High profile free agents don’t leave their respective teams often and when they do it is for a shot at a title. LaMarcus Aldridge did just that to the Trail Blazers last summer. Along with returning to his home state, Aldridge felt that the Spurs gave him a better opportunity to bring home a ring. It left many Rip City fans heart broken, as he had played his entire professional career as a Blazer to that point.
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At the time, many people didn’t blame him for departing to San Antonio. The Spurs are the model franchise for the NBA, as they’ve been major contenders for most of the last two decades.