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Odds & Ends: Gee, Cavs, Suns, Batum, Bobcats

2012/07/odds-ends-gee-cavs-suns-batum-bobcats.html

Rick Adelman was surprised by the lengthy back-and-forth between the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers over Nicolas Batum, as he told Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune.

Timberwolves Sign Andrei Kirilenko

2012/07/timberwolves-close-to-signing-andrei-kirilenko.html

For the Wolves, the move gives them the sort of long-armed forward they missed out on when the Blazers matched the offer sheet to Nicolas Batum.

T-Wolves, Cavs Favorites For Anthony Tolliver

2012/07/t-wolves-cavs-interested-in-anthony-tolliver.html

JULY 18th, 11:53am: Anthony Tolliver has spent the last two seasons in Minnesota, but now his future with the team is up in the air as the Timberwolves wait to see if their offer sheet for Nicolas Batum is matched.

Poll: Which Team Has Had The Best Offseason?

2012/07/poll-which-team-has-had-the-best-offseason.html

The Timberwolves missed out on Nicolas Batum, but added Brandon Roy and Andrei Kirilenko.

Paul Millsap Unlikely To Sign Extension With Jazz

2012/08/jazz-paul-millsap-begin-negotiating-extension.html

Smith identifies Gerald Wallace, Andrei Kirilenko, Nicolas Batum and Ryan Anderson as forwards with comparable skill.

Hoops Links: Howard, Batum, Celtics, Lakers

2012/08/hoops-links-howard-batum-celtics-lakers.html

Blazer's Edge broke down Nicolas Batum's last Olympic outing.

Free Agent Spending By Division: Northwest

2012/08/free-agent-spending-by-division-northwest.html

Using Hoops Rumors' Free Agent Tracker, our look at summer spending out West starts in the Northwest Division, where a pair of rivals spent a chunk of July battling over restricted free agent Nicolas Batum, who ultimately landed the largest contract in the division.

Wizards Interested In Martell Webster

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The ability to save $5MM+ by waiving him made Webster a logical cut as the T-Wolves looked to shed cap space in order to extend an offer sheet to Nicolas Batum and pursue other free agents.

How Restricted Free Agents Fared This Summer

2012/08/how-restricted-free-agents-fared-this-summer.html

Rounding out the top of the list? Restricted free agents Brook Lopez, Roy Hibbert, Eric Gordon, and Nicolas Batum.

Wolves Rumors: Tolliver, Blatche, Okur, Andersen

2012/08/wolves-rumors-tolliver-blatche-okur-andersen.html

Even though Tolliver has been with the Wolves the past two seasons, the team renounced his Early Bird rights earlier in the summer to clear room for Nicolas Batum's offer sheet.

Teams Using Cap Space In 2012/13

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Minnesota Timberwolves: The Timberwolves were very active this summer, attempting to clear every last dollar from their books to make a big offer to Nicolas Batum.

Odds & Ends: Lillard, Leonard, Reggie

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Despite the level of point guard play to be substantially better than what Lillard faced this summer, Golliver also mentions that the Trail Blazers' lottery pick is in a prime position to succeed alongside veterans such as LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum.

How New Front Office Executives Have Fared

2012/09/how-new-front-office-executives-have-fared.html

The Blazers did make a qualifying offer to Nicolas Batum, but still had more trouble retaining him than they had with Hickson, getting in a bitter tug-of-war with the Timberwolves until July 20th, when they finally matched the four-year, $46.122MM offer sheet Batum signed with Minnesota.

Blazers Notes: Lillard, Claver, Freeland, Batum

2012/09/blazers-notes-lillard-claver-freeland-batum.html

Victor 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.

Odds & Ends: Kirilenko, LeBron, Nets, Gordon

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$608MM thanks in part to lucrative deals for Eric Gordon and Nicolas Batum.

Northwest Rumors: Kirilenko, Kahn, Darko, Batum

2012/09/jerry-zgoda-of-the-star-tribune-details-the-reasons-why-some-of-the-timberwolves-free-agent-acquisitions-wound-up-in-minnesot.html

Blazers small forward Nicolas Batum is ready to live up to the four-year, $46.5MM deal he signed over the summer, as he told Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com.

Odds & Ends: Jefferson, Batum, Brand, Nene

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Part of that leap will be an attitude adjustment as Batum often appears to look passive on the floor.

Glen Taylor Talks Kirilenko, Roy, Beasley, Batum

2012/10/glen-taylor-talks-kirilenko-roy-beasley-batum.html

But 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.

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