Nov 29, 2020
Report: Hornets waiving forward Batum
The Charlotte Hornets are waiving veteran forward Nicolas Batum according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
TSN.ca Staff
The Charlotte Hornets are waiving veteran forward Nicolas Batum according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The 31-year-old is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, notes Charania.
The Charlotte Hornets are waiving forward Nicolas Batum, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 29, 2020
Multiple reports indicate Charlotte originally wanted to include Batum as part of a sign and trade with the Boston Celtics as part of the Gordon Hayward deal, but were unable to come to an agreement.
Despite being in the second-last year of a five-year, $120 million contract, Batum averaged just 3.6 points per game on 34.6 per cent shooting in 22 games last season for the Hornets.
He is due more than $27 million for the 2020-21 season.
A native of Lisieux, France, Batum spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before joining the Hornets in June of 2015.