Source: LMA eyeing new team, MAVS the favourite

[Russ]

Would you want a player who quit on a team or so called mentally checked out before the season is over?

As usual, the Spurs will dodge a bullet with this guy.

[Sean Cagney]

The Blazers aren't a le contender, that's why. Lillard is overrated and Batum is trash. Plus, they have no depth and their coach is mediocre. I think Aldridge wants to win and he knows it isn't on the Blazers. I do have my doubts about Aldridge (he can be a softie), but I don't blame him for checking out of Portland.

Diaw was also checked out in Charlotte and his at ude changed when he went to the Spurs. Obviously, Charlotte was in a lot worse position than Portland was, but let's be real both teams are longshots to win championships.

I am sorry I do blame him for quitting on his team during a playoff series and that is not a guy I want on my team, never quit no matter how bad your so called team is and play hard until the final whistle. I disagree there.

Diaw was just on a bad team but I would still play hard then, bet he was not in the playoffs when he quit on his team either was he? They were horrible, no? I still don't agree on quitting. I have seen players who played for bad teams most of their careers like Mitch Richmond make the hall of fame and play hard every year, all star and so on. He did not quit on his team and I can respect that.

He was playing through an injury on his hand that was supposed to sideline him for the remainder of the year. He elected to play through it. I don't think you can classify that as "checking out". I hesitate to call it committing to the team since it might have been a contract year, but the hand may explain the lackluster performance.

I can respect that. I have a hard time believing he quit if he came back with that BANGED up hand of his and played through that pain. Why would you quit after going through all of that to play? He put off surgery. I don't think he quit come to think of it, that doesn't make sense.

[exstatic]

If he was going to quit on Portland, he would have done it when his left thumb was injured. He tore ligaments, and by all rights should have had surgery and shut down for the year. He played anyway, and that was probably why he "looked like ". He was playing one handed.

[maverick1948]

Question for salary cap experts. LA just completed his 9th season. The CBA says that max contract based on years 0 to 6 then 7 to 9 then 10+. How does LA fit in that? Explain your thoughts as I think he is a yr away for the 10 yr max.

[timtonymanu]

You're right. His hand injury was a bigger factor. Maybe he wasn't checked out mentally, but I remember he didn't look interested at times in the series. Then again, the Blazers had a really rough season. I still don't see Aldridge returning there anyway.

[Sean Cagney]

Well, Calderon has been...and still is under contract ($7M per) with Knicks through 2017. He would have to be traded back to the Mavs.



Eh? LMA just had his best scoring average and 2nd best rebounding average of his career.

Here is another perspective on all the silly talk.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2015/6/12...llas-mavericks

Yep, all just speculation right now and I take most if not all of it as a grain of salt. Nobody knows for sure, not even sure Lamarcus knows at this point.

[Sean Cagney]

If he was going to quit on Portland, he would have done it when his left thumb was injured. He tore ligaments, and by all rights should have had surgery and shut down for the year. He played anyway, and that was probably why he "looked like ". He was playing one handed.

This is probably the best explanation yet, dead on.

[houston spurs fan]

Why leave Portland? You are 1 of 2 superstars on a very good team. Have some quality role players. Probably a piece or two plus health away from a championship level team. Sure, Terry Stotts is a liability but I just don't know a better situation for LA, especially with Duncan probably coming back....

[Sean Cagney]

Why leave Portland? You are 1 of 2 superstars on a very good team. Have some quality role players. Probably a piece or two plus health away from a championship level team. Sure, Terry Stotts is a liability but I just don't know a better situation for LA, especially with Duncan probably coming back....

Dude honestly its Portland and they are cursed. Their ceiling is round 2 at best. Health? Its Portland lol.

[Ditty]

Pretty reputable poster on clutchfans who has a lot of insiders has been hearing a lot of rumblings:

Aldridge to Spurs

Jordan to Mavs

Love to Lakers

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?p=9862167

Have heard a lot of the same, I think this is really accurate.

[Leetonidas]

It's weird how a lot of fans from other teams seem to think LMA is coming to SA

[DPG21920]

It's weird how a lot of fans from other teams seem to think LMA is coming to SA

It's dat fear

[bklynspursfan]

Pretty reputable poster on clutchfans who has a lot of insiders has been hearing a lot of rumblings:

Aldridge to Spurs

Jordan to Mavs

Love to Lakers

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?p=9862167

Have heard a lot of the same, I think this is really accurate.

Who likely needs to be moved in order for this to happen? I'm sure it's been explained tons of times, is it Splitter/Mills?

[look_at_g_shred]

Pretty reputable poster on clutchfans who has a lot of insiders has been hearing a lot of rumblings:

Aldridge to Spurs

Jordan to Mavs

Love to Lakers

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?p=9862167

Have heard a lot of the same, I think this is really accurate.

Reputable for what? What else have they been correct about?

[Ditty]

Reputable for what? What else have they been correct about?

DJohn was telling me that he works for a sports agency firm, and has a lot of connection with GM's.

Everyone seems to love him on the website and have mentioned how accurate he is with many of his predictions. He has his own thread that's over 1800 pages

I'll try to see if I can find something in all those pages that is accurate.

[G-Dawgg]

Dallas is always trying to sign random big name free agents. It's a revolving door over there. There's no continuity or regularity. They have no idea what they're doing over there.... It wouldn't make any sense for Aldridge to go there. He'd be better off staying in Portland than going to Dallas. Career wise It just makes more sense logically that he'd choose San Antonio over Dallas. We can give him everything that Dallas can offer him and more....

[Outlier]

DJohn was telling me that he works for a sports agency firm, and has a lot of connection with GM's.

Everyone seems to love him on the website and have mentioned how accurate he is with many of his predictions. He has his own thread that's over 1800 pages

I'll try to see if I can find something in all those pages that is accurate.

He nailed Dwight Howard to Rockets before anyone else. Stood firm even others insulted him. He's legit.

[Seventyniner]

Dallas is always trying to sign random big name free agents. It's a revolving door over there. There's no continuity or regularity. They have no idea what they're doing over there.... It wouldn't make any sense for Aldridge to go there. He'd be better off staying in Portland than going to Dallas. Career wise It just makes more sense logically that he'd choose San Antonio over Dallas. We can give him everything that Dallas can offer him and more....

DeAndre Jordan next to Dirk is a well-balanced combination. Jordan will suffer on offense not having Paul to throw lobs to him, but he can clean up offensive boards and cover for Dirk's shortcomings on defense.

I agree that San Antonio makes more sense than Dallas for Aldridge, and if he's really intent on signing a 2+1 deal (pure speculation), staying in Portland isn't much more enticing either.

[Ditty]

He nailed Dwight Howard to Rockets before anyone else. Stood firm even others insulted him. He's legit.

I think he also called out Ric Bucher a few years back when he said the Howard was a lock for the Mavs

[Outlier]

DJohn was telling me that he works for a sports agency firm, and has a lot of connection with GM's.

Everyone seems to love him on the website and have mentioned how accurate he is with many of his predictions. He has his own thread that's over 1800 pages

I'll try to see if I can find something in all those pages that is accurate.

Double post

[99 Problems]

Same old, if you wanta win you come to Spurs. If not you roll the nice elsewhere, bank the money and hope the management deliver on promises they made you.

[G-Dawgg]

Same old, if you wanta win you come to Spurs. If not you roll the nice elsewhere, bank the money and hope the management deliver on promises they made you.

Only difference this time is we can offer him a max contract and put him a situation better than any other team that can pay him the same type of money.... That's why the 'Aldridge to the Mavericks' rumor is a load of BS. However a sign & trade to a contending team would be a different story......

[BatManu20]

Dallas is always trying to sign random big name free agents. It's a revolving door over there. There's no continuity or regularity. They have no idea what they're doing over there.... It wouldn't make any sense for Aldridge to go there. He'd be better off staying in Portland than going to Dallas. Career wise It just makes more sense logically that he'd choose San Antonio over Dallas. We can give him everything that Dallas can offer him and more....

Can we, though? Timmy and Manu are gone in one year, and Tony looks like a s of himself from two years ago.. I don't really see why Aldridge would be so excited about that, tbh. Kawhi alone isn't enough to make someone want to come play in SA. I don't see what the lure is for Aldridge or any other marquee FA to come to SA when we're going to lose our best players in 12 months. Plus, he'd have to live in SA, which pretty much no player wants to do. Dallas seems much more logical to me considering he's from there, already lives there in the offseason, his family is there, and they can offer him a fat contract.

[Mal]

Can we, though? Timmy and Manu are gone in one year, and Tony looks like a s of himself from two years ago.. I don't really see why Aldridge would be so excited about that, tbh. Kawhi alone isn't enough to make someone want to come play in SA. I don't see what the lure is for Aldridge or any other marquee FA to come to SA when we're going to lose our best players in 12 months. Plus, he'd have to live in SA, which pretty much no player wants to do. Dallas seems much more logical to me considering he's from there, already lives there in the offseason, his family is there, and they can offer him a fat contract.

Nowitzki is gone in a year also. What that leaves them ? Chandler, Parsons and Ellis ?

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Can we, though? Timmy and Manu are gone in one year, and Tony looks like a s of himself from two years ago.. I don't really see why Aldridge would be so excited about that, tbh. Kawhi alone isn't enough to make someone want to come play in SA. I don't see what the lure is for Aldridge or any other marquee FA to come to SA when we're going to lose our best players in 12 months. Plus, he'd have to live in SA, which pretty much no player wants to do. Dallas seems much more logical to me considering he's from there, already lives there in the offseason, his family is there, and they can offer him a fat contract.

What are you talking about. The Spurs will still have Mills (who use to be a teammate and from what I heard was well liked by LMA). The more than likely will match anything for Green. More than likely Splitter will get traded if this happens. But the bright side is, the Spurs can just resign him next as Splitter will be a FA next year.

I believe its staying in Portland or coming to SA for LMA. I just don't see any other team with the cap space appealing to him. Love to Cavs makes a lot of sense as I don't think either Lebron or Blatt want Love their. Probably a sign and trade with the Lakers would work with the Cavs getting Randle.