By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Nicolas Batum will be signing a two-year, $9.6 million contract to return to the Los Angeles Clippers according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The French swingman previously played for the Clippers from 2020 through the first months of the previous season before he got traded to the Philadelphia 76ers
Batum had emerged as a target for the San Antonio Spurs according to Yahoo Sports. It was previously reported that he won’t be returning to the Sixers.
In 2023-24, Batum averaged 5.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 25.9 minutes over 57 regular-season games with the Sixers. He emerged as a hero in the Play-In tournament vs. the Miami Heat with a season-high 20 points and a key block on Tyler Herro’s game-tying attempt in a playoff-clinching win.