Brother Wendell Maxey, now living in Germany, caught up with Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum at EuroBasket in Lithuania fora strong featureonNBA.com. ----------------------------- "I signed quickly with Nancy because I didn't want the focus to be on if or when I was going to play overseas. I wanted the focus to be on the National Team," said Batum, who played for Le Mans Sarthe Basket in France from 2006-08 before jumping to the NBA. ... "It's hard because in the past there have been so many changes on the team, but this year I think we'll find some stability, even though we have a new point guard in [Raymond] Felton," said Batum of point guard Andre Miller's departure. "But aside from that move, we've kept the same players and have a good rotation. We know how to play together," Batum said. "Maybe it will be different. If we have a nasty Greg Oden, we can make some great things happen in Portland." ----------------------------- -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter