Nicolas Batum

LAC · PF · Age 37 · 6'7"

25-26 season · 74 GP · 17.5 MPG

Overall

$5,601,600

25-26 salary

4.0

PPG

2.5

RPG

0.9

APG

0.6

SPG

0.3

BPG

60.3%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

-1.3-0.3

range -3.9–1.2 · now -1.0

WS / 48

0.082+0.016

range 0.029–0.135 · now 0.066

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

Nicolas Batum

VETERAN CONTRACTUFA

Nicolas Batum signed a 1-2 year, $11,483,280 contract with the LA Clippers on Jul 6, 2025. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $5,601,600 to $5,881,680.

Total value: $11,483,280
Guaranteed: $5,601,600 (49%)
AAV: $5,741,640
Length: 1 - 2 years
Avg cap %: 3.6%
Signing method: Non-Bird Exception
Signing team: LAC
Signed: July 6, 2025

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2025-26current	—	$5,601,600	3.6%	$5,601,600	$5,601,600	$0	$0
2026-27	team opt	$5,881,680	3.6%	$5,881,680	$0	$0	$0

Cap hold 2027-28: $11,175,192

Updated 6/13/2026

TRADE KICKER : 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Past contracts (7)

Batum's earlier deals — career earnings history

2024-25 – 2025-26VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $9,569,400AAV $4,784,700Avg cap 3.2%Length 1 - 2 yearsTeam LACVia Biannual ExceptionJuly 9, 2024

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2024-25	$4,668,000	3.3%	$4,668,000	$4,668,000
2025-26opted out	$4,901,400	3.2%	$4,901,400	$0

2022-23 – 2023-24VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $22,554,168AAV $11,277,084Avg cap 8.7%Length 2 yearsTeam LACVia Early-Bird ExceptionJuly 6, 2022

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2022-23	$10,843,350	8.8%	$10,843,350	$10,843,350
2023-24	$11,710,818	8.6%	$11,710,818	$11,710,818

2021-22 – 2022-23VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $6,498,559AAV $3,249,280Avg cap 2.8%Length 1 - 2 yearsTeam LACVia Non-Bird ExceptionAugust 13, 2021

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2021-22	$3,170,029	2.8%	$3,170,029	$3,170,029
2022-23opted out	$3,328,530	2.7%	$3,328,530	$0

2016-17 – 2020-21VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $120,000,000AAV $24,000,000Avg cap 23.3%Length 4 - 5 yearsTeam CHAVia Bird ExceptionJuly 7, 2016

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2016-17	$20,869,566	22.2%	$20,869,566	$20,869,566
2017-18	$22,434,783	22.6%	$22,434,783	$22,434,783
2018-19	$24,000,000	23.6%	$24,000,000	$24,000,000
2019-20	$25,565,217	23.4%	$25,565,217	$25,565,217
2020-21player opt ✓waived	$27,130,434	24.9%	$27,130,434	$27,130,434

2020-21VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $2,564,753AAV $2,564,753Avg cap 1.5%Length 1 yearTeam LACVia Minimum Salary ExceptionDecember 1, 2020

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2020-21	$1,620,564	1.5%	$2,564,753	$2,564,753

2012-13 – 2015-16VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $46,121,500AAV $11,530,375Avg cap 18.8%Length 4 yearsTeam PORVia Bird ExceptionJuly 20, 2012

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2012-13	$10,825,000	18.6%	$10,450,000	$10,450,000
2013-14	$11,295,250	19.2%	$10,920,250	$10,920,250
2014-15	$11,765,500	18.7%	$11,390,500	$11,390,500
2015-16	$13,125,306	18.8%	$11,860,750	$11,860,750

2008-09 – 2011-12ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $5,511,525AAV $1,377,881Avg cap 2.4%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam PORVia Rookie ExceptionJuly 21, 2008

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2008-09	$1,040,640	1.8%	$1,040,640	$1,040,640
2009-10	$1,118,760	1.9%	$932,300	$932,300
2010-11team opt ✓	$1,196,760	2.1%	$1,097,030	$1,097,030
2011-12team opt ✓	$2,155,365	3.7%	$1,975,751	$1,975,751

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

PER8.4F

BPM-1.0C-

VORP0.3D

Win Shares1.8D

PIE5.8%F

Net Rtg-0.5C

Scoring & Efficiency

B-

PPG4.0F

TS%60.3%—

eFG%59.7%—

FG%40.3%—

3P%40.4%A-

FT%81.8%—

Corner 3FG%47.5%A

Playmaking

APG0.9F

AST%6.5%F

TOV%13.2%D

Rebounding

RPG2.5F

ORB/G0.3F

TRB%8.3%D

ORB%2.1%F

Defense

SPG0.6D

BPG0.3D

STL%1.8%B

BLK%1.7%B-

DBPM0.7B+

Defensive WS1.2C-

Def Rtg113.8C+

Style & Role

USG%9.6%

3PAr0.96

FTr0.05

Dunks0

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