Free-agent forward Nicolas Batum has apparently become the latest sign of a growing feud between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
ESPN's Ric Bucher recently shed light on the depth of this feud and the recent struggles over Batum's services.
Bucher reports from league sources that Minnesota is ready to offer Batum four years and $46.4 million offer on Sunday. This is not a shocking development as their interest in the 23-year-old has not been much of a secret.
In fact, according to Bucher, the Timberwolves have been working the phones hard to try and trade for Batum, a native of France. He reports they have offered as many as three first-round picks and have also dangled last year's No. 2 overall selection Derrick Williams.
This is where this deal starts to get really interesting, though. The Blazers are not budging on the trade, but Bucher indicates that sources say the contract the Wolves are preparing to offer is "vastly more" than what Portland feels their forward is worth.
If that's the case, it would certainly seem like the Blazers would be eager to net some re ...
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Timberwolves and Trail Blazers Reportedly Battling for Nicolas Batum
July 14th, 2012 by Richard Langford Leave a reply »
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