https://swarmandsting.com/2016/07/01/the-charlotte-hornets-re-sign-nicolas-batum-to-a-5-year-120-million-deal/
Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports and The Vertical has reported that the Charlotte Hornets and Nicolas Batum have “reached agreement on a five-year, $120 million deal.” This deal went down just a few short hours after the NBA’s free agency period began on July 1st. The two sides wanted to get a deal done and the Hornets have Batum the big deal that he was searching for.
The 27-year old Frenchman averaged a career high 14.9 points per game, a career high 5.8 assists per game, and 6.1 rebounds per game this past season with Charlotte. He also shot 42.6% from the field, 34.8% from the three-point line, and 84.9% from the free throw line. He played in 70 games and averaged 35 minutes per game.
Can anyone see the irony in him getting waived to pave the way for Gordo, who is nowhere close to as promising of a trajectory as Batum was.
All the +1's in the world to the comment about the Knicks growing up and not making irrational decisions, because, at this moment, I see no way Charlotte isn't salary dumping Hayward in year 4 in order to give 35 million per to Saddiq Bey, who, after two up-and-down years, closes out the 2022-2023 season with a promising 20 game stretch?
Also, I will casually observe that the last player with awesome talent, horrendous injury luck, and a fixation with online video game playing (I believe WOW) was Andrei Kirilinko? Will anyone be at all surprised if Gordo disappears within 4 years just like AK?
