The highest-paid player in Charlotte NBA history clearly hasn’t worked out as a Hornets investment.
Could Nic Batum provide some trade value in the final season of his five-year, $120 million contract? Expiring deals have had value in the NBA in the past. While Batum was out of the rotation entirely the final six weeks of last season, he still has a broad skill set that could be useful to a contender.
Searching out trade value for Batum leads your questions in this week’s Hornets mailbag:
Can the Hornets package Batum’s expiring contract in a trade for anything decent?