LaMarcus Aldridge

Stop what you’re doing. Stop everything you’re doing. This is important. Before the Portland Trail Blazers tipped off Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, sophomore forward Thomas Robinson found an “intruder” in their locker room. It was a rattlesnake. True story. Heather Cox of ESPN elaborated on the situation [...]

Last Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers roared back en route to a 101-85 victory, and a series tie, behind the play of All-Star Paul George (27 points and 10 rebounds) keeping the pace, but it was the Pacers bench, Louis Scola (20 points and 7 rebounds) and C.J. Watson (10 points and 2 steals) that helped [...]

Carmelo Anthony doesn’t appear to be a favorite of George Karl’s anymore. Not to say he ever was. He could have been. If he was, forcing his way off the Denver Nuggets and onto the New York Knicks is a good way to ensure he never would be again. Anyhow, Karl, a veteran NBA coach [...]

One of the biggest surprises of the season has been the top-seeded Portland Trailblazers. We even shone some light on them in our weekly THD Video series. 7-year veteran LaMarcus Aldridge has expanded his game, and, as a result, he’s enjoying his best professional season. His running mate and partner in crime is 2nd year [...]

Those New York Knicks are at it again. No, not winning. I said “again,” thereby implying they’re plotting a free-agency coup of epic and unrealistic proportions. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Knicks are hoping Rajon Rondo will force a trade to New York before 2015. If all else fails, they’ll snag him in free [...]

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The Golden State Warriors haven’t traded David Lee, but apparently, he thought they might have. Once the offseason began, Lee was linked to a number of different trade rumors. Fueled by Golden State’s sudden realization it could contend now and the team’s success during the playoffs without him, it seemed like a genuine possibility. Nothing [...]

Don’t figure on LaMarcus Aldridge being traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. Talking with Craig Birnbach of KATU (via Ben Golliver of Blazers Edge), general manager Neil Olshey said that the Aldridge trade rumors were fabricated by the media: “I think it comes from all you [media] — everybody fighting to be first with inaccurate [...]

So why do the New York Knicks need Glen Grunwald again? Oh right, formalities. To hell with those shackles. They should just go ahead and give Carmelo Anthony the official title of star cornerstone and acting general manager. According to Hoopworld’s Steve Kyler, the Knicks have let ‘Melo know their financial books will be clear [...]

Something’s fishy in Portland. According to Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, LaMarcus Aldridge wants to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers and he would like to land with the Chicago Bulls: Word is, Aldridge wants to escape from Portland’s rebuilding project and has made it known that he’d like to land in Chicago. [...]