Minnesota wants Batum @ 11.25M a year

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    If keeping him means paying him 12.5 per, then I would rather let him go. The days of luxery tax is in the past for Allen. I don't see him even agreeing on this.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    I'd much rather spend that cap on a (poison pill?) offer for Eric Gordon.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    That is not needed. The Blazers will be able to match if they want to.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Sam Amico: Sources say T-Wolves will make, or have made, offer to Blazers SF Nicolas Batum. Blazers must wait to see what ... http://sulia.com/c/bask… about 8 minutes ago

    Sources say T-Wolves will make, or have made, offer to Blazers SF Nicolas Batum. Blazers must wait to see what happens with Pacers C Roy Hibbert, who they offered max deal, first. I expect Pacers to match offer to Hibbert.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    If we match Batum at 11 millionish, that would leave us around 10 million to sign FA's, right?
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Are you factoring in Hibbert?
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    No. Assuming they match
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Dwight is that you?
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    My thought is if they match Hibbert, and we match Batum, we can still offer a 7-9 million contract to Hawes or Thompson ?
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    I also agree with starting Matthews at 3 if necessary, and say we should work out a Batum S&T with Minnesota for Ridnour, and go find another wing to replace him for less money.

    And I say this independent of whether or not we get Dr. Hibbert
     
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    What did I say that's false? If Batum signs an offer first, then it puts us in a bind because we can't match him and then sign hibbert. Once we match Batum that cap space is gone. Notice I said match, not simply when he signs the offer from minny.

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    A Batum/Hawes offseason would suck.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Not sure why you think that, but ok?
     
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    Batum at that price kinda sucks.

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    More on Batum
     
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    If we get hibbert you match batum because we are in a win now mode. Or work out a s&t for derrick Williams before the 11th. If batum gets 11 or under a year match and flip him to the spurs or another for something(even a trade exeption) next year. Because of batums youth he won't be as hard to move as some people are thinking.

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    at 12m they can have him, every weekday n twice on sundays.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Not sure why they would deal Williams, but I'd sure give it a shot if I were Olshey, Batum, Freeland, Claver, future 1st,????? Those are decent assets, and it would allow Minny to retain cap space as well. Two or threee of those assets might do it?
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    You do realize that has been debunked, right, by both Larry Coon and Storyteller.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    If batum signs first, then we would not have the space to sign hibbert IF we matched batum
     
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