Jaynes: The Blazers' 2nd Best Player Is Batum..If You Use Him

I hope Nic doesn't read the Oregonian. There have already been almost a half dozen articles on him either calling him out for not being assertive, not getting enough playing time and then another saying he is possibly the 2nd best player on the team. If he took these articles seriously, his head would be spinning

Personally I don't care if he starts or comes off the bench. He will get his opportunites all season (I hope his break out year happens after Blazers sign him long term.) At this stage, he makes a very good role player that can help any team, including a championship contender. Can he become a" big three" max/huge salary kind of player? . . . . I hope Blazers don't have to pay huge salary figures to find out.

 

Would still like to see the Blazers package him for a PG

It's not really that impossible to find players with Nic's skill set. Definitely replaceable.

 

Gerald's close eFG% is .653 and Nic is .409 but people think Nic is as good an inside finisher???

 

Strawman?

 

I just gave you two perfectly plausible examples of it working that way in the pros...