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Originally Posted by mac222b
Batum is a sneaky bad defender. Fair to call him about average. I think I still prefer Marvin Williams or Bazemore. Batum is a better playmaker though and we are missing some of that.
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Statistically he holds his matchup to 1.8% lower 3pt shooting and 1.5% shooting overall... he was a little better from 3pt last season but overall he's more or less a "break even" defender, though I think it's fair to say he's a
slight plus on that end. That's without considering his varied offensive game.
He's definitely worthy of a max contract with the cap how it is now and with who else is available this summer.