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Kevin Pritchard does not hesitate to term rookie Nicolas Batum as a project who is still "a ways away" from becoming an NBA regular.
But the Portland Trail Blazers general manager also believes Batum can fill some of the Blazers' needs, even if it means seeing most of his action in practices, or perhaps the NBA Development League. And those concerns - a need to balance the roster and add a wing defender - led Pritchard to sign the first-round draft pick on Tuesday rather than leave the 19-year-old Batum in Europe for more seasoning.See the full content of this document
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Blazers Like Batum's Defensive Potential
"I don't know if he'll get on the court this year," Pritchard said Tuesday in a telephone interview from Las Vegas, where he is watching LaMarcus Aldridge and r...
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