Aldridge inconceivably gets a bad rap on this board by some posters and it doesn’t make a bit of sense. Dude gave everythinghe had and was a great teammate. Literally carried the team on both ends of the court while neph refused to show up.
So what that he wanted out at one point. He didnt leave after pop and him had a conversation wherein pop acknowledged he was misusing Aldridge. They hashed it out privately then went on to give this team 2 more great seasons including an all-star appearance.
LA requested a trade in private. Never badmouthed this team, the organization, the coaches, the fans, the city. He was a huge FA and bascially played out his career here.
Quite frankly those of you that about LA don't ing get it or comprehend that he held this franchise together, practically single-handedly. Without him, thanks to the neph pulled, we'd currently be in year 6 of an officially declared rebuild.
Wake up and smell the suckage neph left. And get on your knees to praise LA for keeping us from being near the bottom of the league since.