Sources: Aldridge has told Blazers he will not return

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  1. blue9

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    Not off the dribble, but he's got great hands to catch the ball while cutting to the rim. We just ran ZERO plays of that variety.
     
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    How pissed would Cleveland fans be though? They traded Wiggins to get Love and Love might walk? That's 10x worse than losing LA.
     
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    They'll keep Felton..and Aldridge will get to play with that guy
     
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    Batum does NOT attack the rim...
     
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    If other teams cannot talk to Free Agents until after July 1, why would LaMarcus inform the Blazers he's not coming back without having another offer in hand? This is odd timing.
     
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    As much as I would hate to see LMA go, he has every right to do what he wants. He's earned that IMO. We can cast disparaging remarks all day about him, but he gave us 9 years of hustle and consistancy all the while he was swirling around BRoy, Oden, Lillard, etc. The dude played with a frickin' broken thumb for most of this season - he's given us his all and if he chooses to leave that's on him. Sure it would be nice to get something back in a S&T, but we'll be left with a large salary surplus to sign another all-star.

    Bottom line, I love me some LMA. But I'll still cheer for him should he bolt entirely. OTOH, if he were to don the purple and piss I will be dissapointed.
     
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    ...NOT!
     
    blue9, Jun 25, 2015
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    Ding ding ding!!!!!!

    It's against league rules for Aldridge to even say that
     
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    I won't miss his media interviews much
     
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    Batum attacks the rim just fine -- he just needs a little more room to operate -- which he'd get in a more open ball movement / player movement system -- instead of setting up on the wing and entering the ball to our PF 30 times a night.
     
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    LMA most certainly CAN say that.
     
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    Well it's a new chapter in my long history of being a Blazer fan..going to be an interesting summer. Go Blazers!
     
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    Yeah, I totally understand the rational of cheering for a guy who just screwed over your franchise. Makes perfect sense.

    If true, fuck him and may his career be injury riddled from here on out. If not true, I'll have my #12 jersey ready for opening day.
     
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    Hello Meyers Leonard! We like you now!
     
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    $41,618,453. We have room to go after two max salary players. Here's a breakdown from one of my earlier posts:

     
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    LMA can not talk to teams, teams can't talk to LMA but...

    everyone can talk to agents.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jun 25, 2015
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    He most certainly cannot. League rules state clearly that free agents cannot contact teams until July 1st
     
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    Yep, but the rumor is Aldridge told the Blazers.
     
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