Nic Batum Returns to Hornets: 'Every Team with Cap Room Was Coming for Him'

The NBA's free-agency period opened Friday, and some big-name players have already decided where they will play next season. According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, forward Nicolas Batum has agreed to a five-year, $120 million deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets.

Will Batum prove he deserves this nine-figure contract? 

Watch as Stephen Nelson and Bleacher Report NBA Analyst Howard Beck discuss the deal in the video above.