With the chatter around the league beginning to pick up ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft on Thursday night, the Houston Rockets have made headway of their own.

According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, the Rockets intend to offer All-Star guard James Harden another contract extension this offseason.

For the second consecutive season, the Rockets intend to offer Harden a contract extension long before he could hit free agency, a person will knowledge of the team's plans said Tuesday. The individual spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team's intentions have not been made public.

Following being named as the only unanimous All-NBA first-team selection, it has made him eligible for a full contract extension this summer that would be worth $168 million over four years. This would be on top of the $58.7 million that he is set to earn over the next two seasons and includes a $32.7 million player option for the 2019-20 campaign.

Harden had originally inked that four-year, $118 million extension last summer that would keep him in under contract in Houston for a couple more seasons. The 27-year-old only provided more reason for the front office to offer him a more lucrative deal after an MVP-caliber campaign this past year where he averaged 29.1 points with a league-leading 11.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game while leading his team to one of the best records in the NBA.

What also makes things more intriguing is that the Rockets are also said to be interested in acquiring Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Paul George, which could provide more incentive for Harden to ink a second extension with the team. Either way, it appears that he is set for another huge payday.