Raps Sign Bateer!

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    Raptors Sign Bateer

    (July 17, 2003) -- The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have signed free-agent centre Mengke Bateer (MENK ba-TUR). Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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    ?Bateer is an established international player who hasn?t had an opportunity to prove himself at the NBA level,? said Senior Vice-President and General Manager Glen Grunwald. ?We feel he can provide our team with needed size and strength in the middle.?

    Mengke, 6-foot-11, 290 pounds, is the second player from China to play in the NBA, following his teammate on the Chinese National Team, Wang Zhizhi. He has split his two seasons in the NBA between Denver and San Antonio, appearing in 39 contests with an average of 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds.

    Mengke joined the Chinese National Team in 1993 as an 18-year-old. He was China?s starting centre in both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Prior to joining the NBA in February 2002 as a free agent with the Nuggets, Mengke averaged 22.0 points and 12.8 rebounds in 21 games with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association.
     
    Kid Canada, Jul 18, 2003
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    Good news! Chinese players!!

    He should provide bench time and be a big help when it comes to big men like Yao
     
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    Eeew! I hate Bateer! I dont tihnk he's good at all!
     
    vinsanity03, Jul 19, 2003
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    When they signed Moiso it was good...but Bateer?
     
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    Bateer is a cheap center. But can he even speak english
     
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    bateer sucks.
     
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    He actually played really good in the olympics.
     
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    Look on the bright side..at least your GM is trying to improve the team...he will only be a bench player....
     
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    With out Bateer who would guard the Big Centers Other than A.D the rest of them would get killed hes one of the biggest raptor ever.
     
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    i dont know if its a good thing they signed him or a bad thing...i have never even heard of this guy but i guess we'll see
     
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    Its not like we spent alot of money on him. The contract is like 650,00.
     
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