOU	PG	78	78	5.74	6.40	-0.66	10.72	9.57	1.15	22.79	-	9.3	-	-	-	36.8	36.1	6.6	0.8	5.8	7.5	5.0	3.1	10.8	24.5	44.2%	4.8	13.2	36.8%	6.0	11.3	52.8%	9.7	11.0	87.9%	54.1%	61.6%	2.0	0.7	2.7%	1.7%	17.8%	108.0	1.6	3.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	53.9%	0.449	40.5%	14.5%	39.5%	2.5%	10.0%	1.50	118.0	10.0	30.6	11.4	15.2	0.254	9.4	11.0
2017-18	28	HOU	SG	72	72	4.96	6.13	-1.17	10.07	8.75	1.32	20.93	-	7.7	-	-	-	35.4	30.4	5.4	0.6	4.8	8.8	4.4	2.3	9.0	20.1	44.9%	3.7	10.0	36.7%	5.3	10.1	53.1%	8.7	10.1	85.8%	54.1%	61.9%	1.8	0.7	2.4%	1.7%	15.2%	105.0	1.4	3.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	49.8%	0.502	36.1%	15.1%	45.1%	1.8%	8.6%	2.00	120.0	15.0	29.8	11.6	15.4	0.289	8.5	9.9
2016-17	27	HOU	PG	81	81	5.60	6.36	-0.76	7.11	7.36	-0.25	17.34	-	8.0	-	-	-	36.4	29.1	8.1	1.2	7.0	11.2	5.7	2.7	8.3	18.9	44.0%	3.2	9.3	34.7%	5.1	9.6	53.0%	9.2	10.9	84.7%	52.5%	61.3%	1.5	0.5	2.0%	1.0%	20.9%	107.0	1.2	3.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	49.3%	0.575	34.2%	19.5%	50.7%	3.5%	12.2%	1.96	118.0	11.0	27.4	11.5	15.0	0.245	7.5	8.7
2015-16	26	HOU	SG	82	82	6.06	6.47	-0.41	4.86	5.56	-0.70	13.08	-	6.8	-	-	-	38.1	29.0	6.1	0.8	5.3	7.5	4.6	2.8	8.7	19.7	43.9%	2.9	8.0	35.9%	5.8	11.7	49.4%	8.8	10.2	86.0%	51.2%	59.8%	1.7	0.6	2.2%	1.4%	15.6%	108.0	0.2	2.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	40.6%	0.518	32.5%	15.9%	35.4%	2.2%	8.8%	1.63	115.0	7.0	25.3	10.7	13.3	0.204	6.4	6.6
2014-15	25	HOU	SG	81	81	4.51	5.80	-1.29	7.50	7.74	-0.23	19.33	-	8.1	-	-	-	36.8	27.4	5.7	0.9	4.7	7.0	4.0	2.6	8.0	18.1	44.0%	2.6	6.9	37.5%	5.4	11.2	48.0%	8.8	10.2	86.8%	51.1%	60.5%	1.9	0.7	2.6%	1.6%	14.2%	103.0	1.8	4.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	37.8%	0.561	31.3%	14.9%	34.6%	2.8%	8.5%	1.75	118.0	15.0	26.7	12.2	16.4	0.265	7.0	8.8
2013-14	24	HOU	SG	73	73	4.14	5.21	-1.06	6.39	6.48	-0.09	14.42	-	5.3	-	-	-	38.0	25.4	4.7	0.8	3.9	6.1	3.6	2.4	7.5	16.5	45.6%	2.4	6.6	36.6%	5.1	9.9	51.5%	7.9	9.1	86.6%	52.9%	61.8%	1.6	0.4	2.1%	0.8%	10.7%	107.0	0.2	2.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	40.1%	0.552	27.8%	15.0%	27.3%	2.6%	6.9%	1.69	120.0	13.0	23.5	10.1	12.8	0.221	5.4	5.6
2012-13	23	HOU	SG	78	78	2.19	3.09	-0.90	4.53	5.29	-0.76	12.01	-	5.8	-	-	-	38.3	25.9	4.9	0.8	4.1	5.8	3.8	2.3	7.5	17.1	43.8%	2.3	6.2	36.8%	5.2	10.9	47.7%	8.6	10.2	85.1%	50.4%	60.0%	1.8	0.5	2.4%	1.0%	11.9%	106.0	0.5	3.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	36.4%	0.592	29.0%	14.9%	25.7%	2.4%	7.2%	1.53	116.0	10.0	22.9	9.8	12.8	0.206	5.2	5.6
2011-12	22	OKC	SG	62	2	2.86	2.45	0.41	5.66	6.71	-1.05	11.17	-	3.1	-	-	-	31.4	16.8	4.1	0.5	3.6	3.7	2.2	2.4	5.0	10.1	49.1%	1.8	4.7	39.0%	3.2	5.4	57.9%	5.0	6.0	84.6%	58.2%	66.0%	1.0	0.2	1.6%	0.6%	12.2%	105.0	0.2	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	46.4%	0.587	21.6%	14.8%	19.3%	1.9%	7.4%	1.68	125.0	20.0	21.1	7.5	9.3	0.230	4.1	4.3
2010-11	21	OKC	SG	82	5	1.91	0.65	1.27	3.10	3.42	-0.32	8.26	-	2.2	-	-	-	26.7	12.2	3.1	0.5	2.6	2.1	1.3	2.5	3.6	8.3	43.6%	1.4	4.0	34.9%	2.2	4.3	51.4%	3.5	4.2	84.3%	51.8%	59.8%	1.1	0.3	2.2%	0.8%	11.0%	108.0	0.6	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.4%	0.501	19.5%	11.3%	12.8%	2.3%	6.8%	1.62	119.0	11.0	16.4	5.0	7.1	0.156	1.3	1.9
2009-10	20	OKC	SG	76	0	-1.75	-0.95	-0.80	2.17	1.15	1.02	4.72	-	1.1	-	-	-	22.9	9.9	3.2	0.6	2.6	1.8	1.4	2.6	3.1	7.6	40.3%	1.2	3.3	37.5%	1.9	4.3	42.4%	2.6	3.2	80.8%	48.4%	55.1%	1.1	0.3	2.4%	0.9%	12.7%	104.0	1.2	2.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	42.9%	0.415	20.4%	13.4%	12.3%	3.2%	8.1%	1.29	109.0	5.0	14.0	2.0	4.5	0.124	-0.7	0.5

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