James Garden has agreed to a three-year, $97 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Former NBA Most Valuable Player and 11-time All-Star James Garden has agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The player’s agents at Equity Sports informed ESPN of this, according to Al Jazeera English.
The deal includes a player option for the 2028–29 NBA season, as well as a trade bonus. Garden, who turns 37 next Wednesday, declined his $42.3 million player option earlier this summer in an effort to secure a long-term contract.
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Cleveland acquired the guard from the Los Angeles Clippers during the February trade deadline, sending fellow All-Star Darius Garland to Los Angeles. With the Cavaliers, Garland played 26 regular-season games, averaging 20.5 points and 7.7 assists.
In 1,221 NBA regular-season games, Garden has averaged 24.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 7.3 assists. Throughout his career, he has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets, the Brooklyn Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
