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Esteban Batista
Ibn Facts: In Batista's last four international tournaments, he has averaged strong double-doubles on a high field goal percentage: Coming out the first round of the Fiba America's tournament, Esteban was the leading scorer and rebounder after four games -- 23 points and 14.5 rebounds per game. In the 2007 Pan American Tournament he averaged 18.2pts and 11.8 rebounds.  In the 2006 South American Championship 2006, Batista put up 21.3 and 10.8. At the FIBA Americas Championship in 2005, he averaged 18 points and 15.6 rebounds.  
Esteban Batista Profile

Name: Esteban Batista

Postion: Forward-Center
Nickname: N/A
Born: September 02, 1983
Status: Active
Origin: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6-10/2,08m
Weight: 280lbs/122kg
Schools: N/A
Drafted: Undrafted
Languages: Spanish, English
Website: InterBasket
Teams (jersey): Uruguayan National Team, Atlanta Hawks

Ibn Notes: The First ever Uruguayan player in the NBA, Batista uses his 6-10, 280lb frame to battle underneath the boards and get a lot of his points on the offensive glass.  Don't be fooled though as Batista isn't a one-dimensional player, unlike a lot of physical frontcourt players, he is quite mobile and adept at taking the ball to the basket and drawing contact.

Batista was signed by the Atlanta Hawks after a strong performance during the 2005 Tournament of the Americas in which he averaged 18.6 points and 15.6 rebounds.  The Uruguayan center has excelled in international competition -- averaging a strong double-doubles in the last four international tournaments, but that has yet to translate into NBA success.  

 

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