Clippers Trading News: 2-year renewal with Batum

According to the Clippers' reporters on July 1, the Clippers have reached a two-year, $11.5 million contract extension with forward veteran star Batum, and the Clippers have team options in the second year, and Batum has a trading margin clause. Previously, Batum chose to refuse to execute the $4.9 million player option contract with the Clippers next season, but he did not want to leave Los Angeles, but just wanted to negotiate a final pension contract with the Clippers again, and both sides finally reached a very satisfactory result. Although Batum's regular season data is average, he is remarkable on both offense and defense against the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.

36-year-old Batum plays as a forward. He plays for the Clippers in the 2024-2025 season. He plays in a total of 78 games in the regular season, averages 17.5 minutes per game, scores 4.0 points + 2.8 rebounds + 1.1 assists + 0.7 steals + 0.5 blocks, shooting percentage 43.0%, three-point shooting percentage 43.0%, and free throw shooting percentage 80.0%. He plays 7 games against the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, averaging 5.6 points + 3.9 rebounds + 2.0 assists + 0.9 steals + 1.7 blocks, shooting percentage 39.0%, and three-point shooting percentage 39.0%. It can be seen that both the data on both offense and defense are better than the regular season.

In addition, the Clippers completed the most important task of the offseason yesterday: reaching a two-year, $81.5 million renewal with star Harden, so that the important core lineup of Harden + Leonard + Zubac in the new season can be retained; it is also reported that the Clippers are very interested in Hawks center players Capela and Celtics Cornett in the trading market, and both of them are back to their freedom; the Clippers are also paying close attention to Grizzlies forward Kennard.