DIVE: Nicolas Batum, Milos Teodosic, Donovan Mitchell

Nic Batum spent most of this season driving into contact like a fella who expects to be in considerable pain by the time the bumpin’ is through.

You can’t blame the guy. He tore a ligament in his left elbow on Oct. 4, it kept the forward out a dozen games to start the year, and its reach clearly still bugs the Hornets swingman.

A lot of shots elude him, …