MORE: Top 15 NBA power forwards for 2016-17OUR TAKE: With the aging Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, a slight rebuild for younger talent is viable option for the Spurs. The problem is, the veterans aren’t going to like wasting time and losses as their NBA career comes to a close.
Aldridge does have a player option for the 2018-19 season that he’s likely to opt out of, so the Spurs are in sound position to trade the big man now with two seasons left on his deal. If things head south, look for the Phoenix Suns to headline possible suitors as the Suns head coach Earl Watson played with Aldridge in Portland in 2013-14.
