Exclusive The official Lamarcus Aldridge free agency thread

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    Maybe, but he and Bosh are long-time Dallas buddies, and they both have a lot of respect for each other.
     
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    If Aldridge is a smart man, he would go to the Leastern Conference with a legit 3 on a championship team.

    Yes, Spurs would be a contender as well, but the road in the west is much harder than the East. Plus, he would have much less competition to be a starter on the allstar game
     
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    No, they give us Winslow and filler. Bosh, whiteside, wade and the dragon are not going to be included, because their inclusion would mean LMA looked elsewhere to sign. We aren't in a position of power, LMA is.
     
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    Why would they want that? So you saying to bring Bosh off the bench? Play small forward? Bench Whiteside? Lol
     
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    He could also say something like this:

     
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    More likely whiteside off the bench, Bosh starts at C, LMA at pf. But whenever one of Bosh or LMA are out of the game, whiteside plays center and whoever is still on the court between bosh and LMA would play pf. Bosh and LMA both play about 34mpg and whiteside 28. Plus, any injuries to one of those three could be mediated for a good stretch.
     
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    I'm not sure how this works with Miami. With the signing of Wade and Dragic, they are very near the salary cap with several roster spots left to fill. They can't just add Aldridge because they don't have the cap space but they also don't have pieces to trade back in a S&T to make it fit unless it's Deng. Might have to involve a 3rd team and get very creative.
     
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    I haven't looked into the salary matching, it might not be doable, but I just can't see them giving up whiteside. If they were willing, I'd jump on that in an instance.
     
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    I don't see a LMA+Bosh lineup for Miami, it's too soft and heavy and Riley knows it. You can kinda pull it off with Lebron because then you are very mobile (like GSW were in the finals more or less), but LMA is heavier + he HATES the banging down low and he is scared he will have to play at the 5.

    I don't see Riley giving Hassan a max deal either, too risky for the gel-man...Bosh's injury and age are probably at the back of his mind too. maybe Bosh+Whiteside for LMA and Kaman.
     
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    I honestly believe this is more difficult for Lamarcus than it is for fans. I think it's a good sign that he's having trouble making the decision this early in the process. I still think the Blazers have the edge here
     
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