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This seems like the likely choice. He's from there, already lives there in the offseason, Mavs have money to spend and could still bring in Deandre Jordan, etc. I'd put my money on Dallas.
LMA is a scrub, no heart. No way should they have lost in 5 to the grizz. Could of at least pushed it to 6.
This seems like the likely choice. He's from there, already lives there in the offseason, Mavs have money to spend and could still bring in Deandre Jordan, etc. I'd put my money on Dallas.
Come home LMA
Home is where you get the 'ship not be a beta to Dirk tbh.
The structure of a deal for LMA wasn't discussed. We would need to free up about $6m to sign him.
It's nice to have specific figures to look to in order to quantify things accurately.
So he's going to uproot a mom (who he's no longer seeing) and a son for them to move to Dallas?
Lol are you a Mavs fan or something.
What? No, I'm saying Dallas isn't far from San Antonio, or at least a of a lot closer than Portland, so it'd still be a lot easier to see his son, even if he wasn't living in SA. Why would he uproot them anywhere? They've lived in TX the entire time he's been living in Portland. They're going to stay in SA regardless of where he goes.
You underestimate the convenience of being in the same city of youe family when you're an NBA player. Say he's a Mav and at practice and all of a sudden his kid needs to see him. He's going to either have to book a sudden flight and take two hours to get there or drive at least four hours. Versus leaving practice and heading to his son in 30 minutes.
That's also ignoring the super busy schedule of being an NBA player.
That hashtag is far more appropriate without the t.
A crude attempt:
And that is why the #1 rumor right now is that he heads to SA, especially if Duncan retires. He is from Texas and his son lives in SA. I am sure he would want to be closer. My take is SA is one on his list and Dallas is second.
Like I said, I think he is leaving Portland. You can tell from his body language he didn't want to be there any more. I think the riff started when their GM said Lillard was the future of the franchise, which is probably true. But I never thought it sat well with LA, especially the loyalty he showed that organization.
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LaMarcus Aldridge shot just 33% from the floor vs. Memphis. Not helping his rep as Big Man Allen Iverson: http://bkref.com/tiny/UkoUW
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Could be wrong, but I think @SherwoodStrauss was the first to coin LMA as the Big Man Allen Iverson. High volume, low FG%.
11:12 AM - 30 Apr 2015
lol aldridge.
no thanks..
volume shooter.. ty defender.
Spurs priority should be a penetrating guard
he's gone tbh. Haven't seen a player that mentally checked out of a playoff series since Kirby's The Quit against Phoenix....
Dunno, Dwight in LA or James during that last game versus the Celtics before he left are examples.
I'm not interested in Aldridge on a max contract, and he's surely going to get max offers. Hopefully he gets paid by a team other than the Spurs.
or Rondo in Dallas
I think he winds up in Dallas anyways. They coul let Tyson Chandler walk, then sign both LA & Deandre Jordan, who's already expressed interest in playing (especially if we beat he Clips in the first round).
Tim and Manu are almost done, and Parker is obviously not far behind them. Kawhi's the only bright spot for the future, but I don't think it's enough for LA to sign long term here imo.
I think he'd be a great missing piece. But on a true max deal, given what it would take for the Spurs to get a max slot, it's hard to disagree with you.
Aldridge is no longer a young gun. A short window should be fine for him. Plus, the Spurs will have another max slot available in 2017 to bring in someone else, so it's not like they have a bad prognosis.
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