Transitioning to the luxurious basketball machine of the San Antonio Spurs took some time for star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who signed on with Gregg Popovich in the 2015 NBA offseason. Serving as a buffer between the Big Three era and the future of Spurs basketball, Aldridge bought into the tactical positioning and methods of the franchise that’ve led him back to the All-Star game in three of the last four seasons.
It took some time for the Spurs to adjust to life with Aldridge as the marquee big man. He was forced to fill the shoes of the franchise’s heart and soul in Tim Duncan.