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@ripcityproject Is Batum Possible trade bait ,w or w/o Aldridge ?
— RealDowntownVinnie (@BertBlurt) June 19, 2015
For whatever reason, “trade bait” feels like too strong of a term here, though if the Trail Blazers make a trade, Nicolas Batum is almost sure to be involved. A player with $12M remaining on an expiring contract will garner interest from teams hoping to clear cap space in 2016; especially when he can contribute at a high level in the meantime.