Marc Stein: Spurs are #1 on LaMarcus Aldridge's list

[NASpurs]

[houston spurs fan]

Pop closes now.

[NASpurs]

Lillard being all emo like that with that passage from that book makes it seem like LMA is gone? I don't know

[HarlemHeat37]

If the Clippers lose Jordan and the Spurs don't get Aldridge, Warriors get another free pass to the Finals, tbh..

[ElNono]

Anybody else feels an LMA meeting with Lillard is good for the Spurs?

[NASpurs]

Anybody else feels an LMA meeting with Lillard is good for the Spurs?

Read that tweet that Lillard just posted.

[dabom]

Anybody else feels an LMA meeting with Lillard is good for the Spurs?

'"You should be my sidekick" -Kobe' -Lillard

[baseline bum]

Is Woj dead? He hasn't tweeted anything in 13 hours.

[K...]

Every dang tweet or message has an agenda. The pop second meeting thing didn't come from the spurs directly. Maybe this is to rebut the "I'm giving second meetings to everyone but the spurs, so they're out" meme.



This may just be another "spurs are still number one but there's no hurry" message

[Aztecfan03]

A lot of guys say that, then they get offered more money. If he truly meant it, he'd already be on the team for the vet minimum.

he opted out of $12.5 million... He isn't going for money.

[UZER]

Riley the liar. He didn't even want to pay Wade. If LMA drops off a bit, Riley would walk past him like a street bum.

[Chinook]

Riley the liar. He didn't even want to pay Wade. If LMA drops off a bit, Riley would walk past him like a street bum.

Yeah, that's definitely something LMA should consider. The Spurs maxed out Parker coming off a pretty poor season. The Heat had Wade take less two contracts in a row and didn't want to reward him. If it's a choice between which franchise will take care of him the most, there isn't really a discussion.

[beirmeistr]

Anybody else feels an LMA meeting with Lillard is good for the Spurs?

I think it is a good sign that the diva has committed to the spurs but needs some handholding.

[Beaverfuzz]

E lNono , is Manu under a gag rule?

Manu talked to Bobo earlier online.

[dabom]

Riley the liar. He didn't even want to pay Wade. If LMA drops off a bit, Riley would walk past him like a street bum.

Riley only paying because he got pressure into it by the whole nba. If it weren't for that, wade would be in a new jersey next year.

[SupremeGuy]

smh white people, looks gay af imo

[beirmeistr]

Manu talked to Bobo earlier online.

ok

[Ditty]

Doc Rocket who is a really reliable source from Cluthfans also is saying that he has been told that Aldridge is not going to the Suns. Sounds like Spurs are way ahead of everyone in the Aldridge race hoepfully something gets done this afternoon.

[Beaverfuzz]

Anybody else feels an LMA meeting with Lillard is good for the Spurs?

Lillard wants to hear it from Aldridge himself. Let's say he stays in Portland...Matthews, Batum, and RoLo are gone, that's 60% of your starting lineup (and 80% if Aldridge goes)...Lillard has many years left ahead of him but Aldridge is now reaching the top and is slowly going trail off in the next 2-3 years. Maybe he wants his chance at moving up the NBA legacy, be more than Malone and Barkley and Wilkins and Ewing and so on...

[benefactor]

smh white people, looks gay af imo

don't make me pull out the Mexican pointy boots vid.

[NASpurs]

don't make me pull out the Mexican pointy boots vid.

[Beaverfuzz]

I don't understand why he would sign a 5 year with Portland anyways. Short of being so badly injured that he's out of the league in 2 years, he'd recoup that money and probably more on his next contract even if he regressed

Yep, this is exactly what I said earlier. The only thing that would even be remotely possible is his heart issue which I believe is now under control. Any long-term injuries and your health is pretty much covered for life from the team anyway.

[Beaverfuzz]

I don't think him pressuring LaMarcus is beneficial. He's more than likely just following up to make sure LaMarcus got all his questions answered. But you're right, I could be wrong.

He's not pressuring him, at the end of the meeting Pop needs to make the or get off the pot statement though. Spurs are 11-14 other players on the team, LMA or anyone else is a cog in the machine.

[ElNono]

Lillard wants to hear it from Aldridge himself. Let's say he stays in Portland...Matthews, Batum, and RoLo are gone, that's 60% of your starting lineup (and 80% if Aldridge goes)...Lillard has many years left ahead of him but Aldridge is now reaching the top and is slowly going trail off in the next 2-3 years. Maybe he wants his chance at moving up the NBA legacy, be more than Malone and Barkley and Wilkins and Ewing and so on...

Lillard also wants the limelight, the endorsements, the accolades... he's a good player, but right now he's growing and he's all about himself. I think it's part of the reason LMA felt like leaving....

[benstanfield]

So tired of refreshing... I wish I could just get a text update when he finally gets off the pot.