Minnesota wants Batum @ 11.25M a year

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  1. barfo

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    Is retaining him for one year the ultimate goal?

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    I don't understand the fascination over Batum. I have yet to see anything impressive from him.
     
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    Agreed. Match in any case.
     
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    Potential. Stupid enticing potential.
     
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    He makes outstanding defensive plays once in a great while, he's a good shooter, but his potential is mostly in people's imagination. The fact that he's played at the level of a good role player/solid starter is somehow the coaches fault and not Batum's.
     
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    For one year, and then we have no control where he goes. I don't see that as the BEST possible outcome, personally.
     
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    Would Minnesota have cap room next summer to sign him?
     
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    I don't think Batum is near $11m/year worthy, but if you've never seen ANYTHING impressive from him, you've barely seen him play.
     
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    Ben from B-Edge with a good point: The deals that Illyasova and Anderson received make Batum's contract look horrible, "about 25% more than he should get."

    But I think Neil should make an example out of him; He's a restricted FA creating, with the help of his agent and CSNW, a toxic environment for force his way out - to a division rival to boot!
     
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    Reading Canzano's article I think the main guy who got in Batum's ear is Bayno.

    Straight trolling.

    But at least his article wasn't so one-sided like the crap from Chris Haynes and Dwight. They clearly have an agenda.
     
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    Kevin Love tells Y! Sports he's tired of losing & Wolves need to make playoffs or make changes that could include him.>>>>>>>>>>>

    Translation: Force Portland to give us their starting SF because it's his dream.
     
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    That could benefit the Blazers. Is keeping Williams worth alienating Love?
     
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    Kevin Love is going to be the next whiny bitch that handcuffs his team, does Batum really want to be in that mess waiting to happen?
     
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    Kevin Love said almost the same things at the end of the season. No secret he's been urging #Twolves to make moves. Him and Adelman both.>>>>>>>>

    Exactly what I thought.
     
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    OK, fine...they can keep Williams and give us Love in the Batum S&T.
     
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    Give them both what they want... Batum for Love!
     
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    Apparently, with the new CBA, we have now reached a point where not only superstars basically pick where they want to go, but promising young restricted free agents think they can dictate where they go.

    What is this league turning into where a 23 yr old players feels they can basically bad mouth his old team so he can determine where he plays. That is not how the NBA is designed and Nic should be embarrassed of himself.

    And is Chris Haynes Batum's media person or the Blazers. Telling Blazer folks we don't own Batum is insulting as a Blazer fan. We get that Chris, do you understand what a restricted free agent means . . . oops I guess the Blazer do have the choice of owning him.
     
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    Chris Haynes clearly has an agenda here. Embarrassing journalism. Can someone drop him a line to what exactly RESTRICTED free-agency is? It's been total one-sided on their part.

    CSNW is now on the bottom tier in this city, outside Abby Chin of course.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Jul 8, 2012
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    Unlike Batum, Kevin Love doesn't dream of playing for the Timberwolves.
     
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