Some considered him almost retired from the NBA, but he himself has been in charge of showing that it is a scenario that he has not yet contemplated. Nicolas Batum has gone in a year from being cornered in consideration to being a sought-after piece for aspiring teams. How did you do it? Showing a great level with the Los Angeles Clippers.
In the Los Angeles franchise he received the confidence of Tyronn Lue to the point of playing up to 27.8 minutes per night, starting in up to 38 regular season games. The Frenchman responded perfectly with 8.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per night and, more importantly, a whopping 40.4% on 3s. With such figures it is not surprising that it has aroused the interest of several teams.
As reported by Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers have Batum’s name marked in red; Of course, it will not be easy to convince him, since the Clippers also want him to continue with them.
Currently at the Olympics with France, we do not know what the forward’s intention is, who added another great performance in the playoffs to his good regular season to help the Angelenos reach the first Western Conference finals in their history. Its versatility and ability to adapt to small-ball occupying interior positions in defense are a plus in the face of free agency.
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