Jul 22, 2008 - 7:28 PM
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Trail Blazers acquired the rights to Batum, the 25th overall pick in June's draft, from Houston in a draft day trade for the rights to forward Darrell Arthur (27th overall) and center Joey Dorsey (33rd overall).
The 19-year-old Batum played the last three seasons for MSB Le Mans in the French ProA League, averaging 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.33 steals in 2007-08.
The 6-8, 190-pound Batum also averaged 6.8 points, 4.6 rebounds in five games during the Las Vegas Summer League.
