Aldridge Extension: Putting The Focus On Basketball
SBN’s Portland Trail Blazers blog Blazersedge is back with a final retrospective on the Aldridge extension, and what it means for the direction of the Blazers:
The other key consideration is that the Aldridge extension removes any distraction/uncertainty for Aldridge. As Blazersedge points out:
Read Article >Aldridge Extension Too Much?
As is his wont, Bill Simmons is already on the record with his displeasure with the Aldridge deal:
It is a lot of money, especially for a team with such a deep talent pool and with — theoretically, hinging on his health — a potentially game-changing replacement for Aldridge in Greg Oden. Do you really need one when you have the other? But Aldridge has also been productive in his first few years, and his budding ball skills could mean he has major growth ahead of him in the next few years.
Read Article >Portland’s Talent Pool Continues To Run Deep
Aldridge Only Third Player In Draft Class To Sign Extension
It’s getting to that point in the life of the 2006 draft class where players will begin to think about signing extensions with their teams, but as Chicago Now’s Bulls Condfidential points out, few players have made leap thus far:
Read Article >Lamarcus Aldridge Signs $65 Million Extension With Trail Blazers
The deal isn’t quite worth $70 million; Woj’s latest tweet claims the deal is roughly $65-68 million, and might approach $70 with incentives. But the main point still stands: Barring a trade, Lamarcus Aldridge will be with the Blazers for a long time, and he will be paid handsomely as a result.
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