Just over one year ago, Nic Batum was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
A freak, out-of-nowhere elbow injury suffered in the team’s second exhibition contest last October only sidelined Batum for a handful of games, but it turned his 2017-18 season into a “weird” one, according to teammate Kemba Walker. Combined with not playing for his French National Team over the summer, the veteran admittedly never really found his rhythm.
Fast forward to this year’s training camp and things are much different for Batum, who says he feels rejuvenated and refreshed following the trying season, but productive summer.