A recent report has said that Charlotte Hornets’ star, Nicolas Batum, is undecided about the 2016 Olympics and that he may withdraw.

A recent tweet from David Pick, who is an international basketball writer for Bleacher Report, has said that Charlotte Hornets’ wing player, Nicolas Batum, is undecided about the 2016 Olympic Games. Sources say that he may withdraw his name from consideration from the French National team.

Nic has played for the French National Team since the 2009 EuroBasket tournament. He also played in the last Olympic games in 2012 for France where he played in six games and averaging 15.5 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game.

Batum last played for the French National team in the summer in the 2015 EuroBasket tournament. He played in nine games and averaged 9.1 points per game in 23.3 minutes of play per game. The French National team is a strong side with plenty of NBA talent.

Nicolas is one of the best players on the French National team alongside Tony Parker, Rudy Gobert, Boris Diaw, Evan Fournier, and Joffrey Lauvergne. It would be pretty surprising if Batum does not play in the 2016 Olympics.

He could elect to rest over the summer rather than risk injury especially if he is going to be an unrestricted free agent this off-season. He doesn’t want anything limiting his ability to get the best deal and contract possible on the open market.

Batum will also likely be playing in the NBA playoffs this season with the Charlotte Hornets as they attempt to make a deep run in the postseason. He could be looking more towards next NBA season and resting up than playing in the 2016 Olympics with his French National team.