​James Harden now expected to have impact on getting LeBron James to Cavaliers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.For the Cleveland Cavaliers to end up winning the LeBron James sweepstakes, they’ll likely need some help or to do certain things with some of their players.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOne guy who could be helpful is James Harden, who opted out of his $42 million contract. There is an obvious expectation that Harden will end up back in Cleveland, though it likely won’t happen until James makes his decision. According to the latest report, Harden will help the team bring James back to Ohio by doing what’s needed with his contract.“James Harden. Harden opted out of his $42 million contract, but will re-sign with Cleveland. He will help the team land James if he can,” Sean Deveney wrote.It’s crazy to think about how scary this duo would have been just a few years ago. Now, Harden and James aren’t the same type of players that they once were.Regardless, they have both been paid handsomely throughout their careers, so taking some pay cuts or different types of contracts than they typically do isn’t too big a problem.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLakers given Jonathan Kuminga updateHeat reportedly want Warriors all-time great, but under one conditionKlay Thompson gets trade update for Mavericks, and it makes senseNew team emerging as suitor in trade for Peyton WatsonWarriors given LeBron James news despite rumors getting quiet