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If this were to hypothetically go through somehow, who would play PG next year? (And beyond that: what's the point of replacing a strong link at a fair price with two so-so links?)
parker for aldridge? dont think blazers are on crack man
trade parker for batum + rudy
If this were to hypothetically go through somehow, who would play PG next year? (And beyond that: what's the point of replacing a strong link at a fair price with two so-so links?)
parker for batum + rudy ? dont think spurs are on crack man
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMa...radeId=3u68ppl
Everybody wins:
Portland gets size.
C - Oden, Diop
PF - Aldridge, White
SF - Wallace, Jefferson
SG - Roy, Matthews
PG - Miller, Mills
Charlotte gets even talent:
C - Camby, Pryzbilla
PF - Blair, Diaw
SF - Jackson, Livingston
SG - Fernandez, Anderson
PG - Agustin, Henderson
Spurs get athletic:
C - Duncan, Splitter, Richards
PF - Thomas, Bonner, Richards
SF - Batum, Butler, Green
SG - Manu, Neal, Green
PG - Parker, Hill, Neal
Every team's gonna be happy.
TP wants Spurs to finally obtain old friend Nicolas Batum
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...nicolas-batum/With Batum as a restricted 2012 free agent, Parker said on his weekly radio show in France that he would be an ideal addition to the Spurs.
“My dream? Spurs signing Nicolas Batum. Nico knows the story, he knows that the Spurs were getting to draft him. I was going crazy, it was the first time I was attending the draft. We were gonna play together until the Blazers messed up. I really want the Spurs to sign him as a free agent.”
So much for CIA, Tony!
smart guy, sign batum so he can defend the mayo who torched his ass
currently the best player in the Euroleague.
(ok, I ignored the TOs, outside this he is producing Lebron numbers)
He will be massively overpaid. Something like Afflalo's contract.
Yep. Batum won't take less than Affalo's 5yr/43M extension.
Batum is hard to figure. Sometimes he looks like a superstar in the making but then he goes long stretches looking really average. And while he looks like he should be a great defender, his advanced defensive metrics are horrible. He gives up a ton of points individually and the Blazers are always better on D when he's off the court.
That said, his main problem may just be that he's not really a good fit on the Blazers. They have too much duplicate talent and Batum would be a better fit on a team that relies on a penetrate and kick offense.
Next summer, another team may give him $45 million with the idea that they'll build around him and play to his strengths. In that scenario, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he lives up the contract. But if he stays with the Blazers, he just doesn't have the chance to reach his potential and probably wouldn't be worth that much money.
With all that said Batum still will only be 23 years old this offseason..Blazers are going to re-up Wallace and resign Felton for big bucks, But they still should have plenty of $ to offer a contract similar to Affalo and still be alright in finding some inside players as well.
The problem in Batum is his mindset.
He has all the tools to be a top 5 SF in this league. He is still young, he is athletic, he can shoot from from deep, he is a good defender and his size is pretty good. The problem is that he doesn't have the "alpha" mentality to be a star in this league. When he is aggressive he is nice, but most of the time he is just way too passive. He has the same problem that Hill had while he was here.
His thing is pretty much defend (and he can defend multiple positions) and wait for the corner 3, something that we've been looking for after Bowen left.
Some Blazer fans feel he can be a star in this league, but i really don't see this happening. He is a good role player and that's about it.
http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/in...s_agent_t.html
Batum has been struggling of late so this may complicate things on his extension..
Source: Blazers Submit 'Low-Ball' Offer To Batum
Jan 14, 2012 10:31 AM EST
Representatives for Nicolas Batum, met with Blazers' management in San Antonio on Friday.
A source close to the negotiations said the Blazers made a “low-ball offer” to Nicolas Batum and that sides are “very far apart" and "no progress was made."
Bouna Ndiaye, Batum's agent, said that the sides would meet Friday for their second negotiation session and would be back at it for their third session after the Blazers' 6-game road trip.
However, the same source has said things have changed and that Batum's camp will not request another meeting if the Blazers don't move up from their number by Jan. 23.
Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...#ixzz1jSWJMr8s
I would love to see Leonard and Batum on the floor together next season..Defense would be among the best with these 2 on the floor together
There was a second meeting before the game vs Houston where apparently no big progress was made.
BTW Batum had his best game of the season vs Houston. Trying to make a point?
What I read on newspaper is that Blazers are offering him between $6M and $7M per year. In addition of wanting more money, Batum also wants to have playing time and play a big role.
I think Spurs are way less interested in Batum than in the past. Spurs have found their SF with Kawhi Leonard.
I agree there interest is way down but the spurs will also have alot of $ to spend this summer. If no big man is found then I can see the spurs go after a player like Batum who would help out on defense ALOT..
His best year was his second season. His FG/3G% numbers have been dropping since then, outside of what appears to be an aberration in his 3 point shooting for a short sample of this season to date in fewer attempts per game. I don't think he's even worth their low ball offer. I think they have a deadline to give him a QO for next season coming up, and I think they'll make the QO, just so he can't run off in a huff to another team for less money this summer, but he will leave in 2013. Guys who accept their year 5 QO almost always do.
At this point, I'd be against giving Batum more than $7 million per season. His upward trajectory just hasn't been too impressive, and while I think that could mostly be due to being in a bad situation in Portland where he's not a very good fit, it'd be too much of a risk. In a rebuilding scenario, you just can't afford to spend that type of money unless you are 99% sure the player is a long-term quality starter.
Speaking of Batum, am I the only one who thinks his eventual position will be power forward? It seems like his lateral speed is diminishing, but with a bit of added bulk, he should be able to transition into a stretch 4 role. IMO, Batum is following the Robert Horry career path.
The Spurs could put Leonard at SG and Batum at SF. But it is really difficult for the Spurs to get him. The Blazers would not give him up for nothing especially when Wallace hadn't signed a expanded contract.
The only way to get him, IMO, is that Batum signed a one-year-contract with Blazers and the Spurs got him in 2013.
looks like another trevor ariza in the making to me...
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