Nicolas Batum Player Rumors
All the Player Rumors about Nicolas Batum.
Wolves Officially Sign Batum To Offer Sheet
2012/07/wolves-officially-sign-batum-to-offer-sheet.htmlThe Blazers have officially received the offer sheet from Minnesota for restricted free agent Nicolas Batum, tweets Jason Quick of…… The NBA office confirmed that Webster cleared waivers today, according to a tweet from SI's Sam Amick, paving the way for the Batum offer.
Odds & Ends: T-Wolves, Griffin, Nuggets, Hollins
2012/07/odds-ends-irving-trail-blazers-mcgee-smith.htmlChris Haynes from CSNNW.com has confirmed that the Timberwolves offered Derrick Williams and two first round picks in exchange for Nicolas Batum earlier this summer. … Batum has signed an offer sheet that was given to him by Minnesota, but Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey has…
Free Agent Rumors: Timberwolves, Rush, Mills
2012/07/free-agent-rumors-weems-nets-clippers.htmlAs clubs continue to jockey to sign the remaining available players, we'll track many of today's free agent rumors right here: Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune lists who the Timberwolves will target with nearly $14MM in cap space if they lose out on Nicolas Batum, specifically highlighting Courtney Lee, Jordan Hill, and Greg Stiemsma.
Blazers Notes: Cap Room, Batum, Sampson
2012/07/blazers-notes-cap-room-batum-sampson.htmlEarlier today, the Trail Blazers announced that they have officially matched the Timberwolves' offer for forward Nicolas Batum… The GM also acknowledged that the club did its due diligence and talked sign-and-trade with Minnesota before opting to retain Batum.
Free Agent Rumors: O’Neal, Bulls, Wallace
2012/07/free-agent-rumors-pietrus-darko-batum.htmlA big-name free agent came off the market yesterday when the Trail Blazers matched Nicolas Batum's offer sheet. … As Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld writes, Blazers GM Neil Olshey stressed that reports suggesting Batum didn't want to return to Portland were orchestrated by the Timberwolves and Batum's agent.
Blazers Match Offer Sheet For Nicolas Batum
2012/07/blazers-preparing-to-match-batum-offer-sheet.htmlMONDAY, 3:07pm: Although there were a few doubts about whether the Trail Blazers would match the Timberwolves' lucrative $46.5MM offer sheet for Nicolas Batum, Portland appears to be ready to do just that. … FRIDAY, 12:08pm: The Blazers have now officially announced the Batum signing (Twitter link).
Blazers Rumors: Aldridge, Batum, Hibbert, Canales
2012/07/blazers-rumors-aldridge-batum-hibbert-canales.htmlIt was a busy day for the Blazers, who officially welcomed Nicolas Batum back after matching his offer sheet from the Timberwolves. … There's plenty more going on in the Rose City, and we've got it here: Batum addressed some of the comments he and others made during his contentious restricted free agency.
Blazers Notes: Lillard, Claver, Freeland, Batum
2012/09/blazers-notes-lillard-claver-freeland-batum.htmlVictor Claver and Joel Freeland should bring a team-first mentality to the Blazers, according to Olshey, who notes that Nicolas Batum is excited about the club's style of play getting some "international flavor." Olshey on Batum's new contract leading to increased expectations: "I think Nic's going to embrace it.
Glen Taylor Talks Kirilenko, Roy, Beasley, Batum
2012/10/glen-taylor-talks-kirilenko-roy-beasley-batum.htmlBut if these things were taken care of and I had to deal with it, I can deal with a kid like him because he is more of an introvert, he’s not a nasty kid.’" On the team's recruitment of Nicolas Batum: "Batum recruited us about as much as we recruited him. … I like being on the court with players who share the ball.’ There were three teams he was interested in — New Orleans and Toronto were the other ones — but he said they weren’t as far along as we were and that we were his preference right now." On what the Wolves offered Portland for Batum in a sign-and-trade: "It never ended up being that we offered [Derrick] Williams.
Northwest Rumors: Blazers, Lawson, Miller, Batum
2012/10/northwest-rumors-blazers-lawson-miller-batum.htmlNicolas Batum told Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune he signed his offer sheet with Minnesota this summer knowing he'd be pleased to wind…
Western Notes: Blazers, West, Sacre, Iguodala
2012/10/western-notes-blazers-west-sacre-iguodala.htmlAccording to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com, Trail Blazers GM Neil Olshey is hoping Nicolas Batum can increase his scoring this season like Eric Gordon did in his third year, when his PPG jumped from 16.9 to 22.3. … If Batum can take that sort of step forward, Olshey says he has reason to be optimistic about the Blazers' future.
Odds & Ends: Batum, Turner, Mavericks, Deng
2012/10/odds-ends-batum-turner-mavericks-deng.htmlThis offseason the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers were in the news about acquiring Nicolas Batum, but it appears the Cavaliers…
Cavaliers Offered Batum $52MM
2012/10/cavaliers-offered-batum-52mm.htmlAccording to a new report by the Oregonian's Joe Freeman, the Cleveland Cavaliers made Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum an offer of four years and $52MM when he was a restricted free agent this summer. … That offer is significantly higher than the offer sheet Batum signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, worth $46MM over four years.
Western Notes: Petrie, D’Antoni, Collison, Batum
2012/11/western-notes-petrie-dantoni-collison-batum.htmlChris Haynes of CSNNW.com details how Nicolas Batum's offseason trip to Cameroon gave him a new-found perspective on life during his free agent negotiations.
Northwest Notes: Wolves Injuries, Blazers, Williams
2012/11/northwest-notes-wolves-injuries-blazers-williams.htmlFreeman also notes that so far, Nicolas Batum is living up to the four-year, $44MM contract he signed this summer.
Odds & Ends: Lin, D-League, Ilyasova, Batum
2012/11/odds-ends-lin-d-league-ilyasova-batum.htmlAnother player that signed a lucrative long-term contract in July, Nicolas Batum is living up to his new deal so far, and tells Joe Freeman of the Oregonian that he wants to keep that up. … We’re going to see the old Nicolas Batum soon,'" Batum said.
Timberwolves Rumors: Williams, Finley, Roy
2012/11/timberwolves-rumors-williams-finley-roy.htmlIn the meantime, here are a few rumblings out of Minnesota: Derrick Williams tells Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune (Twitter link) that he was preparing to become a Trail Blazer this summer when rumors involving a Nicolas Batum sign-and-trade were swirling.
Odds & Ends: Gasol, Billups, Batum, Heat, Cavs
2012/11/odds-ends-gasol-billups-batum-heat-cavs.htmlWolves coach Rick Adelman explained the team's admiration of Nicolas Batum that led them to sign him to an offer sheet that was eventually matched by the Blazers, as Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune documents.
Neil Olshey On Trades, Lillard, Batum, Stotts
2012/12/neil-olshey-on.htmlAnd there were going to be some bumps in the road, but once we lived through them, he was a franchise-caliber point guard." On the decision to match the Wolves' offer sheet for Nicolas Batum: "Well look, he's a dynamic wing player. … On whether the team will make moves to try to salvage this season: "We need to see what we have, we need to develop our assets, we need to continue to groom Wes Matthews and Nic Batum and LaMarcus Aldridge and get them to get to the next level, but look, next summer we're going to have $13MM in cap room, we're going to have a first (round pick), three seconds, we have an aggressive owner who's willing to spend whatever it takes to win.
Odds & Ends: Batum, Gallinari, Kabongo, Lee
2012/12/odds-ends-batum-gallinari-kabongo-lee.htmlJason Quick of the Oregonian looks at the friendly rivalry between the Trail Blazers' Nicolas Batum and the Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari that has stemmed from their days as young Euroleague stars hoping to make it into the NBA. … Most notably, Quick mentions that Batum's salary negotiations this past summer were influenced by the type of deals that Gallinari, Marvin Williams, and Arron Afflalo had received with their respective teams.
Blazers Rumors: Aldridge, Matthews, Hickson
2012/12/blazers-rumors-aldridge-matthews-hickson.htmlOlshey has identified a handful of core players in Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Damian Lillard, and Wesley Matthews, and it would be a huge surprise if any of those guys were moved.
Odds & Ends: Robinson, Raptors, Batum
2013/01/odds-ends-robinson-raptors-batum.htmlTrail Blazers coach Terry Stotts tells Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today that it's not fair to expect Nicolas Batum to drastically improve his game overnight just because he signed a lucrative new contract. … However, as Zillgitt writes, Batum has been living up to the deal so far.
Odds & Ends: Guaranteed Contracts, Nowitzki, Lakers
2013/01/odds-ends-19.htmlAfter last night's win at the Target Center, Trail Blazers swingman Nicolas Batum admitted that he drew some motivation from wanting to prove to the Timberwolves and their fans that he was worth the offer sheet that Minnesota presented to him last summer (Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com reports).
Aldridge On Hawks, Smith, Batum, LeBron
2013/01/aldridge-on-hawks-smith-batum-lebron.htmlNicolas Batum's says that his lucrative new deal hasn't put pressure on him and has instead left him feeling liberated.
Northwest Rumors: Carroll, Olshey, Pekovic
2013/02/northwest-rumors-olshey-pekovic-nuggets.htmlOlshey said he coveted Nicolas Batum when he held the Clippers GM job, and revealed that owner Paul Allen never wavered in his commitment to match the offer sheet Batum signed with the Timberwolves this summer.