Nicolas Batum to become free agent

Adrian Wojnarowski: Clippers F Nic Batum will decline his $3.3M player option and become a free agent, sources tell ESPN. There’s expected to be mutual interest with Clippers and Batum on reaching a new deal in July.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

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Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Sources: Nicolas Batum plans to decline player option, interest remains for a return to Clippers on new deal espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 9:32 AM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Nicolas Batum to opt-out and seek a new contract with the Los Angeles Clippers #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/13… – 9:24 AM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Nicolas Batum to opt out of $3.3 million contract to become free agent sportando.basketball/en/nicolas-bat… – 9:23 AM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Clippers F Nic Batum will decline his $3.3M player option and become a free agent, sources tell ESPN. There’s expected to be mutual interest with Clippers and Batum on reaching a new deal in July. – 8:54 AM Nicolas Batum @nicolas88batum
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads. To those like mine who are gone too soon 🙏🏽🕯
And special one to all the first timer, enjoy fellas you’ve earn that day 😅 (moms are still the the best tho) – 12:48 PM Nicolas Batum @nicolas88batum
It’s been awhile… quick Q&A – 7:25 PM

More on this storyline

Andrew Greif: Nico Batum is indeed expected to decline his player option, as @Adrian Wojnarowski first noted. The surprise, from every public indication from Batum, would be if he left LAC. April 15: “I love it here. That coach, those guys. I mean, it’s tough today, but it’s going to be fun next year” -via Twitter @AndrewGreif / June 21, 2022 Law Murray: Nicolas Batum has not yet made his decision on his player option, but the plan will be for him to decline it, a source close to rhe situation tells @TheAthletic. Batum has until June 29 to make his final decision. -via Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU / June 21, 2022 When asked if he considers playing 1-2 seasons in Europe, Batum responded with the following answer: “I grew up being a big fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv. I don’t know if it’ll happen but if I had to choose one: Maccabi all day,” the 33-year-old tweeted. -via BasketNews / June 19, 2022