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France's Batum visits Cavs, clinic
BOB FINNAN, Morning Journal Writer
06/24/2008
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INDEPENDENCE -- France swingman Nicolas Batum was at the Cavaliers' practice facility yesterday, but he might not have been working out.

The 6-foot-8, 190-pound Batum was also scheduled to undergo a series of tests, presumably at the Cleveland Clinic.

He had stopped working out for teams after tests in Toronto and New Jersey revealed potential heart problems. A rumor of that magnitude could cause Batum to fall out of the first round.

He's rated to go somewhere between No. 15 and No. 25 in the draft.

Batum's agent, Bouna Ndiaye, told DraftExpress that his client would be in Cleveland for the testing. Cavs general manager Danny Ferry confirmed that Batum was scheduled to be at Cleveland Clinic Courts yesterday morning.

There's a chance Batum, who averaged 12.3 points for Le Mans in France last year, was in attendance just for interviews and psychological testing.

Busy guys

Ferry said the Cavs brought in 50 or 60 players for workouts for the draft.

Some players had originally declined to work out for the Cavs, as their agents tried to dictate where they would be drafted. But Ferry said some of those players have now changed their minds just days before the draft.

According to a published report, Australian forward/center Nathan Jawai (6-10, 280) was in Cleveland over the weekend. It was the second time he would have worked out for the Cavs. He got to meet Cavs forward LeBron James during his visit. He's a likely second-round pick.


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