Agent: Six teams interested in Nicolas Batum

With the Charlotte Hornets set to sign Gordon Hayward to a four-year, $120 million contract, the team will need to make some sort of maneuver to find the cap space for the 30-year-old.
And although a sign-and-trade with the Boston Celtics is still possible, another reported route the Hornets might take is to stretch and waive the final year of Nicolas Batum’s deal, which would make the French swingman an unrestricted free agent.
On a minimum deal, Batum – thanks to his mult