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Interesting.
This is probably the first time I've said "I hope we don't get LaMarcus Aldridge". But if nothing else, it's a fascinating look at how Lebron has transformed Cleveland as a FA destination.
http://espn.go.com/blog/marc-stein/post/_/id/3803/steins-scoop-next-for-blazers-aldridge
"2. So who are the leading contenders to steal Aldridge away at this early juncture?
You can't say loudly enough that it is early in the process.
Very early.
We've only just made it to May, leaving two months for climates to change.
But the consistent word on the personnel grapevine at the minute informs us that San Antonio and Dallas not only both believe they have a real shot at signing him but are also legitimately in Aldridge's thoughts.
NBA Offseason »
Does Aldridge, even accounting for his Dallas upbringing, really want to go home to North Texas or down to South Texas, where he'd essentially be casting himself as the heir apparent to either Dirk Nowitzki orTim Duncan? Wouldn't he be putting himself in some awfully challenging circumstances to try to live up to the legacies of either of those certifiable legends?
Answer: We're hearing Aldridge connected to both of those teams so frequently that you can only conclude that neither idea scares him.
Yet sources insist -- at, yes, this early juncture -- that San Antonio sits near or at the top of Aldridge's list ... unless the Cleveland Cavaliers were to lose Kevin Love and then somehow manufacture a way to sign-and-trade for him."
This is probably the first time I've said "I hope we don't get LaMarcus Aldridge". But if nothing else, it's a fascinating look at how Lebron has transformed Cleveland as a FA destination.
http://espn.go.com/blog/marc-stein/post/_/id/3803/steins-scoop-next-for-blazers-aldridge
"2. So who are the leading contenders to steal Aldridge away at this early juncture?
You can't say loudly enough that it is early in the process.
Very early.
We've only just made it to May, leaving two months for climates to change.
But the consistent word on the personnel grapevine at the minute informs us that San Antonio and Dallas not only both believe they have a real shot at signing him but are also legitimately in Aldridge's thoughts.
NBA Offseason »
Does Aldridge, even accounting for his Dallas upbringing, really want to go home to North Texas or down to South Texas, where he'd essentially be casting himself as the heir apparent to either Dirk Nowitzki orTim Duncan? Wouldn't he be putting himself in some awfully challenging circumstances to try to live up to the legacies of either of those certifiable legends?
Answer: We're hearing Aldridge connected to both of those teams so frequently that you can only conclude that neither idea scares him.
Yet sources insist -- at, yes, this early juncture -- that San Antonio sits near or at the top of Aldridge's list ... unless the Cleveland Cavaliers were to lose Kevin Love and then somehow manufacture a way to sign-and-trade for him."