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Odds & Ends: Batum, Turner, Mavericks, Deng

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This offseason the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers were in the news about acquiring Nicolas Batum, but it appears the Cavaliers…

Cavaliers Offered Batum $52MM

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According 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.

Blazers Have No Plans To Trade LaMarcus Aldridge

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At age 27, Aldridge represents the veteran presence on a roster whose core pieces include Nicolas Batum (23), Wesley Matthews (26), Damian Lillard (22), and Meyers Leonard (20).

Week In Review: 10/22/12 – 10/28/12

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The Cavaliers reportedly offered Nicolas Batum a $52MM deal in restricted free agency this summer before Batum signed the Timberwolves' offer sheet.

Offseason In Review: Portland Trail Blazers

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Signings Nicolas Batum: Four years, $46.12MM.

Early Returns On Big Free Agent Contracts

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Nicolas Batum, Trail Blazers (Four years, $46.12MM): My pick for 2012/13's Most Improved Player, Batum is making me, and the Blazers, look good through eight games.

Players Who Can Veto Trades

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No-trade clauses Kobe Bryant, Lakers Tim Duncan, Spurs Kevin Garnett, Celtics Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks Players whose offer sheets were matched Nicolas Batum, Blazers Eric Gordon, Hornets Players accepting qualifying offers Ivan Johnson, Hawks (early Bird) Devin Ebanks, Lakers Darius Morris, Lakers (early Bird) Luke Harangody, Cavs Players re-signing for one year Chris Wilcox, Celtics (early Bird) Keith Bogans, Nets (early Bird) Terrel Harris, Heat (early Bird) J.J.

Western Rumors: Dwight, Morris, Lakers, Blazers

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Facing the stress of an impending tug-of-war in restricted free agency over the summer, Nicolas Batum gained perspective from a visit to his ancestral home country of Cameroon last spring, as he told Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com.

Western Notes: Petrie, D’Antoni, Collison, Batum

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Chris 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

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Freeman also notes that so far, Nicolas Batum is living up to the four-year, $44MM contract he signed this summer.

Offseason In Review: Cleveland Cavaliers

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One report suggested that the team made a $52MM offer to Nicolas Batum, which he turned down in favor of a lesser offer.

Odds & Ends: Lin, D-League, Ilyasova, Batum

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Another 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.

Timberwolves Rumors: Williams, Finley, Roy

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In 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

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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).

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