James Harden remains a free agent, but he and the Cavs are patiently negotiating the terms of a new contract. The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the teams that were in hot pursuit of LeBron James in free agency. In the end, James decided against returning to the Cavs, signing with the Philadelphia 76ers instead. This has now left the Cavs in a bit of an awkward spot with James Harden, as they delayed the process of re-signing him to leave their options open in case James chose to come back home. But in the end, the expectation around NBA circles is that Harden will still be re-signing with the Cavs.