Day: May 20, 2025

LA Clippers forward Nicolas Batum is planning for the upcoming season to be his final one. Batum has a $4.9 million player option for next season that he’s expected to pick up. Following that, the veteran forward is likely calling it a career.

“There’s a very, very good chance that the next season will be my last,” Batum said.

Batum appeared in 78 games for the Clippers last year in his 17th NBA season. Batum averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game. The veteran forward saw his role increase in playoffs, as LA fell in seven games to the Denver Nuggets in the first round.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in re-signing Ty Jerome this offseason, confirmed Koby Altman.

While the Cavs are above both aprons of the salary cap, Altman currently does not have any restrictions of going into the luxury tax.

Jerome averaged 12.5 points and 3.4 assists during the season.

Altman added that the Cavs will need to live up to the expectations they created next season.

“I think everyone in here saw potential champions, which is a new space for us,” Altman said. “We re-created the expectation and now we have to live with that. I think it’s a space we want to live in and take that into the playoffs next year, knowing we’re going to have to change that narrative, knowing that we have get over the hump.”