Nicolas Batum (; born December 14, 1988)
is a French professional
basketball player for the
Los Angeles Clippers of the
National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the
French national team and earned a silver medal in the
2020 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo.
Early life
His father, Richard, of Cameroonian origin, was a professional basketball player in France. Richard died during a game in 1991 after suffering an
aneurysm. Nicolas, at only 2 1/2 years old, and his mother were in the crowd to witness Richard’s death.
Recruiting
Batum delivered an impressive performance
[2007 Nike Hoops Summit recap, ''usabasketball.com''](_blank)
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/ref> scoring 23 points (9/13 FG, 3/5 for 3 pointers) in 28 minutes. He also grabbed four rebounds and recorded four steals.
As a youngster, Nicolas Batum was considered one of the most talented young players in Europe, as he was ranked #17 among international players born in 1988, by the scouting website DraftExpress.com at the time he entered the 2008 NBA draft.["Nicolas Batum,"](_blank)
DraftExpress.com.
Professional career
Le Mans Sarthe (2006–2008)
Batum was part of the junior French national team that won the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were rele ...
. He was named the MVP of the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece in 2006.
Final ranking
1. France
2. Lithuania
3. Spain
4. Turkey
5.
6. Greece
7. Italy
8. Bulgaria
9. Russia
10. Croatia
11 ...
, as France won the gold medal at that tournament.
In 2006, Batum was named the most valuable player of the Under-18 Albert Schweitzer Tournament
The Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST) is an international basketball competition that is played between national basketball teams of the Under-18 men age category. It takes place every two years in Mannheim, Germany, and is contested between t ...
in Mannheim, Germany, as part of the tournament-winning French national team. Batum averaged 19 points, over 5 rebounds, and over 2 steals per game, during the seven game tournament.
While playing for Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
, Batum averaged 3.4 points (65.9% FG), 2.5 rebounds, 0.5 assist per game in 13 minutes for the 2006–2007 French league The French League (: "French League for purging, mutual aid and European collaboration") was a collaborationist French movement founded by Pierre Costantini in September 1940. Its journal was entitled '' L'Appel''.
Bibliography
* Pierre Phi ...
season,[Nicolas Batum statistics in the French League, ''lequipe.fr''](_blank)
/ref> and 12.3 points (52.3%), 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in 28 minutes for the 2007–2008 season.
Portland Trail Blazers (2008–2011)
Upon being selected with the 25th pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
, Batum was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for the rights to Darrell Arthur
Darrell Antwonne Arthur (born March 25, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks for two seasons where he was part of the 2007–08 national championship team. He was draf ...
and Joey Dorsey
Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey (born December 16, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for APOP Paphos B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
College career
During both hi ...
.
After coming off the bench for the first three games of his NBA career, Batum moved into the starting lineup in place of Travis Outlaw
Travis Marquez “Bonesaw” Outlaw (born September 18, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school career
Outlaw attended Starkville High School, where he played for the Starkville Yellowjackets high school basketbal ...
in Portland's fourth game of the 2008–09 season, a 103–96 loss to the Utah Jazz. On March 13, 2009, Batum recorded a season-high 20 points to go along with a clutch three-pointer with 29.9 seconds left, en route to a 109–100 victory over the New Jersey Nets.
Batum missed the first 45 games of the 2009–10 season due to torn cartilage in his right shoulder. He played in his first game of the season on January 25, 2010.
Batum scored more than 30 points for the first time with a 31-point performance (including 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals) on February 27, 2010 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
SLUC Nancy (2011)
In August 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, he signed a one-year contract with SLUC Nancy in French Basketball League which was valid until the NBA lockout ended.
Return to Portland (2011–2015)
Batum returned to Portland after the lockout ended.
On June 25, 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers extended a qualifying offer to Batum, making him a restricted free agent. Less than three weeks later Batum signed a $46 million/4 year offer sheet with the Minnesota Timberwolves. On July 18, 2012, the Trail Blazers elected to match the Timberwolves' offer, signing Batum to the team through the 2015–16 campaign.
On November 16, 2012, Batum tied a career-high of 35 points in a 119–117 overtime win against the Houston Rockets. This was followed exactly one month later by a game in which Batum recorded the 15th "five-by-five
In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: point (basketball), points, rebound (basketball), rebounds, assist (basketball), assists ...
" in the NBA since the 1985–86 season, and the first since Andrei Kirilenko in January 2006. In this effort Batum scored 11 points while racking up 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 blocks and 5 steals in a 95–94 win against the New Orleans Hornets.
On January 21, 2013, Batum recorded his first triple-double in a 98–95 loss to the Washington Wizards, scoring 12 points and adding 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, in addition to 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Batum had a career year in 2012–13
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, as he finished with career-highs in nearly every statistic. His biggest improvement was his passing; he averaged 4.9 assists, more than triple his previous career-high (1.5 assists per game during the 2010–11 season).
Charlotte Hornets (2015–2020)
On June 24, 2015, Batum was traded to the Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and pla ...
in exchange for Gerald Henderson, Jr.
Jerome McKinley "Gerald" Henderson Jr. (born December 9, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Hen ...
and Noah Vonleh. On August 1, 2015, Batum played for Team Africa at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game. He made his debut for the Hornets in the team's season opener against the Miami Heat on October 28, recording 9 points and 6 rebounds in a 104–94 loss. On November 15, he scored a season-high 33 points in a 106–94 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The following day, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 9 through Sunday, November 15. It was the first career Player of the Week award for Batum, who led the Hornets to a 3–1 record on the week. On December 9, he recorded his fifth career triple-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 99–81 win over the Miami Heat. In early January, he missed four games with a right toe injury. Later that month, he missed three more games with the same injury. On March 29, he recorded his second triple-double of the season with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in a 100–85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. On April 20, Batum's first season with the Hornets came to an end after he suffered another injury, this time a sprained left ankle in Game 2 of the Hornets' first-round playoff series with the Miami Heat.
On July 7, 2016, Batum re-signed with the Hornets on a five-year, $120 million contract. On December 23, 2016, he recorded his first triple-double of the season with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 103–91 win over the Chicago Bulls.
On October 5, 2017, Batum was ruled out for six to eight weeks with a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. Batum made his season debut on November 15, 2017, scoring 16 points in 32 minutes as a starter in a 115–107 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...
. A week later, Batum left the Hornets' game against the Washington Wizards in the second quarter with a left elbow contusion and did not return. On January 31, 2018, he had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 123–110 win over the Atlanta Hawks. On March 10, 2018, he recorded 29 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 122–115 win over the Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
. Five days later, he recorded a career-high 16 assists to go with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 129–117 win over the Hawks. On October 24, 2019, Batum was sidelined for two to three weeks due to an avulsion fracture on the third finger of his left hand.
Batum found out he was waived by the Hornets, on Twitter, on November 29, 2020.
Los Angeles Clippers (2020–present)
On December 1, 2020, after clearing waivers, Batum signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
On August 13, 2021, Batum re-signed with the Clippers.
On July 6, 2022, Batum re-signed with the Clippers on a two-year deal.
Player profile
Lanky and agile, Batum is regarded as a highly skilled defensive player and one of the NBA's best executors of the chase-down block
In basketball, a block or blocked shot occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal (basketball), field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score. The defender is not allowed to make contact with the offensive play ...
.[Joe Freeman, "A Lifelong Fondness for Rejection: Nicolas Batum's Signature Chase-Down Block Has Its Roots in his Youthful Appreciation of an All-Star's Prowess," ''The Oregonian,'' March 27, 2013, pp. D1, D4.] Growing up in Pont-l'Évêque, Normandy, the lanky Batum was among the tallest boys of his age group and began his basketball career as a center. Inspiration had been drawn from NBA shot-blocking specialist Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
, known for theatrically wagging his finger after rejections — an affectation which Batum emulated.
Batum noted in a 2013 interview with the Portland ''Oregonian'' that, as he got older, he was moved from the low post
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end. Indoor basketball courts are almost always made of polished wood, usually maple, with -high rims on each basket. Outdoor sur ...
to the wing, where he was no longer able to make the face-up block, a signature component of his game. "I couldn't block it like I used to when I played inside, so when I would see a guy going down the court on a fast break, I used to run behind him and get the block".
The chase-down block thus became a fundamental part of Batum's game and was a skill brought with him to the NBA. Through March 2013, only two players in the 2012–13 season who did not play center or power forward had performed more blocks than Batum — Josh Smith
Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the NBA straight out of high school, Smith played nine seasons with the Atlant ...
and Kevin Durant.
On May 31, 2021, Batum started for Los Angeles Clippers as a center of the lineup against Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...
in game four of the 2021 NBA playoffs.
National team career
2012 Summer Olympics
Batum played for the senior men's French national basketball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
. Late in a 66–59 quarterfinal loss to Spain, a frustrated Batum punched Spanish player Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin. After the game, Batum said, "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop." Batum later apologized on Twitter, writing, "I showed a bad image of France and myself. and the city of Portland Oregon. Congrats to team Spain."
2014 FIBA World Cup
Batum was a member of the French national team that finished third-place in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle ...
, becoming the first French team to win a medal in a FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...
competition. In the final two games he averaged 31.0 points and was subsequently named to the all-tournament team.
2020 Summer Olympics
Batum blocked Klemen Prepelič at the last second of the 2020 Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
semi final
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
giving victory to France. France eventually lost the final 82–87 to the United States. Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( ; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French national team in their international competitions. ...
stated that Batum's game-saving play was one of the best blocks he had ever seen. His block was ranked as one of the unforgettable moments of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
French national team individual awards and honors
* FIBA Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...
: (2014)
* FIBA EuroBasket: (2013)
* FIBA EuroBasket: (2011)
* FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: 2006
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* FIBA Under-19 World Cup: 2007
* FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
The FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team is an award, that is given by FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Orig ...
: 2014
* FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP: 2006
* FIBA Europe Under-18 All-Tournament Team: 2006
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 37 , , 25 , , 24.8 , , .519 , , .409 , , .843 , , 3.8 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .7 , , 10.1
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 80 , , 67 , , 31.5 , , .455 , , .345 , , .841 , , 4.5 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .6 , , 12.4
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, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 59 , , 34 , , 30.4 , , .451 , , .391 , , .836 , , 4.6 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 13.9
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, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 73 , , 73 , , 38.5 , , .423 , , .372 , , .848 , , 5.6 , , 4.9 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , 14.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 82 , , 82 , , 36.0 , , .465 , , .361 , , .803 , , 7.5 , , 5.1 , , .9 , , .7 , , 13.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 71 , , 71 , , 33.5 , , .400 , , .324 , , .857 , , 5.9 , , 4.8 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , 9.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
, 70 , , 70 , , 35.0 , , .426 , , .348 , , .849 , , 6.1 , , 5.8 , , .9 , , .6 , , 14.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
, 77 , , 77 , , 34.0 , , .403 , , .333 , , .856 , , 6.2 , , 5.9 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 15.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
, 64 , , 64 , , 31.0 , , .415 , , .336 , , .831 , , 4.8 , , 5.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 11.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
, 75 , , 72 , , 31.4 , , .450 , , .389 , , .865 , , 5.2 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .6 , , 9.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
, 22 , , 3 , , 23.0 , , .346 , , .286 , , .900 , , 4.5 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .4 , , 3.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
, 67 , , 38 , , 27.4 , , .464 , , .404 , , .828 , , 4.7 , , 2.2 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 8.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
, 59 , , 54 , , 24.8 , , .463 , , .400 , , .658 , , 4.3 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , 8.3
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 915 , , 806 , , 30.6 , , .436 , , .363 , , .837 , , 5.1 , , 3.5 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 11.1
Playoffs
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2009
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 5 , , 10.5 , , .556 , , .500 , , .000 , , .5 , , .2 , , .2 , , .3 , , 2.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2010
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 23.2 , , .459 , , .429 , , .750 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , .0 , , 8.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2011
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 0 , , 25.2 , , .413 , , .269 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .8 , , 8.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2014
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 11 , , 11 , , 41.7 , , .472 , , .350 , , .800 , , 7.6 , , 4.8 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 15.2
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, style="text-align:left;", 2015
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Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 5 , , 5 , , 41.8 , , .343 , , .333 , , .769 , , 8.6 , , 5.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 14.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2016
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, style="text-align:left;", Charlotte
, 5 , , 2 , , 28.8 , , .378 , , .273 , , .850 , , 3.6 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , .0 , , 11.4
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, style="text-align:left;", 2021
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, style="text-align:left;", L.A. Clippers
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, 19 , , 10 , , 29.2 , , .486 , , .389 , , .826 , , 5.5 , , 2.1 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 8.1
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 58 , , 39 , , 29.7 , , .441 , , .352 , , .807 , , 4.9 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .4 , , 9.6
EuroLeague
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2006–07
, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Le Mans
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, 12 , , 2 , , 13.5 , , .500 , , .273 , , .769 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .8 , , .4 , , 4.3 , , 4.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2007–08
, 13 , , 13 , , 26.6 , , .453 , , .290 , , .667 , , 3.5 , , 2.7 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , 8.5 , , 9.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2011–12
, style="text-align:left;", Nancy
, 6 , , 6 , , 37.6 , , .415 , , .333 , , .818 , , 6.7 , , 5.2 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , 15.8 , , 23.2
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 31 , , 21 , , 23.6 , , .449 , , .298 , , .765 , , 3.4 , , 2.4 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 8.3 , , 10.3
Personal life
His father, Richard, of Cameroonian origin, was a professional basketball player in France. Richard died during a game in 1991 after suffering an aneurysm. Nicolas, at only 2 1/2 years old, and his mother were in the crowd to witness Richard’s death. Batum has a younger sister named Pauline.
In March 2017, Batum became a shareholder in Infinity Nine Sports, the company owned by Tony Parker, which runs French basketball club ASVEL Basket
ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon ...
, and took over the position as director of basketball operations at ASVEL.
See also
* List of European basketball players in the United States
This is a list of European basketball players who have played in the United States at either professional or NCAA Division I level. It is intended to include players who are currently active, whether inside or outside the U.S., and former player ...
References
External links
Nicolas Batum
at euroleague.net
at fiba.com
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Batum, Nicolas
1988 births
Living people
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Black French sportspeople
Charlotte Hornets players
French expatriate basketball people in the United States
French men's basketball players
French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
Houston Rockets draft picks
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Los Angeles Clippers players
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
National Basketball Association players from France
Olympic basketball players of France
Olympic medalists in basketball
Olympic silver medalists for France
People from Lisieux
Portland Trail Blazers players
Shooting guards
SLUC Nancy Basket players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Calvados (department)