NBA Trade Rumors: Where Might LaMarcus Aldridge Land?

According to recent NBA trade rumors, the San Antonio Spurs may move star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge. If traded, where might Aldridge end up?

The San Antonio Spurs have two All-NBA players in power forward LaMarcus Aldridge and small forward Kawhi Leonard. Following the stunning retirement of Tim Duncan, the Spurs are more invested than ever in Aldridge and Leonard ensuring the success of future teams—or not.

According to a recent report, Aldridge’s tenure in San Antonio may not last much longer.

The Spurs signed Aldridge to a four-year deal worth $84 million during the summer of 2015. San Antonio bowed out in the second round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs, however, which is an early exit for an organization like the Spurs.

During a recent interview with CSN New England, Jackie MacMullan revealed that the Spurs aren’t entirely sold on the idea of building around Aldridge.

"Sources were telling me the other day that LaMarcus Aldridge may not even finish the year with the Spurs. That experiment hasn’t quite worked out the way they’d hoped."

That’s quite the revelation.

Aldridge finished the 2015-16 regular season with averages of 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.1 blocks in 30.6 minutes per game. He averaged 21.9 points in 33.7 minutes during the 2016 NBA Playoffs.

Based on the individual success he’s experienced, it’s hardly surprising that the Spurs are reportedly denying the existence of any trade talks.

Nevertheless, this is a topic worth exploring.

Aldridge is a four-time All-NBA honoree, including the Second Team nod he received in 2014-15 and the Third Team selection he earned in 2015-16. He’s a five-time All-Star with 34 games of postseason experience and career averages of 22.1 points and 8.8 rebounds in the playoffs.

The question is: which teams could actually deal for Aldridge if the Spurs decide to trade him?