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The LaMarcus Aldridge adventure in San Antonio may be cut short during only his second season with the Spurs. On the heels of prior reports of the team potentially pulling the trigger on a trade involving the Dallas native if the team doesn’t outperform their expectations come new reports of Aldridge’s unhappiness with Kawhi Leonard‘s […]

LaMarcus Aldridge made headlines yesterday when reports surfaced that the San Antonio Spurs may look into trading him at some point this season. According to the report, the “experiment” hasn’t quite worked out as the Spurs have hoped. These reports were sent the way of sources close to the Spurs via Jeff McDonald and Jabari […]

LaMarcus Aldridge could be wearing a different jersey by season’s end. Rumor has it the San Antonio Spurs‘ $80 million big man could be traded if the team does not outperform expectations. In an appearance on CSN New England, ESPN columnist Jackie MacMullan said Aldridge could be shipped elsewhere at some point during the season: “For instance, […]

LaMarcus Aldridge has been known as a versatile big man from the day he was drafted back in 2006. His superior footwork, balance and soft touch around the rim make him a nightmare in the post while his excellent range at the four-spot gives defenders even more complications when attempting to guard him. The 6-foot-11 […]

After moving over from the Portland Trail Blazers to the San Antonio Spurs last season, LaMarcus Aldridge experienced an expected dip in most of his numbers. He was the first scoring option, or at least option 1B, along with Damian Lillard in Portland. With the Spurs, his usage rate rate dropped by nearly five percent […]

Manu Ginobili has been a key asset to the San Antonio Spurs scheme since he made his NBA debut in 2002. After 14 years and 4 NBA titles, Ginobili announced that he would make a return next season, despite injury complications that sidelined him throughout the latter half of the Spurs franchise best 67-15 season. But ever since The Big […]

On the same day Steph Curry withdrew his name from consideration for the U.S. Men’s national team, LaMarcus Aldridge has done the same, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. Aldridge has apparently cited a hand and finger injury as the primary reason for his withdrawal from the Olympic games in Rio. Aldridge has never represented his country in […]

Nate McMillan was officially hired as the new Indiana Pacers head coach just a couple of days ago. McMillan joins an organization with a lot of nice assets including Paul George, Monta Ellis, and Myles Turner. McMillan went on Sirius XM Radio yesterday to talk about Turner and had an interesting comparison for him. 'Very […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals tonight with a home victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder would set up a meeting against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Spurs, who could be playing their final game in the Tim Duncan-era, are looking to win […]

There is no doubt LaMarcus Aldridge was a very good player for the Portland Trail Blazers. Before signing with the San Antonio Spurs, Aldridge had spent the first nine years of his career in Portland. Along the way, he became a four-time All-Star and was named to three All-NBA teams while a member of the […]

You’ve heard all about the final sequence of the Thunder and Spurs‘ Game 2 playoff game by now. From Dion Waiters elbowing Manu Ginobili, coaches Gregg Popovich and Billy Donovan commenting in the press conference, OKC center Steven Adams getting grabbed by a fan while the game was still going, Waiters’ savage one-liner after the […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is known to give short to the point or sarcastic funny answers to reporters who ask questions. Tonight the Spurs routed the Thunder, in which Lamarcus Aldridge scored 38 points in a game where it seemed he just couldn’t miss. RELATED: Pau Gasol says Spurs Interesting Option When reporters […]

Lamar Odom is in a life or death situation right now, as you probably already know. You might even know it from a CNN report… however, then you might think it was actually LaMarcus Aldridge who was fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital, not Lamar Odom. Twitter did not take kindly to […]

Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat sees his previous situation of coming to Miami as similar to the current transition former Portland Trail Blazer LaMarcus Aldridge now faces as he joins the San Antonio Spurs. Bosh initially noted the difficulty in going from star player to a team of stars: “The transition is the hardest […]