Haynes full of shit (no Nic 4 years, 46.5 Million) (confirmed)

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  1. Natebishop3

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    FIFY
     
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    You know what, the one thing that part of the story said to me was that maybe Nic really did want to play for Minnesota?
     
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    Yea he did, but it was a pipe dream about playing with the old roy and rubio.

    Give him 40 minutes a game at SG, the rock constantly, and the freedom to make mistakes and we could see a whole new Nic. One that is a centerpiece of this team that lives up to his contract. Batum gets to be Batman for Blazers , the Wolves would of had him back to being Robin.
     
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    So even your wife uses you for yard-work?
     
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    She knows that's what he is best at
     
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  6. Natebishop3

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    Would it surprise anyone if Khan signed Roy ONLY as a move to get Batum? I think it was widely known that Batum looked up to Roy.
     
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    No. I think he is trying to blackmail the Blazers into this Webster compensation thing
     
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    it's one thing to mess with Bouna Ndaiye. If he reneges on Roy, he pisses off the Wassermann Group, and will never get a premium free agent again.
     
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    Have they not signed him yet?
     
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    Their capspace is tied up with Batum right now, so they can't do anything.
     
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    Can't until we match Batum....If we match
     
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    Wait... if we let Batum walk, that means Kahn wouldnt be able to pay Roy or Shved??? Some one get Kahn a financial planner.
     
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    I think they could get Shved for the exception, but not Roy unless they made another deal
     
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    This entire episode was emotional from the get-go. We're both fucked. Either MIN overpays Batum and we get squat or we overpay Batum and MIN misses out on the free agents they covet. I think the background on the Webster deal really colored the analysis of MIN and made them want to mess with us. In either case, they've succeeded.
     
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    Yeah, it was pretty clear from the beginning that this was personal between both teams.
     
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    It's a shame too. It seemed that Portland and Minny were decent trading partners. I guess all good things come to an end eventually.
     
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    I suspect if there weren't so many hard feelings, we would have dealt him for Williams and maybe a pick, but it was obvious that Kahn wasn't about to give us a good deal, and we sure as hell weren't going to give them Batum for a bunch of crap or nothing at all.
     
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    Very true. As much as I don't believe Batum is worth 46 mil for 4 years; he is a valuable player in terms of talent. I'm almost thinking we should just match and let the chips fall. Maybe use Batum in a trading secanrio after we match?
     
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    We absolutely HAVE to match the offer for Batum. He might be overpaid, but even that is debatable if you look at what other small forwards around the league are making.
     
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    pretty sure he can't be traded for a while and his consent would be needed
     
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