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Saw that earlier on ESPN. Seems like an odd, off hand mention. Still, with him eligible to sign an extension, it'd be nice to make a move like that before any sort of lockout or anything, instead of waiting and thinking or hoping. Still not sure why they'd deal him to us, and what they'd replace him with. I know their GM liked Batum before, and kept trying to get him included in the Carmelo deal, supposedly.
 
Nene would be a nice fit here, imho. Not sure what it means for Camby or Oden. More so Oden than Camby.

If they can get him without losing Oden, it'd be a coup. Since it's unlikely they could get him without giving up a large contract in return, I'm not sure why I said that.
 
julius said:
Nene would be a nice fit here, imho. Not sure what it means for Camby or Oden. More so Oden than Camby.

If they can get him without losing Oden, it'd be a coup. Since it's unlikely they could get him without giving up a large contract in return, I'm not sure why I said that.
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Camby and Batum for Nene. But not sure why they do that. Nene for batum doesn't make any sense for them, really, and replacing Nene with one year of Camby doesn't help either.
 
I would love to have Nene. Dude is a stud, especially on the defensive end. But....I dont think the Nuggets are trading him to a division rival if at all.
 
They LOVE Batum, so if it's Batum and Camby for Nene.... I don't know. It's something to think about for sure though.
 
Hmm, a sign that they aren't too confident that they'll be able to retain Oden on a long-term deal?
 
I love Nene. Probably the only Nug I really like. Don't know how it would work though. Seriously, I doubt Nugs do anything for us directly.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Hmm, a sign that they aren't too confident that they'll be able to retain Oden on a long-term deal?
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You say this because an article speculated that Portland might be interested? Thats a bit of a leap you made.
 
Nene would be the perfect backup to Aldridge and Oden and this would keep Crash at SF.
 
If they can get Nene, I don't give a damn if they keep Oden or not.
 
How many times will Batum's name come up in trade senario's this summer on this board?

I think almost every trade discussion on this board will involve Batum . . . and I think Blazers are open to very few trades involving Batum.
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
How many times will Batum's name come up in trade senario's this summer on this board?

I think almost every trade discussion on this board will involve Batum . . . and I think Blazers are open to very few trades involving Batum.
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Very easy... Batum has the highest value per contract dollar. Basically, he is worth more than his contract is; therefor many teams would jump on him and even possibly take on a lessor valued contract in the deal.

It has nothing to do with people having some sort of "dislike" for Batum. I love him! BUT... I think Wallace will be a natural starting 3 for the Blazers; which doesn't leave a lot of room for Batum. He's a starter and needs to be on a team as one.
 
Nene is 28, can defend both Big spots well & just posted a 20.4 PER. His contract is up after next season and with the state of their team it's understandable that they might want to cash in their mature chips for younger talent to compete down the road. While he'd be a wonderful fit beside Aldridge, I'm sure that interest in adding him would be very high around the league. Others have pointed out the obvious, why in the world would they trade him to a division rival for what the Blazers have to offer?

STOMP
 
It would be a dunk fest with Nene here.

Batum+Camby for Nene

Or...

Batum+Dre+Camby for Nene and Felton

Or...

Wallace for Nene

Nene would be insanely good here and I hope they push hard for him.
 
MickZagger said:
Nene shouldn't be a backup.
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Just a designation but not necessarily with meaning. A three-bigs rotation could get all three of them 30+ minutes. If Oden suffers any foul trouble or injury time missed, the minutes for Nene (and obviously Aldridge) go up.
 
B-Roy said:
It would be a dunk fest with Nene here.

Batum+Camby for Nene

Or...

Batum+Dre+Camby for Nene and Felton

Or...

Wallace for Nene

Nene would be insanely good here and I hope they push hard for him.
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Too funny though if the later was made. Basically Denver would get their two starters Miller and Camby of 6 years ago. Not saying it isn't a bad deal. Hell I would do it in a heartbeart; but it would be totally ironic!
 
julius said:
And BETTER 3's to boot.
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Your high as fuck if you think Gallinari and Chandler are better then batum.. No Gm in the league would trade Batum for either of them, you still pissed about Batums playoff performance, what has he done for you lately? Nick has a much better body of work in the NBA then either of those scrubs.
 
mercykersey said:
Your high as fuck if you think Gallinari and Chandler are better then batum.. No Gm in the league would trade Batum for either of them, you still pissed about Batums playoff performance, what has he done for you lately? Nick has a much better body of work in the NBA then either of those scrubs.
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I hope you're being sarcastic...
 
mercykersey said:
You would trade Batum for Gallinari or chandler?
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To assert that Nic has a much better body of work than either of these "scrubs" is insulting. I could see an argument putting Nic over any of them (Just like I can see one for the other two), but I sure as hell can't see how either Gallinari or Chandler are so much worse than Batum.

http://bkref.com/tiny/a2fcV

They look pretty damn similar to me.
 
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B-Roy said:
To assert that Nic has a much better body of work than either of these "scrubs" is insulting. I could see an argument putting Nic over any of them (Just like I can see one for the other two), but I sure as hell can't see how either Gallinari or Chandler are so much worse than Batum.

http://bkref.com/tiny/a2fcV

They look pretty damn similar to me.
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You really think Gallinari and Chandler are better then Batum,or are you just looking at there stats? Nick is a better defender,longer,younger,more athletic, and so unselfish to the point that he hasnt fully developed, similar to Lamarcus.. Thats the way i see it. Im pretty sure our GM would not trade batum for either or both. Batum is a special player, why do you think every team in the NBA wants him..

:cheers:
 
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