Batum returns to the Clippers for 9.6 million in 2 years! Last season, Harden was sent to Philadelphia to assist the small card again

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2024-07-02 03:16Creators in the field of sports

On July 2, Beijing time, according to WOJ sources, Nicholas Batum will reach an agreement with the Clippers that the two sides will sign a two-year, $9.6 million contract.

Batum, who will turn 36 at the end of the year, played for the Clippers for more than three seasons at the beginning of the 20-21 season, and was an important member of the Clippers' 20-21 season in reaching the Western Conference Finals and setting the best playoff record in team history. He was the Clippers' main trade chip in exchange for Harden last season and was sent to Philadelphia after only three games for the Clippers.

He played in 57 games with the 76ers, including 38 starts, and averaged 5.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals in 25.9 minutes per game, hitting 1.2 three-pointers per game and shooting 39.9 percent from three-point range. With Batum's help, the 76ers successfully entered the playoffs as the seventh seed in the East, and lost to the Knicks 2-4 in the first round of the playoffs and were eliminated. Batum came off the bench in all six playoff games, averaging 6.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 28.3 points per game, hitting 1.5 three-pointers per game and shooting 40.9% from three-point range.

With the 76ers needing to free up a lot of salary space to chase Paul George, they didn't include Batum in the team's future plans. Batum is a free-agent market sweetheart, and the Spurs have previously expressed a keen interest in the veteran. But after much deliberation, he finally chose to return to the Clippers camp for the 17th career of his career, and the veteran will return to Leonard's side and continue to serve as his left arm and right wing, adding to the Clippers' wing.

With the Clippers losing George in the offseason, they said they could hit it hard, Batum was one of the measures they took to stop the loss in time, and they need to make more signings in the future to make up for George's vacancy. Interestingly, Batum was one of the bargaining chips in Harden's trade last season, and now the two are going to play side by side in the new season. It will be interesting to see how far the Clippers can go in the new season.

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