Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:58 am Post subject: Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista, age : 24, center, 6-10, 268. He's playing for Urugay in Fiba-Americas tournament in Las Vegas. He was playing for the Hawks, last 2 years. Now, he's a free agent and I've never read that Hawks are planning to keep him in their roster as backup C, behind Zaza. They've only Lorenzen Wright who will play the final year of his contract and probably the final year of his career. My question is why they don't resign him ? He's cheap and he's playing great in Vegas, although he does many turnovers. He scored 20 vs USA, in 24 min...
Whoever signs him, gets a a backup C with some size and ability, but the most important part is that he requires 1 million / year, at most. We all know, how many centers are overpaid... It seems like a great value/money deal... _________________ http://www.hoopsstats.com - Unique NBA Stats
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:49 am Post subject: article by BostonGlobe
Related article by BostonGlobe on Sep 2 :
Vegas showcase
In two largely underwhelming seasons in Atlanta, Esteban Batista, a 6-foot-10-inch center/forward from Uruguay, appeared in 70 games. He averaged a shade more than 8 minutes a game. If you weren't a Hawks zealot, assuming such a person even exists, you may not have known he was in the league. Batista is now a free agent and he certainly turned some heads in Las Vegas, averaging 20.8 points and a tournament-best 12.4 rebounds for Uruguay. (He had 20 points in 24 minutes against the United States.) "This tournament was important for me," Batista said. "I didn't play too much in my two years in the NBA. Now, I feel like I've done a good job." But did he do well enough to get a job in the NBA? His new agent, Marc Cornstein, said he's confident Batista will land something. (Cornstein even text-messaged Danny Ainge about Batista, but got no satisfactory response. "Don't they need size?" Cornstein asked of the Celtics.) "That's why this tournament was so essential because so few teams knew enough about him and he got the opportunity to show what kind of a player he is," said Cornstein, who counts Darko Milicic and Sasha Pavlovic as clients. "He was phenomenal. The thing I was happiest and proudest about is that he showed no fear. He played the same against [Dwight] Howard or [Amare] Stoudemire as he did against Venezuela or Panama. That's the mark of a good player." Batista turns 24 today. _________________ http://www.hoopsstats.com - Unique NBA Stats
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:42 am Post subject:
In 81 minutes last year, he didn't block a shot. For his 'career' of 70G x 8.2 Min, he has averaged 0.8 blk/40. And 8.6 fouls.
On the plus side, he's led the team in RebRt both years. His 18.2 2-yr rate ranks 15th in that interval (of players totalling >500 min.) _________________ 40% of all statistics are wrong.
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