James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers will meet over the weekend to discuss his next contract.

Harden opted out of his $47.4 million player option for 22-23 with the Sixers and is widely expected to sign a multi-year deal at over $30 million per year. Harden is prepared to take less money on his contract in order to sign P.J. Tucker and Danuel House.

The Sixers traded for Harden at the deadline. 

Trevelin Queen has agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia 76ers worth $3.3 million over two seasons.

P.J. Tucker and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a three-year, $33.2 million deal, which will be fully guaranteed.

Tucker spent last season with the Miami Heat.

Tucker will reunite with James Harden following their days together with the Houston Rockets.

Tucker is repented by Andre Buck. 

Danuel House has agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

House finished last season with the Utah Jazz.

House is represented by Raymond Brothers.

While P.J. Tucker has been strongly linked to the Philadelphia 76ers, there are several other teams planning on pursuing him when free agency opens.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls also plan to pursue Tucker at the full mid-level or the taxpayer mid-level.

Tucker is not expected to re-sign with the Miami Heat.

James Harden has declined his $47.4 million player option with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2022-23 season. Harden will re-sign with the Sixers to a long-term deal when free agency opens.

Harden is expected to take a big enough pay cut to give Philadelphia access to make moves under the luxury tax apron. This could include freeing up enough money to use both the $10.5 million Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception and the $4.1 million Bi-Annual Exception. Giving the 76ers this flexibility could also make the team a player in sign-and-trade discussions.

The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired DeAnthony Melton from the Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 23 pick in the draft and Danny Green, which they used on David Roddy.

Melton is due $8.25 million in 22-23 and $8 million 23-24.

The Philadelphia 76ers are attempting to acquire Eric Gordon from the Houston Rockets. Gordon has a history with James Harden and Daryl Morey.

The Sixers are using Matisse Thybulle as an asset to acquire Gordon, possibly in a three-way trade. The Portland Trail Blazers are willing to make a straight-up trade for Thybulle. 

The Rockets have sought a first round pick in exchange for Gordon.

Kyrie Irving has the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on his list of teams he would consider joining if he's unable to agree to terms on a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

Irving and the Nets have been at an impasse for several weeks as the franchise has so far been unwilling to sign him to a long-term deal. 

All of the teams on Irving's list currently lack cap space to sign him to a max deal outright, which would mean Brooklyn would likely have to participate in a deal.

James Harden is leaning towards opting into his $47.1 million player option for the 22-23 season with the Philadelphia 76ers.

"James Harden is heading toward opting into that $47 million player option and then extending, perhaps by as many by two more years, at a significant number with the Sixers," said Adrian Wojnarowski on Sports Center. "He will likely [sign] something short of a max contract, but still a significant commitment from Philly to keep him and for him to stay in Philadelphia."

The Sixers acquired Harden at the trade deadline in a deal for Ben Simmons. Harden was inconsistent during his initial period with the Sixers as they were eliminated in the second round.