OT LaMarcus Aldridge requested a trade from SAS this summer

[Hobbesarable]

Also agreed. He needed to move on, but with Portland could've traded him instead of him walking out the door.

@blue9 and I suggested that several times before his last season with our Blazers.

 

[jlprk]

There's a couple of pages on this here.
http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/4338639/

Popovich was asked if that conversation took place after the season. "Yes, yes. I thought that's already been public?

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/4338784/
His memory is shot!

I bow down to you Pops and your saintly Spurs!
You who are so pure as to make Boys Town look like The Gotham Home For The Criminally Insane.

You idolize Mickey Rooney! I KNEW it!

 

[Strenuus]

Didn't we have an entire thread about this during the summer? or is that a blurry image in peoples mind?

 

[BonesJones]

Lonzo Ball will be an All Star this year and Lillard won't.

That irritates me.

No he won't lmao

 

[dviss1]

Team performance matters. Aldridge has been the best player on a team that's 28-15. Lillard is the best player on a team that's 22-19. SAS has been missing Kawhi and Parker pretty much all season, and they are still in 3rd place, 5 games ahead of POR. The fact is, he's playing the best ball of his career and has been carrying that team.

Plus, the PG position is stacked in the West. PF, not so much.

BNM

One word: Pop.

He's that good.

 

[dviss1]

Spurs should trade his ass....they wont win another ring as long as he is on that team.

Let then keep him. Last thing the league needs is the Spurs to get better.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Let then keep him. Last thing the league needs is the Spurs to get better.

If only there was some way to trade him to GSW that made both teams worse.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

One word: Pop.

He's that good.

He's certainly the master of getting the most out of his players. But, the players still need to buy in and perform.

At this point, I would never have expected Aldridge to be having the best season of his career and leading SAS to 3rd in the West two years after Duncan retired, with Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker being non-factors. Hell, for most of the year, Rudy Gay has been the Spur's 2nd best player, and even he's been out for a while.

BNM

 

[Stevenson]

The reality is that is what Pop has to say. Do you think it would help the situation at all if he said it was all LMAs fault and he needs to toughen up? It was a diplomatic answer from a real pro and leader.

You're right. Pop pulls punches for sure.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If only there was some way to trade him to GSW that made both teams worse.

BNM

Straight up for Draymond.

 

[Chris Craig]

Spurs dont have to worry about losing Aldridge till he states that he wants to be a Spur for life...the best spur ever

 

[ripcityboy]

There's a couple of pages on this here.
http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/4338639/


http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/4338784/
His memory is shot!


You idolize Mickey Rooney! I KNEW it!

Actually I was thinking of Spencer Tracy, but good try!