Portland has a backup plan should Aldridge decide to leave.
Per CSNNW.com's Jabari Young, the Portland Trail Blazers could reach out to Greg Monroe or the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan should LaMarcus Aldridge decide to sign elsewhere during the offseason. This isn't the first time the Trail Blazers have been linked to Monroe: they were reportedly interested in adding him last year, but eventually backed out of sign-and-trade talks, adding Chris Kaman through free agency to complement their big man rotation instead. Here is what DBB's Sean Corp had to say at the time:
Another team reportedly interested is the Portland Trail Blazers, who would have to execute a sign-and-trade.