OP is a massive ing got. First of all, you. Can we have ONE ing big name free agent in 20+ years without being called hypocrites? Overall, we still do it LESS than other winning franchises. And second, Aldridge is commonly considered a perfect fit for the Spurs system, so your butthurt doesn't even make sense in this situation. The "buying a championship" thing is when you arbitrarily bring in big names merely because they're big names/good players, not when they actually fit well in the new team's system.