Nicolas Batum Enters Year 18 With Clippers, Off Injury Report Ahead of 2026-27
Nicolas Batum heads into his 18th NBA season with the Clippers off the injury report entirely. He is coming off a 2025-26 season in which he played 74 games in a bench role, and the 2026-27 opener is still ahead.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 44 d ago01The story of the nightWhere things standNicolas Batum is back with the Clippers for the 2026-27 season, his 18th in the league.
Nicolas Batum is back with the Clippers for the 2026-27 season, his 18th in the league. He wears No. 33 and lines up at guard-forward at 6-7, 230 pounds. Batum is 37 years old and came out of Le Mans before his long NBA career. He is not on the injury report right now and has no injury history listed. With no games played yet in 2026-27, the opener is still ahead, and Batum's track record points to a continued role as a veteran option off the bench who can shoot, pass and guard multiple positions when called on.
02Last season by the numbersBatum played 74 games for the Clippers last season, averaging 17.5 minutes a night.
Batum played 74 games for the Clippers last season, averaging 17.5 minutes a night. He put up 4.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, with 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks. His turnover rate stayed low at 0.5 per game. Efficiency was a strength: Batum shot 40.3 percent from the field, 40.4 percent from three-point range and 81.8 percent from the foul line, good for a true shooting mark of 60.3 percent. His usage rate was 9.2, reflecting his role as a low-usage floor spacer and connector rather than a primary scorer. His plus-minus for the season was -0.2.

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