Originally Posted by
conscript
Durant is making max. Westbrook is making max, not the Derrick Rose max he qualified for, but still max. They were asking Harden to take between $11 and 13 million depending on the report, while Durant and Westbrook will be making nearly $19 and $15 million respectively. Harden thinks he is a max player in the NBA, which he is. I can't fault the guy one bit for wanting to make as much money as he can on his first big NBA contract while wanting to be the guy on a team, not the third banana coming off the bench.