Nicolas Batum is a 34-year-old professional basketball player who was born on December 4, 1988, to Sylvie Batum and Richard Batum. His father was of Cameroonian descent and he was also a basketball player. Nicolas Batum is 6’8” (2.03 m) tall and has a wingspan of 7’4”.
Batum plays in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers and is known for his chase-down block defence, just trailing legendary players like Kevin Durant and Jos Smith in the block numbers. He has been playing in the NBA league for 15 years now and has already played for teams like the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets. He was also honored with the Eastern Conference of the Week when he was playing for the Charlotte Hornets. Batum was the 25th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft.
He signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Clippers worth $22,554,168 for 2 years as a center. His base salary for the first year was $10,843,350, which would increase to $11,710,818 in the 2023-2024 season. Cap hit and dead cap value will also be $11,710,818. His total earnings through the NBA are $187,412,357 in the last 15 years. Apart from the NBA, he has also been a part of Le Mans Sarthe and SLUC Nancy in France’s basketball league.
Nicolas Batum’s National Team
Nicolas Batum plays for the French National Basketball team. He has been an integral part of the French team and has represented them in many international tournaments. He has helped his national side accomplish numerous achievements, like winning the FIBA Europe Under-16 championship, FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and EuroBasket 2013. He was named FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP for his performance and was selected for the FIBA Europe Under-18 All-Tournament team.
Batum was also part of the squad that won silver in the EuroBasket 2011 and 2020 Summer Olympics and bronze in the 2015 EuroBasket, FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2007, FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 and FIBA World Cup 2019. He was named to the FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team for his exceptional performance in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He was named French basketball player of the year in 2021 for his performance in the French team.
Batum is one of the shareholders in Tony Parker’s Infinity Nine Sports, which runs ASVEL Basket, a French basketball club. Batum took over the position of director for ASVEL Basket. He became LNB Pro A Champion and French Cup Champion as the Director of ASVEL Basket in 2019.
Batum has been selected to the 12-member roster of team France and will once again represent France in the FIBA World Cup 2023 that will be played from August 25, 2023, to September 10, 2023, in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. Batum has announced that he will retire from basketball after the 2024 Paris Olympics, which means this will be his last World Cup appearance and Batum will do his best for the team.
FAQs
A. Nicolas Batum wears no.88 Jersey for the Trail Blazers as it is his birth year. He had asked for other numbers as well, but those numbers were already taken or retired, so he settled at no. 88 till his contract with the Trail Blazers came to an end.
A. Nicolas Batum currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA since 2020. He had previously played for the Portland Trail Blazers from 2008 to 2015 and the Charlotte Hornets from 2015 to 2020.
A. French basketball player has played in 15 NBA seasons.
A. Nicolas Batum was born in Lisieux, France on December 14, 1988.
