LaMarcus Aldridge Trade Rumors: Houston Rockets, NY Knicks, Chicago Bulls,
Lakers Options Over Portland Trail Blazers Contract In 2014?
The Portland Trail Blazers have a major decision coming with LaMarcus
Aldridge, as the team may look to trade the star next season to a team like
the Houston Rockets, NY Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers
if the two sides can't work out a contract extension past the 2014 season, as
the star is set to be a free agent after next season.
波特蘭拓荒者要對LaMarcus Aldridge的問題做出決定。假如雙方在2014球季過後還沒能
達成提前續約的決定，那麼這位球星將於下一季過後變成自由球員，拓荒者很可能不得不
尋求交易這位球星，下家也許是休士頓火箭隊、紐約尼克隊、芝加哥公牛隊、湖人隊或
洛杉磯快艇隊。
Aldridge had a career year for the Blazers and factored into MVP voting for
the first time and as his value rises, the chances of him signing an
extension with the team gets smaller and smaller. Aldridge isn't necessarily
going to leave Portland, but based on the way he has played and what he is
getting paid and what the team can offer him, there is no reason why he
wouldn't test the free agent market come next season, especially with Kevin
Love possibly getting traded before that. Love makes Aldridge's decision
interesting, as he could be a consolation prize if teams miss out on Love and
he also could benefit of teams get into a bidding war over him.
Aldridge打出他在拓荒者的生涯年並首次入選MVP的候選名單，這些讓他的身價暴漲不少
，也導致他與拓荒者提前續約的可能性變得越來越小。Aldridge未必一定會離開拓荒者
，但他很可能會進入自由市場試水溫。特別是在那些競逐Love失敗的球隊眼裡，Aldridge
可能會變成那些球隊新的目標，勢必會引發其他球隊哄搶，可以讓Aldridge利益最大化。
According to ESPN.com writer Marc Stein, Aldridge is likely not signing a
contract extension with the Blazers, because based on the salary cap right
now and where the team is at with committed money, they can only offer him so
much and he will get more on the market next year. Aldridge has been slowly
growing in talent over the past couple seasons and he is coming off his best
year with 23 points and 11 rebounds for his averages and those are both
career highs. The Blazers want to keep him, but it will come down whether
they actually can do it or not.
據ESPN的專欄作家Marc Stein透露，Aldridge很可能會拒絕與球隊提前續約。因為據
現有的薪資上限，拓荒者能給他就只這麼多了，但他能在明年的市場上拿到的更多。
Aldridge在過去兩個球季以來，技巧端表現越來越成熟，他還打出了場均23分和11籃板
的職業生涯最佳表現。拓荒者當然想留住Aldridge，但結果又是另外一回事了。
ESPN.com reported earlier in the year that teams like the Chicago Bulls,
Clippers, Knicks and Rockets were interested in making a deal for Aldridge
and those teams could be in the mix again. The Rockets are looking at a Kevin
Love or Rajon Rondo deal and if those don't work out, they could look at
making a Big 3 with Dwight Howard, James Harden and Aldridge. To get that
deal done, the team will have to trade Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik, as both are
making a ton of money next year and they are coming into the final years of
their contracts as well. Aldridge has over $16 million left on his deal for
next season and even with the cap rising, there is only so much he can make
from the team in an extension.
ESPN稱公牛、快艇、尼克和火箭都對Aldridge有興趣。火箭正在關注Kevin Love或Rajon
Rondo的情況，一旦追逐計劃失敗的話，火箭可能會把目標轉向組建Dwight Howard、James
Harden和Aldridge的三巨頭，為了搞定這樁交易，火箭隊會選擇交易林書豪和Omer Asik，
明年他們倆都很貴但他們下季將變成到期約。 即使提高薪資上限，Aldridge下一季還有
超過1600萬的薪資，如果他跟拓荒者提前續約的話也就只有那麼多。
Aldridge is turning 29 over the summer and with him nearing 30 he will be
looking to lock in a long contract and teams like the Knicks and others may
have enough money by that point to make it enticing. Stephen A. Smith
reported that the Knicks had the chance to trade for Aldridge last season and
they did not pull off the deal and they also had chances at getting Rajon
Rondo and Kyle Lowry and now the team could look to add Aldridge again after
messing it up the first time.
今年夏天過後，Aldridge即將滿29歲，隨著30歲的即將到來，他將會鎖定在尋求一分長期
合約，像尼克或其他支能出得起誘人價碼的球隊都可能會是他的目標。Stephen A. Smith
稱尼克上季本來有機會得到Aldridge或Rajon Rondo和Kyle Lowry的，但他們沒能完成這筆
交易，現在尼克可能會再捲土重來搶Aldridge。
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