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Nicolas Batum Signs Timberwolves’ Offer Sheet

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FRIDAY 6:15pm: After waiving Martell Webster and trading Brad Miller earlier today, the Timberwolves will not be able to submit their offer sheet to Nicolas Batum until Sunday, writes Jaynes.

Week In Review: 7/9/12 – 7/15/12

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Nicolas Batum has signed an offer sheet offered by the Timberwolves.

Wolves Officially Sign Batum To Offer Sheet

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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.

Free Agent Rumors: Rush, McGee, Flynn, Landry

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Hoops Rumors' list of 2012 restricted free agents has fewer than a dozen names left on it, and a couple more (Jeremy Lin, Nicolas Batum) are set to come off the board as soon as we get resolution on their respective offer sheets.

Odds & Ends: T-Wolves, Griffin, Nuggets, Hollins

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Chris 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.

Grizzlies, Timberwolves Discussing Trade

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Tillery speculates that the T-Wolves are waiting for resolution on Nicolas Batum's offer sheet before making any other moves official.

Timberwolves Eyeing Lee, Stiemsma

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If the Timberwolves' $46.5MM offer sheet to Nicolas Batum is matched by Portland, the T-Wolves are expected to shift their focus to other free agents, including Courtney Lee and Greg Stiemsma, according to A.

Free Agent Rumors: Timberwolves, Rush, Mills

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As 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.

Latest On Courtney Lee

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If the Timberwolves' offer sheet to Nicolas Batum is matched by Portland, as expected, both Minnesota and Phoenix will have plenty of cap space to use on Lee.

Top Remaining Free Agents By PER

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White (12.4) Center:* JaVale McGee (19.9)* Robin Lopez (15.2)* Greg Stiemsma (13.6)Nazr Mohammed (11.0)Ben Wallace (10.7) Stray observations: Nicolas Batum and Omer Asik have either signed or agreed to sign offer sheets, so they weren't included here.

Southwest Notes: Lin, Mavericks, Grizzlies

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I imagine the Timberwolves are still waiting for resolution on Nicolas Batum's offer sheet.

Trail Blazers To Sign Ronnie Price

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After they matched the Timberwolves' offer sheet for Nicolas Batum, I don't believe the Blazers have any leftover cap space, so the team figures to sign Price using either the room exception or the minimum salary exception.

Blazers Notes: Cap Room, Batum, Sampson

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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

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A big-name free agent came off the market yesterday when the Trail Blazers matched Nicolas Batum's offer sheet.

Blazers Match Offer Sheet For Nicolas Batum

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FRIDAY, 12:08pm: The Blazers have now officially announced the Batum signing (Twitter link).

Blazers Rumors: Aldridge, Batum, Hibbert, Canales

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It was a busy day for the Blazers, who officially welcomed Nicolas Batum back after matching his offer sheet from the Timberwolves.

Celtics Likely To Withdraw Offer To Stiemsma

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Stiemsma and agent Mike Naiditch have expressed a willingness to be patient while the Wolves work on other priorities, but with Nicolas Batum, Courtney Lee and Jordan Hill eluding the team's grasp, it appears Stiemsma is finally the priority atop Wolves GM David Kahn's desk.

Hoops Links: Lee, Nets, Vazquez, Lin

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A Wolf Among Wolves reflects on Nicolas Batum's flirtation with Minnesota through music.

Week In Review: 7/16/12 – 7/22/12

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The Trail Blazers officially matched Minnesota's offer sheet for Nicolas Batum.

CSKA Moscow Announces Shved’s Departure

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Terms of his contract aren't yet known, but the Wolves regained a good deal of cap space when Nicolas Batum's offer sheet was matched by the Trail Blazers, so there's room for Shved to receive a decent salary, even as the club finalizes deals with Brandon Roy and Greg Stiemsma.

Largest Free Agent Contracts Of 2012

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Here's the complete list: Deron Williams (Nets): Five years, $98.77MM Brook Lopez (Nets): Four years, $60.83MM Eric Gordon (Hornets): Four years, $58.37MM Roy Hibbert (Pacers): Four years, $58.37MM Nicolas Batum (Trail Blazers): Four years, $45MM JaVale McGee (Nuggets): Four years, $44MM Gerald Wallace (Nets): Four years, $40MM Ersan Ilyasova (Bucks): Five years, $40MM George Hill (Pacers): Four years, $40MM Jeff Green (Celtics): Four years, $36MM Kevin Garnett (Celtics): Three years, $34MM Ryan Anderson (Hornets): Four years, $34MM Jason Thompson (Kings): Five years, $30.19MM Tim Duncan (Spurs): Three years, $30MM Goran Dragic (Suns): Four years, $30MM Note: Blake Griffin signed a five-year extension with the Clippers that would rank second on this list, but since he wasn't a free agent, he isn't included.

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