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Odds & Ends: Gasol, Billups, Batum, Heat, Cavs

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Wolves 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

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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.

Ingram On Love, Derrick Williams, Mayo

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Ingram lists Nicolas Batum and O.J.

Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15th

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Spears of Yahoo! Sports (Twitter links) and the ESPN.com Trade Machine, here's a list of players who will become eligible to be traded January 15th: Darrell Arthur, Grizzlies Nicolas Batum, Blazers Brandon Bass, Celtics Chauncey Billups, Clippers Jeremy Evans, Jazz Eric Gordon, Hornets Danny Green, Spurs Jeff Green, Celtics Roy Hibbert, Pacers George Hill, Pacers Jordan Hill, Lakers Kris Humphries, Nets Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks Brook Lopez, Nets JaVale McGee, Nuggets Brandon Rush, Warriors Marreese Speights, Grizzlies Jason Thompson, Kings Here's a list of training camp invitees and early season signees who'll be eligible to be traded later on this season, along with the earliest date they can be included in trades.

Odds & Ends: Batum, Gallinari, Kabongo, Lee

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Jason 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.

Blazers Rumors: Aldridge, Matthews, Hickson

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Olshey 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: Crawford, Smith, Knicks, Miller

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Blazers veterans Sasha Pavlovic, Ronnie Price, and Jared Jeffries have been good soldiers in taking a backseat to Damian Lillard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Hickson, and Nicolas Batum, writes Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com.

Odds & Ends: Robinson, Raptors, Batum

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Trail 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.

Odds & Ends: Guaranteed Contracts, Nowitzki, Lakers

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After 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).

Northwest Notes: Trail Blazers, Porter, Hickson

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The Portland Tribune's Kerry Eggers makes the case that Trail Blazers players LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum should both make the Western…

Odds & Ends: LeBron, Miles, Harrington

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In another article regarding the Timberwolves' newly signed wing player Mickael Gelabale, Richardson writes that the Frenchman garnered recommendations from fellow Olympic teammates Tony Parker, Nicolas Batum, and Ronny Turiaf.

Aldridge On Hawks, Smith, Batum, LeBron

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Nicolas Batum's says that his lucrative new deal hasn't put pressure on him and has instead left him feeling liberated.

2012 Trade Deadline: One Year Later

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The trade might not have hurt Brooklyn as much in the short term as it's helped the Blazers, who wound up with a quality point guard on a rookie contract and opened up the small forward spot for Nicolas Batum, who's having his best season.

Brandon Jennings To Hire Jeff Schwartz As Agent

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Last summer, we saw players like Eric Gordon and Nicolas Batum express a desire to switch teams, only to have their offer sheets matched by the Hornets and Trail Blazers, respectively.

Northwest Rumors: Carroll, Olshey, Pekovic

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Olshey 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.

Brandon Jennings Frustrated With Bucks?

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Last summer, we saw restricted free agents like Nicolas Batum and Eric Gordon express some desire to leave their respective teams, but their offer sheets were ultimately matched by the Trail Blazers and Hornets.

Northwest Links: Hayward, Batum, Wolves, Smith

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Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star Tribune talks to Nicolas Batum about his free agency and near-signing with the Timberwolves this past offseason.

Colleges That Produce Highly Paid NBA Players

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No college Kobe Bryant ($27,849,149) Dirk Nowitzki ($20,907,128) Amare Stoudemire ($19,948,799) Dwight Howard ($19,536,360) Pau Gasol ($19,000,000) LeBron James ($17,545,000) Andrew Bynum ($16,889,000) Al Jefferson ($15,000,000) Manu Ginobili ($14,107,492) Marc Gasol ($13,891,359) Tyson Chandler ($13,604,188) Josh Smith ($13,200,000) Nene Hilario ($13,000,000) Tony Parker ($12,500,000) Hedo Turkoglu ($11,815,850) Kevin Garnett ($11,566,265) Jose Calderon ($11,046,591) Monta Ellis ($11,000,000) Nicolas Batum ($10,825,000) Andrea Bargnani ($10,000,000) Connecticut Rudy Gay ($16,460,538) Emeka Okafor ($13,490,000) Ben Gordon ($12,400,000) Duke Carlos Boozer ($15,000,000) Luol Deng ($13,305,000) Corey Maggette ($10,924,138) Florida David Lee ($12,744,000) Al Horford ($12,000,000) Joakim Noah ($11,300,000) Arizona Andre Iguodala ($14,968,250) Richard Jefferson ($10,164,000) Texas Kevin Durant ($16,669,630) LaMarcus Aldridge ($13,500,000) UCLA Kevin Love ($13,668,750) Russell Westbrook ($13,668,750) Arkansas Joe Johnson ($19,752,645) Butler County Community College Stephen Jackson ($10,059,750) Georgetown Roy Hibbert ($13,668,750) Georgia Tech Chris Bosh ($17,545,000) Illinois Deron Williams ($17,177,795) Indiana Eric Gordon ($13,668,750) Kansas Paul Pierce ($16,790,345) Kentucky Rajon Rondo ($11,000,000) Marquette Dwyane Wade ($17,182,000) Memphis Derrick Rose ($16,402,552) Michigan State Zach Randolph ($16,500,000) Minnesota Kris Humphries ($12,000,000) Nevada JaVale McGee ($10,000,000) New Mexico Danny Granger ($13,058,606) Stanford Brook Lopez ($13,668,750) Syracuse Carmelo Anthony ($20,463,024) Texas A&M DeAndre Jordan ($10,532,977) Utah Andrew Bogut ($13,000,000) Wake Forest Chris Paul ($17,779,458) Western Carolina Kevin Martin ($12,439,675) Xavier David West ($10,000,000) HoopsWorld and ShamSports were used in the creation of this post.

Northwest Rumors: Roy, Gelabale, Johnson

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They were at opposite ends of a tug-of-war over restricted free agent Nicolas Batum last summer, around the same time former Blazers star Brandon Roy came out of retirement to sign with the Wolves, a move that cost Portland owner Paul Allen $17MM in insurance money.

Players With Most Guaranteed Long-Term Salary

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Here are the players with the most guaranteed money remaining on their contracts beyond this season: Blake Griffin, Clippers: $94,314,376** (five years)Deron Williams, Nets: $81,594,530 (four years)Derrick Rose, Bulls: $77,911,876 (four years)James Harden, Rockets: $69,710,623** (five years)Joe Johnson, Nets: $69,542,371 (three years)Russell Westbrook, Thunder; $64,926,560 (four years)LeBron James, Heat: $61,770,000 (three years)Chris Bosh, Heat: $61,770,000 (three years)Dwyane Wade, Heat: $60,492,000 (three years)Kevin Durant, Thunder: $56,986,873 (three years)Serge Ibaka, Thunder: $49,000,000 (four years)Ty Lawson, Nuggets: $48,000,000 (four years)Brook Lopez, Nets: $47,157,188 (three years)Kevin Love, Timberwolves: $47,157,186 (three years)Carmelo Anthony, Knicks: $46,759,398 (two years)Amare Stoudemire, Knicks: $45,090,881 (two years)Roy Hibbert, Pacers: $44,696,813 (three years)Eric Gordon, Hornets: $44,696,813 (three years)David Lee, Warriors: $44,383,680 (three years)Stephen Curry, Warriors: $44,000,000 (four years)Jrue Holiday, 76ers: $41,000,004 (four years)Nene, Wizards: $39,000,000 (three years)DeMar DeRozan, Raptors; $38,000,000 (four years)Rudy Gay, Raptors: $37,206,256 (two years)Joakim Noah, Bulls: $36,700,000 (three years)Al Horford, Hawks: $36,000,000 (three years)Nicolas Batum, Trail Blazers: $35,296,500 (three years)Zach Randolph, Grizzlies: $34,300,000 (two years)JaVale McGee, Nuggets: $34,000,000 (three years)Taj Gibson, Bulls: $33,000,000 (four years)Danilo Gallinari, Nuggets: $32,561,000 (three years)Carlos Boozer, Bulls: $32,100,000 (two years)George Hill, Pacers: $32,000,000 (four years)Marc Gasol, Grizzlies: $30,690,211 (two years)Kobe Bryant, Lakers: $30,453,805 (one year)LaMarcus Aldridge, Trail Blazers: $30,384,000 (two years)Gerald Wallace, Nets: $30,317,565 (three years) (** Griffin and Harden signed maximum-salary deals, so the exact figures for 2013/14 and beyond aren't known yet; these amounts are based on '12/13's max salaries.) Storytellers Contracts was used in the creation of this post.

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