Northwest Notes: Leonard, Batum, Hood
2015/04/northwest-notes-leonard.htmlNicolas Batum is still friendly with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, but while Batum sometimes thinks about what might have been if the Blazers hadn't matched the offer sheet he signed with Minnesota in 2012, he tells Freeman, who writes in a separate piece, that he's "very happy" in Portland.
2015/16 Salary Commitments: Trail Blazers
2015/04/201516-commitments-blazers.htmlNicolas Batum — $12,235,750…
Northwest Notes: Aldridge, Thunder, Lopez
2015/02/northwest-aldridge-thunder.htmlThe Blazers would like to add a small forward, given Nicolas Batum's inconsistency this season, as Marc J.
Trade Candidate: Deron Williams
2015/02/candidate-deron-williams.htmlWilliams, teammate Brook Lopez, who's now also a trade candidate, Eric Gordon, Roy Hibbert, Nicolas Batum and JaVale McGee came away with the six most lucrative contracts that summer, as our free agent tracker shows.
Northwest Notes: Blazers, Wolves, Nuggets
2015/01/northwest-blazers-nuggets.html"With me not being out there and not having [Nicolas Batum] definitely hurts us even more.
Foreign-Born NBA Player Salaries By Country
2015/01/foreign-salaries-country.htmlNicolas Batum (Trail Blazers) $11,765,500…
2015/16 Salary Rankings: Small Forwards
2015/01/201516-rankings-forwards.htmlNicolas Batum (Blazers) $12,235,750…
And-Ones: Knicks, Batum, Cauley-Stein, ‘Melo
2014/12/knicks-cauley-stein.htmlNicolas Batum has pondered what it would be like to play for the Spurs, but he doesn't see much need to leave the Blazers when he hits free agency after next season, as he tells Shams Charania of RealGM.
2014/15 Salary Rankings: Small Forwards
2014/12/201415-rankings-forwards.htmlNicolas Batum (Blazers) $11,765,500…
Offseason In Review: Portland Trail Blazers
2014/11/offseason-review-portland-blazers.htmlDamian Lillard, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez were the fifth-best five-man group in the league last season in terms of per-possession point differential among those that played at least 500 minutes together, according to NBA.com.
Teams With The Most Roster Stability
2014/11/teams-roster-stability.htmlTrail Blazers (13): LaMarcus Aldridge, Will Barton, Nicolas Batum, Victor Claver, Allen Crabbe, Joel Freeland, Meyers Leonard, Damian Lillard, Robin Lopez, Wesley Matthews, C.J.
Offseason Outlook: Portland Trail Blazers
2014/05/offseason-outlook-portland.htmlNicolas Batum flirted with the Timberwolves in 2012, but that was when David Kahn was the GM in Minnesota, and new front office chief Flip Saunders might not be as high on the long-armed small forward.
Western Notes: Stotts, Blazers, Kings
2014/05/western-stotts-blazers.htmlThe Portland franchise, plagued with draft misfortunes and teams of promise that seem to always sink back to mediocrity, is reveling in actual playoff success behind Lillard, who Nicolas Batum deemed the city's next Brandon Roy, per a tweet from Jason Quick of The Oregonian.
Odds & Ends: Suns, Bobcats, Pietrus
2014/02/suns-bobcats-pietrus.htmlA recent conversation with Nicolas Batum sold Mickael Pietrus on the idea of joining the Blazers, but Portland, with a full 15-man roster, declined the free agent swingman's pitch to join the team, according to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com.
Odds & Ends: Nets, Aldridge, Heat, Bogut
2014/01/aldridge-heat-bogut.htmlThe Blazers are having fun playing together and Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com (on Twitter) hears LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, and Damian Lillard have discussed their plans to play together long-term.
Odds & Ends: Tanking, DeRozan, Vucevic
2013/11/tanking-derozan-vucevic.htmlLooking back at how his tenure as the Trail Blazers' head coach came to an end, Pacers assistant Nate McMillan tells Joe Freeman of the Oregonian that his one regret was trying to fit Gerald Wallace into the starting lineup (to keep the veteran from becoming disgruntled) despite Nicolas Batum needing the development.
Western Notes: Wolves, Thunder, Mavs, Kings
2013/11/western-wolves-thunder.htmlCurrent Pacers assistant Nate McMillan spoke extensively to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com about his time as head coach of the Trail Blazers, including his regrets about how he handled Nicolas Batum.
Offseason In Review: Portland Trail Blazers
2013/11/offseason-portland-blazers.htmlThe Blazers gave up 1.8 more points per 100 possessions than they scored with Lillard, Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum and J.J.
Spurs Lead West With Twelve Returnees
2013/10/spurs-twelve-returnees.htmlTrail Blazers (8): LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Wesley Matthews, Damian Lillard, Joel Freeland, Meyers Leonard, Victor Claver, Will Barton…
Odds & Ends: Kidd, Bynum, Bennett
2013/10/kidd-bynum-bennett.htmlTrail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum calls Joel Freeland his “training camp MVP,” while head coach Terry Stotts admits that the 6’11 center has had a good training camp thus far.
Each NBA Team’s Largest Salary Commitment
2013/10/largest-salary-commitment.htmlPortland Trail Blazers: Nicolas Batum, $35,296,500 through 2015/16…