Batum's addition helped revolutionize Charlotte's offense, with many of his teammates benefiting from his playmaking abilities.
It's cliche to say a player makes the game look easy, but Nicolas Batum encompassed this in 2015-16. Where others perform through aggressive and explosive play, Batum excelled through fluidity and a bit of grace. Like many, the game came easy to him, but his style of play encapsulated it.
Players that can affect the game in multiple ways are highly sought, and the Charlotte Hornets needed one heading into the 2015-16 season. That player came to be Batum, acquired through a trade with the Portland Trailblazers days before the 2015 draft.