Sources: Spurs eyeing F Nicolas Batum

[elemento]

Is Stephen Jackson eligible for the amnesty? If so, would this create enough room to go after Batum and re-sign Duncan?

No he isn't

[Bambililos]

de Colo, Diaw, Parker, Batum...are you trying to hoard the French national team?

Can we have Turiaf too?

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol trying to field a all french team on the spurs, when they cant even win the euro tournament or whatever NT competes in....

[jimo2305]

dont toy with my emotions -____-

[Wild Cobra Kai]

The guy calls himself an insider, but apparently doesn't understand restricted free agency or salary cap limitations.

Or the fact that we have a younger, cheaper version already in Kawhi.

The need for Batum has disappeared.

[CGD]

Aside from the fact that this sounds like agent posturing, can Batum reliably play at the 2? I personally like the guy -- not for his rumored asking price -- but Leonard makes his redundant.

It's far fetched to see the Spurs pursuing him this summer, but I could see a situation where:

Batum becomes a RFA;
Some team makes offers him a deal;
Blazers match the QO and he enters the final year of his current deal;
Batum indicates his intent to test UFA waters in summer 2013;
Blazers look to get some value for him by the Feb 2012 trade deadline; and
Spurs offer a package involving SJax's expiring.

[Dr Cox]

not going to lie, I know it is not going to happen but i wish..what a great replacement for Manu in a few years.

[jimo2305]

not going to lie, I know it is not going to happen but i wish..what a great replacement for Manu in a few years.

my thoughts exactly but still wondering about the price tag

[Mel_13]

Aside from the fact that this sounds like agent posturing, can Batum reliably play at the 2? I personally like the guy -- not for his rumored asking price -- but Leonard makes his redundant.

It's far fetched to see the Spurs pursuing him this summer, but I could see a situation where:

Batum becomes a RFA;
Some team makes offers him a deal;




Blazers match the QO and he enters the final year of his current deal;
Batum indicates his intent to test UFA waters in summer 2013;
Blazers look to get some value for him by the Feb 2012 trade deadline; and
Spurs offer a package involving SJax's expiring.

Once he signs an offer sheet, he's under a new contract. It's just a matter of which team he will play with, the Blazers or the offering team.

[mkurts]

Batum is overrated and overpaid yet some people still lust after him, even when Leonard is already on the team.

The stupidity never ceases to amaze ....

[mudyez]

lol trying to field a all french team on the spurs, when they cant even win the euro tournament or whatever NT competes in....

Actually I'd think the french national team could be an NBA playoff team with Tony leading the way.

I'd love to have Batum on our team (he is my fav outside of Manu), but that just doesnt make sense.

To bad, but at least I have him on my NBA2K team.

[coyotes_geek]

Actually I'd think the french national team could be an NBA playoff team with Tony leading the way.

Uh, no.

[Paranoid Pop]

Uh, no.

Hm Noah, Diaw, Parker start for one of the top 2 teams in the nba and Batum is good even tho he will most likely be overpaid this summer.

And whoever said they can't even beat Spain, that Spanish team is ridiculously stacked.

[Spurtacus]

Our offseason should be to resign Duncan, Green, and Diaw regardless if we win it all this year. Let Anderson walk. Hopefully we have enough money and a roster spot to sign a cheap big.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

"When Batum becomes a restricted free agent, we'll look at the other 29 teams before we talk to the Blazers," Ndiaye told CSNNW.com. "The Blazers had their chance

This got to be the stupidest agent in the world. Blazers can match any offer any team makes, so yeah, go out and get your best offer and Blazer still can sign him.

Pretty sure he's aware they can match any offer. There's definitely bad blood there, though, so he's probably trying to scare them hoping they wouldn't match.

[TDMVPDPOY]

can someone explain to me why the blazers fired their GM b4 hiring Cho?...i thought he did a good job....

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"When Batum becomes a restricted free agent, we'll look at the other 29 teams before we talk to the Blazers," Ndiaye told CSNNW.com. "The Blazers had their chance

This got to be the stupidest agent in the world. Blazers can match any offer any team makes, so yeah, go out and get your best offer and Blazer still can sign him.

He's going to drive up the price and dare them to match. Makes perfect sense to me.