By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
French forward Nicolas Batum has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the LA Clippers, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Shooting guard Amir Coffey also agreed to a three-year, $11 million deal to remain with the Clippers, according to the same report.
“I love the team,” Batum said after the Clippers lost in the final play-in game of the Western Conference to New Orleans in April. “I’ve been here for almost two years now. I was almost out of this league. It’s been two different years. But I loved it, I loved it. I love it here. That coach, those guys. I mean, it’s tough [losing in the play-in], but it’s going to be fun next year.”
Batum declined his $3.3 million player option ahead of free agency but was always expected to re-sign with LA. He belonged to the top European free agents of this summer, as compiled by Eurohoops.