Zach Lowe: League executives believe Spurs may offer max to LaMarcus Aldridge

[Killakobe81]

On a personal note, I would be pretty pissed if Danny left. He's just one of my favorite players to watch and a great story.

I agree. Watched him play since his ACC days never thought he would be this good a shooter. Perfect 3 and D guy for the new era. I wouldnt break the bank for him but those on here that want Aldridge at the potential cost of losing Green/Diaw etc. I just dont know if that will lead to les.

[Mel_13]

Howard was in a bad situation, he and Kobe didnt get along. Gasol left because the Lakers had jerked him around for years (since 2011) trying to trade him multiple times. In some ways Spurs may be better off he would probably want max to leave and I dont think his game will age well. he will be great in the first couple years but overpaid by the end of his contract. Spurs shouldnt deviate from what has worked well overpaying someone to play for you is a Laker/Knicks type move tbh ...

The one time they strayed, we got Richard Jefferson.

[Killakobe81]

I really hope the spurs promote and look for a young bargain with real potential. I don't want Aldridge, Gasol, Millsap, or any of the big name unrestricted guys. these guys are going to be crazy expensive, wine dine and ditch for the bright lights types, who are on the wrong side of late 20's with lame playoff careers anyway. Draymond, Tristan Thompson, Reggie Jackson, Jimmy Butler, Faried, Kantor, Jeff Taylor, Telotovic are going to be afterthoughts so i'm sure they'd be loyal to anybody who makes them a priority, work hard. They're going to be less expensive than the big name unrestricted, discount. They're being restricted makes it so that if you lose out on signing them at least their team has to pay a little heavier for them, slyly defensive. They're younger, with more potential, coach-able. high reward low risk, if boom than you win and if bust than you can trade for at least a little something.

Exactly. I wish my Lakers would follow this plan instead of Durant pipe-dreams. The spurs way has worked dont know the spur fan-base is trying to follow the Knicks blue-print. Re-sign KL figure out if Manu/tim stay and go from there ...

[Legacy]

Hhhmmmm... I could see Aldridge in a Spurs uniform. But yeah... Spurs need to find a way to lure Anthony Davis.

[Johnny RIngo]

He's overrated but I wouldn't mind him since this team will never find a Duncan replacement through the draft. My main issue is his awful inefficiency - He's a career .508 TS% in the playoffs. Parker's a career .518 TS% in the post-season. Together, those two would make one of the most inefficient duos in the league.

[BatManu20]

[exstatic]

Meh. Any team that would offer him money before will still offer it. He can have the surgery in the offseason and still be ready for camp. I also don't see this as some sort of super commitment to Portland. No player wants to end his contract year with an injury.

[Mugen]

Players coming back too soon from injury have always worked out well for Portland so no surprises here tbh.

[exstatic]

Players coming back too soon from injury have always worked out well for Portland so no surprises here tbh.

[Sean Cagney]

Players coming back too soon from injury have always worked out well for Portland so no surprises here tbh.

I find it very dumb that he would do this without getting the surgery. They will make the playoffs so if they slip a few seeds and he comes back healthy why? Makes no sense to me honestly. He is being very stupid here coming back early.

[Budkin]

What an idiot. Portland wasn't going to contend for the le anyway.

[daslicer]

Hard to tell how serious this injury is considering Kobe played with a bunch of finger torn ligament injuries in the past and never had surgery.

[Juggity]

Hard to tell how serious this injury is considering Kobe played with a bunch of finger torn ligament injuries in the past and never had surgery.

Kobe's "injuries" during the back to back le years were about as real as Serge Ibaka's last year

[daslicer]

Kobe's "injuries" during the back to back le years were about as real as Serge Ibaka's last year

I agree that's why I said it hard to tell if this is a Kobe type of injury or if it is truly legit.

[lefty]

LMA
soft jump shooting got

[100%duncan]

Him returning too soon could end his career tbh

[spurraider21]

The Spurs have realistically two options next year tbh:

1) Convince Manu/Tim to come back for 7.

2) have a 6-8 seed ceiling with about 20 threads a day complaining TP is holding the team back from a Top 3 seed.

^ dropping truth bombs, per par

one of the greatest, most dominant posters in ST history, tbh..

[KL2]

He's overrated but I wouldn't mind him since this team will never find a Duncan replacement through the draft. My main issue is his awful inefficiency - He's a career .508 TS% in the playoffs. Parker's a career .518 TS% in the post-season. Together, those two would make one of the most inefficient duos in the league.

His teammates could easily elevate his game, proper coaching too. Probably the most realistic scenario for a big man, he's from Dallas, went to college in Austin, SA isn't too far away, still a long shot to sign him.

I like him primarily because his skill set, jump shooter. Spurs need a big man that can stretch the floor, would rather have him than guys like Bonner and other undersized projects.

[cjw]

No state income tax makes a big difference too. My Texas-based coworkers end up with 10% more money at year's end plus have a lower cost of living than NY / SF. And for these NBAers, we're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars annual differences in state taxes.

[james evans]

Aldridge made it known that he's prioritzing money. I doubt he leaves the Blazers now. However, maybe if they get smacked down in in the first round this spring, he'll be open to a move. Portland may have prime-aged veterans, but they also seem to have a hard cap on their potential. LA's not young, so a championship-tested core may appeal to him more than hoping Lillard goes supernova for 16 games in the playoffs and the Blazers can avoid the Spurs.

Still, it's incredibly important to note that THE SPURS DO NOT HAVE MAX CAP SPACE AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER UNLESS THEY UNLOAD SOME OF THEIR OWN PRIME-AGED CORE. If they could unload Diaw for nothing, then they'd have the space. But that totally negate the point of signing a win-now piece in the first place.

get rid of diaw and especially parker for aldridge. I'm all for it.

[james evans]

Hhhmmmm... I could see Aldridge in a Spurs uniform. But yeah... Spurs need to find a way to lure Anthony Davis.

he's going to LA after kobe retires. Thats' where all the centers go.

[SpursDynasty21]

Aren't there several players due to be free agents after this season? I though Ayers, Baynes, Belinelli, Green, and Joseph were all free agents. Kawhi Leonard will probably get a big deal soon, but if Duncan and Ginobili retire, it seems like the Spurs would have some cap space.