In early April, Harris was asked to participate in the minicamp for Team USA, which could lead to a spot on the 2020 Olympic basketball team.
He received a call this month from the Clippers asking if he was interested in signing an $80-million extension.
He already had been in the USA Basketball system as a member of the 2014 USA Select team that trained with the 2014 national team.
But this was different. This was about possibly representing his country in the Olympics in Tokyo after Harris was among a group of 35 players selected to train Wednesday through Friday in Las Vegas.