What is really interesting about this is I know the Blazers did not leak this to Wojo. Olshey is fanatical about not telling the press anything. This information came from LMA's camp. It's interesting that 1 hour before the start of the draft they call up Woj and tell him about the meeting.
Then that is a very unfortunate wardrobe choice and a coincidental event of aldridges contract stuff.
Agents get calls all the time from teams asking if their client would be interested in playing for them. LMA agents are letting everyone know that the Blazers are offering Max money so don't be calling and offering anything less. LMA might be interested in joining a "Super Team" but he won't take less money to do it. That's just my guess. And I think he'll end up staying with the Blazers.
Who knows if that's really what happened. Seems just as likely to me that Wojo was sniffing around looking for draft nuggets and heard about the meeting, then tweeted it out. I don't think there's anything to see here. Do we really think Aldridge said there was no way he wants to re-sign, and because of that we're going to trade him for a draft pick? Highly, highly unlikely.
If he doesn't sign next year. It is true we are left with the cap space to go out and sign another free agent. But would you rather have just that? Or would rather have that and whatever he would garner in a trade before that? If you are interested in maximizing everything you have, I think it would be smart to be proactive before hand and find he out if we actually have a shot in resigning him. Which is what It sounds like they did.
LMA is known to feel slighted about some of the stupidest stuff. This seems more like a move on both PA and Olsheys part to tell LMA that we want him here and want him to be the leader of the team not just now but for the foreseeable future.
