San Antonio gave Batum a promise ?????

Got this tidbit from Hoops Hype which links to draft express

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm


Multiple teams reached out to us today wondering whether we have gotten a hold of Nicolas Batum’s physical yet. Batum underwent a series of heart tests in Cleveland on Monday and was cleared for workouts immediately afterwards, but still his physical is nowhere to be found. Batum traveled to San Antonio immediately after and was supposed to work out for Cleveland today. Some teams openly are wondering whether San Antonio gave Batum a promise and asked him to not distribute his physical around the league, which would make him very likely to slip to 26.

Batum is obviously a great fit in San Antonio, as the team already has two French players on their roster (Tony Parker and Ian Mahinmi) and sport a very aging perimeter with wing players such as Michael Finley (35 years old), Brent Barry (36 years old) and Bruce Bowen (37 years old) who will soon be clearing up plenty of playing time for an athletic, unselfish, defensive minded prospect such as Batum. He appears to be fully healthy, but it appears that only the Spurs and the Cavs currently have his physical. Multiple calls to Batum’s agent Bouna Ndiaye were not returned.

the kid looks like he has alot of potential and talent, I'm just hoping who ever the Spurs draft, he joins the team next season and plays some minutes

ace3g wrote:the kid looks like he has alot of potential and talent, I'm just hoping who ever the Spurs draft, he joins the team next season and plays some minutes

He will probably come this season and here is some more info on Draft express rumbling today


-Nicolas Batum will almost certainly get drafted by San Antonio if he’s there, as we reported last night. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Spurs are still the only teams that have his physical, and the two are reportedly in cahoots with each other to help keep it away from the rest of the league. The top of Cleveland’s front office is made up of two former Spurs execs—Danny Ferry and Lance Blanks, so the connection here is pretty obvious.


http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Wor ... EST--2950/

1kangaroo wrote:Got this tidbit from Hoops Hype which links to draft express

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm


Multiple teams reached out to us today wondering whether we have gotten a hold of Nicolas Batum’s physical yet. Batum underwent a series of heart tests in Cleveland on Monday and was cleared for workouts immediately afterwards, but still his physical is nowhere to be found. Batum traveled to San Antonio immediately after and was supposed to work out for Cleveland today. Some teams openly are wondering whether San Antonio gave Batum a promise and asked him to not distribute his physical around the league, which would make him very likely to slip to 26.

Batum is obviously a great fit in San Antonio, as the team already has two French players on their roster (Tony Parker and Ian Mahinmi) and sport a very aging perimeter with wing players such as Michael Finley (35 years old), Brent Barry (36 years old) and Bruce Bowen (37 years old) who will soon be clearing up plenty of playing time for an athletic, unselfish, defensive minded prospect such as Batum. He appears to be fully healthy, but it appears that only the Spurs and the Cavs currently have his physical. Multiple calls to Batum’s agent Bouna Ndiaye were not returned.

You SEE...


This is whats wrong with the league...teams are making back room deals and telling player not to distribute a physical...bah bah bah.


WTF...that team is the Spurs, oh...what i meant to say is the Spurs are offering a outstanding young man an opportunity of a life time by telling other prospects that they are committing to one person. Forget everything written in the first part of my response.

I wonder if we will make a deal with the Cavs to get this guy, or if the Spurs are just hoping the Cavs do not select him.