Trade Radar · confirmed · Monday, September 21 · 5 h ago
Nicolas Batum Announces Retirement
Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum has retired as a player, he announced Monday on social media (Twitter video link). The 25th overall pick in the 2008 draft, Batum has spent the past 18 years in the league, having suited up for the Trail Blazers, Hornets, Clippers (two different stints) and Sixers. In 1,205 regular season […]
Confidence
45%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Nicolas Batum
free agent · G-F · 4.0 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $5.88M · expiring · team option
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$177.1M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
LA Clippers
$193.7M · over the cap · 19 contracts · cap sheet
Portland Trail Blazers
$194.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Nicolas Batum → Nets
Send out at least $2.82M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $5.88M they need to send out $2.82M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Nicolas Batum → Hornets
Send out at least $2.82M
The Hornets are over the cap, so to take on $5.88M they need to send out $2.82M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Nicolas Batum → Clippers
Send out at least $2.82M
The Clippers are over the cap, so to take on $5.88M they need to send out $2.82M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Nicolas Batum → Trail Blazers
Send out at least $2.82M
The Trail Blazers are over the cap, so to take on $5.88M they need to send out $2.82M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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