Man if they get him and cut the Spurs off there I can hate them even more! If that is even possible. The Mavs would be a close second if they got him, would despise them and that bum Cuban after they got him saying we are le contenders now and blah blah blah, the hype.
There were reports that Aldridge was selling his house in Portland. People here said we shouldn't read too much into it. Shortly after, reports came out saying Aldridge was leaving the Blazers.
Now there are reports Aldridge is looking for houses in San Antonio. People here are saying we shouldn't read too much into. Shortly after, reports come out that the Spurs are frontrunners to sign Aldridge.
How many signs do people need to become convinced he's coming to San Antonio?
Somehow I feel like the Spurs end up with virtually nothing. They bring the whole squad back and add some new pieces slated to improve within the system.
This thread will be another classic when LMA signs with the Lakers or Mavs.
Thanks. So they're all meeting him after 12:00AM Wednesday? So most of the meetings will take place very early in the AM?
Very old news that "his" portland house was a rental owned by Damon Stoudemire and it was DS wanting to put it on market...so ya, CAN'T read anything into that one
LA sees him Tuesday, Rox Wed. am then Spurs are 3rd...and the rest could all be done wednesday or thursday. LMA has said he wants process to go quickly. All meetings in Los Angeles probably at LMA's house there
explain this to me people, why are people talking about trading Patty, when CoJo is on almost the same money?
Plus, Patty is friends with LMA, has been for a long time.
Patty is one of our few players on contract..CoJo is free agent
Patty is perceived as having more subjective trade value across the league. Whether that's true (or whether the FO seeks to capitalize on it if it is) remains to be seen.
His sign on the dotted line of a Spurs contract ... nothing else
It's official
LMA won't join the spurs, both of the Raptors and Lakers can offer him a 3 years 80 millions+ contract and LMA will go to Toronto for meeting with the Raptors organization and All he wants is money not a ring.
Hey spurs fans to be honest if you were LMA would you join the spurs? No !
Drunk much? You should just log off
exactly.
LaMarcus Aldridge to visit Raptors this week, report says
Sporting News By Sporting News
The free agent and four-time NBA All-Star reportedly plans on meeting with the Raptors this week.
The NBA season is over, but the NBA's free-agent season is about to heat up. Few names are hotter than Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge.
The four-time NBA All-Star reportedly plans on meeting with the Raptors this week.
Several teams are thought to be contenders for Aldridge, most notably the Lakers, Mavericks and Spurs. The Raptors don't have the tradition of the other teams, but they do have a lot of cap space.
The Raptors won the Atlantic Division last season with a 49-33 record but were swept by the fifth-seeded Wizards in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Aldridge, 29, averaged a career-high 24.3 points last season with the Trail Blazers. Portland general manager Neil Olshey, despite reports to the contrary, says Aldridge hasn't told the team he won't be back.
An unexpected suitor has reportedly emerged in the LaMarcus Aldridge sweepstakes. The free agent big man will allow the Toronto Raptors to make their pitch in a meeting once free agency officially begins, according to Shams Charania of Real GM.
Aldridge "has an interest" in the Raptors, per Charania, though it's unclear how serious. Aldridge reportedly told the Blazers he won't re-sign, and reports suggest that the Spurs, Lakers and Mavericks are front-runners for his services. The Rockets may also enter the picture.
However, the Raptors could be a viable threat. The draft day trade of Greivis Vasquez to Milwaukee ensured they will have the ability to create maximum cap room. They must renounce the rights to key free agents Amir Johnson and Lou Williams in order to officially create that room, but they will likely do so if they have a real shot to sign Aldridge.
Adding Aldridge to a core of Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Jonas Valanciunas and Patrick Patterson could push Toronto out of the dreaded middle of the Eastern Conference. The Raptors finished 49-33 last season before being swept by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the playoffs.
Toronto is also attempting to clear enough cap space to make a run at Kevin Durant in 2016. They will likely have the room to sign Durant even if Aldridge arrives, though it may cost Toronto Ross and Valanciunas.
Bet ya $1000 he aint signin in freakin canada "Rapper"
I buy it.
BDL - Kelly Dwyer: Your 2015 NBA free agent primer
LaMarcus Aldridge, unrestricted free agent
Out of seemingly nowhere, the once-assumed Trail Blazer for Life is all but assured of leaving PDX after nearly a decade with the team. It’s a sad parting, to be sure, but one that also might be the best for all involved. LaMarcus turns 30 in July, and though he should be able to work his touch-happy game deep into his 30s, he is also going to likely turn in declining seasons over the course of the contract he’ll sign this month. It won’t be a dramatic fall-off, he’ll probably be an All-Star for the length of this new deal, but this is worth noting.
Potential suitors are more than a little aware of this, and they could not care less. LMA would be a killer addition to a heady team like the San Antonio Spurs, and even a pairing with an aging Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas would still result in some beautiful basketball. A scenario that would send him to Toronto is incredibly intriguing. The Knicks and Lakers will make their play, but if Aldridge were in it solely for the money he’d stick it out with a fat contract in Portland (who could pay him $28 million more over the course of a max deal, or even higher amounts if he took a one-year deal and opted out in 2016). The guy wants to win.
(Yeah. Watch him sign with the Lakers.)
Where he should sign: San Antonio.
Where he’ll probably sign: Los Angeles Lakers.
Guys claim TX residences during the summer to avoid state taxes. shaq had a house in Htown during his playing days lol.
My overall impression - based on absolutely no facts- he is not coming. Portland or LA. Buck Harvey column today reinforces my view that while he wants win, money and "exposure/limelight" will sway him differently.
They did attend the Kevin Hart show together this past month in Boston, so they obviously know each other.
That is what I said a month ago. No CONTENDING TEAM has the cap space to sign LMA. Dallas is just a horrible fit with Dirk. The whole purpose of him leaving Portland IMO is to be closer to his son, WHICH HE LIVES IN SA.
It's the Spurs or just staying in Portland. All this other stuff is just fanfare. Why would he go to a team that is going to contend for awhile making less than he would in Portland and also he won't barely see his son during the year for the next 4-5 years.
Well, considering he is with his family in Argentina (like he spends every summer), that is an 15 hour flight to LA. Don't blame him for not coming. I am sure the Spurs told him to rest up and relax this summer for one final ride.
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