After an 18-year NBA career, French forward Nicolas Batum announced his retirement.

This was no surprise, Batum had hinted at retirement for a couple of years and said outright before last season that it would likely be his last. In July, the Clippers declined the team option to bring him back next season.

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The No. 25 pick of the Houston Rockets back in 2008, he was traded on draft night to the Portland Trail Blazers, where he played the first seven years of his career. He would go on to play for Charlotte, then rebounded his career when he came to the Clippers in 2020. He would play most of his final six seasons with the Clippers…

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