Minnesota wants Batum @ 11.25M a year

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  1. GrandpaBlaze

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Good for Nic if that is the case. I just hope it isn't the Blazers that pay that kind of money for him. I like him but don't feel he provides that kind of value.

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    I think it's funny that everyone thought spending would go down with the new CBA...... but people are still throwing around money like drunken sailors on shore leave.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Can you someone explain this to me? How is the offer being moved upwards and upwards? Are the Blazers actually making counter-offers, which Minnesota is trying to top? I mean, I know Minnesota doesn't have the savviest front office, but it's hard to believe that they're bidding against themselves when there hasn't even been a rumour of another team bidding recently (at least, not that I've seen).

    If Batum's agent is actually getting Minnesota to keep moving the offer up, somehow, I'm going to have to disagree with people who are saying he's stupid.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Jason Quick ‏@jwquick Blazers just complete meeting w/Batum and agent in downtown Portland and say they will match any offer and will not engage in sign-and-trade
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    GMs are not people. GMs are cars. Corporations are people, my friend.

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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Gross.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Gross yes, but it's also a message to Kahn.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Jason Quick ‏@jwquick Blazers GM Olshey says it was "constructive" in that Blazers were able to get their message across face-to-face in meeting at The Nines
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Blazers message to Batum: We don't buy the bullshit. You're getting 8 million per year.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    "up your offer and we can talk".

    Don't believe anything Olshey lets out there. the guy is shifty.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
    Olshey: "We told Nic it is in his best interests to sign with us."


    Jason Quick ‏@jwquick
    Blazers were represented at meeting with Batum and his agent by Olshey, Chad Buchanan and salary cap specialist Joe Cronin


    Dwight Jaynes ‏@dwightjaynes
    Nobody said he was... only said he wanted to. RT @ripcityproject: "Man I really though Batum was going to leave Portland" -- nobody
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Dwight Jaynes ‏@dwightjaynes You think Batum was here for a meeting because he wants to stay? LOL
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    I think its all leverage on olsheys part to scare minny off from signing him to an offer sheet
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Well reding between the lines of Olshey, sounds like Batum wants to move on. All Olshey could say was it was constructive because Blazers got to get their message across face to face.

    Nothing avout Nic wanting to stay or Nic wants to stay if compensated or anything else from Nic's camp. Just a "we got our message across" . . . OUCH!
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    LOL, indeed. Dwight Jaynes seems like a forum troll given public forums to troll on.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    The more Dwight posts the more he sounds like a sad little man who is angry that everyone is laughing at him.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Nah, he's here to increase his leverage with Minny. Get them to up the offer!

    Gramps...
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Batum probably wants to go, but man is Jaynes a cock.
     
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    Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

    Dwight Jaynes should not be saying "lol"
     
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