Nicolas Batum was selected with the 25th pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. In August 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, he signed a one-year contract with SLUC Nancy in French Basketball League. On June 24, 2015, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Gerald Henderson, Jr. and Noah Vonleh. He played for Team Africa at the 2015 Africa exhibition game.
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Nicolas Batum was selected with the 25th pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. He was part of the junior French national team that won the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 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. On June 24, 2015, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Gerald Henderson, Jr. and Noah Vonleh. He made his debut for the Hornets in the team’s season opener against the Miami Heat on October 28, 2015. 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. On November 16, 2012, he tied a career-high of 35 points in a 119–117 overtime win against the Houston Rocket. On December 9, he recorded his fifth career tripledouble with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks and 5 steals in a 95–94 win over the New Orleans Hornets.
On March 13, 2009, he scored 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 against the New Jersey Nets. Batum missed the first 45 games of the 2009–10 season due to torn cartilage in his right shoulder. He scored more than 30 points for the first time with a 31-point performance on February 27, 2010 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 4. 9 assists, more than triple his previous career-highest. On June 25, 2012,. Batum signed a USD 46 million4 year offer sheet with the Minnesota Wolves. On July 18, 2012. the Trail Blazers elected to match the Timberwolves’ offer, signing Batum to the team through the 2015–16 campaign. He played for Team Africa at the 2015 Africa exhibition game.
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