T-minus 22 days until free agency begins, and the rumor mill continues to churn. After nearly a full season of speculation that the Spurs could be the top suitor for coveted forward LaMarcus Aldridge, we have a dissenting view from Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher. It’s nebulous, to be sure, with Bucher citing the requisite “sources familiar with his thinking” to write that Aldridge’s hometown Dallas Mavericks, rather than the Spurs, could be the top candidate to secure his services should he indeed decide to abandon Portland. Of his potential suitors, league sources indicate that the Mavericks are the biggest threat to pull Aldridge away from the Blazers, but it’s the general idea of returning to Texas, not a specific destination, that appeals to him. Both the Mavericks and Spurs, of course, could have the requisite cap space, reputation of success and location. Both also may not be perfect fits. Several sources have indicated that the Spurs, for whatever reason, are either off his list or not very high on it. And the question concerning Dallas is: Does an aging Dirk Nowitzki truly give him a better chance of competing for a title? Dallas, sources say, is clearly interested, but where he sits on its priority list is not clear . - See more at: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2015/06/09/report-spurs-could-be-off-aldridges-list/
