He wasn’t supposed to be a starter, he was a project in the truest sense of the word. He was young, inexperienced, and raw. Very raw. And yet a starter is exactly what he was here in Portland for the better part of seven seasons.
No matter what he was brought here to be, Nicolas Batum worked harder than most. He was supposed to be a reserve in his rookie season, but opportunity presented itself, and he was a starter four games into his young career. He started 76 games in his rookie season and finished 13th in rookie of the year voting. From then on, he was a
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