Article speculating on Aldridge to the Rockets

It's nice to see LaMarcus getting appreciated, at least:

So why would we trade him?

 

The argument to trade LMA is based on how far we are from being a factor in the playoffs. But Houston is in the same boat. So why would they trade young players to get him and why would we want more young players to replace him? I don't know why we would do that.

The only way I trade LMA is for a top 2-3 pick where the prize is a chance for a potential superstar.

 

Because were gonna suck next year and LA is to old to wanna wait a year or two for the team to build around him.
I completely disagree with the above statement but coworker/friends bring it up ALL the freaken time.

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More like a blog writers wet dream rather than anything of substance. He doesn't even offer scenarios where it could happen. The Blazers drafted Damian to play with LaMarcus, I doubt they're trading him to the Rockets for some guys at the trade deadline.

 

Teams that think this way are in perpetual suckville.

 

Isn't it Fez who has been talking about this year being the year to trade Aldridge?

 

Wild man Hickson's the oposite of the dignified Aldridge, who always plays way within his limits. Hickson's much more entertaining.

 

The only reason Houston does this, is because they have way too many players and have been prepping for a big many for one trade.

 

So, Portland is going to trade an All-Star/All-NBA player entering his prime for a bunch of mid-round Tweeners who are on rookie contracts?

 

Lamb and Montejunas would be a nice start for Aldridge.

 

Yeah, I have no idea why Portland would do this... Houston have some nice pieces, but why exactly would the team be any better? Why would the Blazers trade Aldridge for these rookies when they just matched Batum?

 

Stories like this just remind me how bored writers covering the leauge must get with more than a month of dead space left before training camp.

 

Houston has nobody good enough left to trade for someone like Nic or Wes, let alone LaMarcus.

 

If they were dumb enough to deal Lamb, Montejunas, White and a 1st then Portland should jump on that

 

...provided Dwight Howard was the finish.

 

Agree with ironcrotch. There are always people with no inside knowledge talking about how their team will get their particular wet dream player. I'm not losing sleep.

 

This will happen when OKC wins a ring. Basically never!!!

 

I enjoyed reading the write up about Aldridge's skill sets (although the trade idea isn't going anywhere).

Much like Rasheed, I have a feeling LMA will be more revered in his latter years than he was appreciated during his peak years. There's only so much limelight available in the NBA, and the Heat, Lakers and Thunder are absorbing so much of it.

And rightly so--those teams all have guys better than LMA, they're in bigger markets, and they're just loaded with superstar talent at levels that are just really rare. Most years there might be at best one team as good as the Lakers/Heat/Thunder. That there are three makes this a pretty special era. It's the truth, whether you like those franchises or not. (And I'm no great fan of any of them.) For secondary stars like Aldridge, it means getting overlooked a lot.

 

A bunch of rookies, none of whom will be a franchise player, for an All-NBA big entering his prime, and on a great contract at this point.

The first-round pick would be worthless, IMO.

 

I think it is extremely short sighted of you to say none of those rookies will be a franchise player. And that first would be a lottery pick next season.