The Gamble, Nicolas Batum

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    Trail Blazers preview
    Jason Quick and Joe Freeman profile five of the Trail Blazers' building blocks for the future.
    Saturday: The Example, Wesley Matthews
    Sunday: The Gamble, Nicolas Batum
    Monday: The Centerpiece, LaMarcus Aldridge
    Tuesday: The Hope, Meyers Leonard
    Wednesday: The Promise, Damian Lillard
     
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    Cleveland offered him $52 mil? Jesus. Kind of hard to believe he left $8 million bucks on the table. I'd have taken it, knowing Cleveland would instantly regret it and probably wind up trading him in a few years.
     
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    Like I said before Nic is one of the only SF that can guard PG such as Derrick Rose, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook among others and do it well. That's a very valuable asset to have in the playoffs.
     
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    Great Article
     
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    After seeing the Harden contract, it makes me feel a lot better about the Batum's deal.
     
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    The difference is Harden is actually a legit "big 3" type of player...Batum is not.....
     
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    YTBD, hence "The Gamble."
     
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