Nicolas Batum, Hornets Agree to New Contract: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

July 1st, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »

After a surprisingly strong season from the Charlotte Hornets, they took a step toward securing their future by re-signing swingman Nicolas Batum to a five-year, $120 million deal, per Shams Charania of The Vertical.

Batum confirmed the news on Twitter:



Charania provided more information:



Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com noted the Dallas Mavericks could've made a competitive offer to sign Batum—but for fewer years:



Per the Los Angeles Times' Eric Pincus, the L.A. Lakers were also after him:



His signing will be a big boost for the Hornets, and it is a relative bargain of a deal, according to the Washington Post's Tim Bontemps:



Batum was eligible for a maximum contract of $153 million over five years from Charlotte, per ESPN.com's MacMahon and Marc J. Spears.

Charlotte surprised quite a few NBA followers when it acquired Batum from the Portland Trail Blazers for Gerald Henderson and Noah Vonleh last offseason. While injuries and poor shooting plagued the versatile Frenchman in 2015-16, he was an upgrade for Charlott ...

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