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Lowe: Blazers Will "Get Calls" For LaMarcus Aldridge

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Zach LoweofSI.com compiles a listof players who could become Hall of Famers while only playing for one NBA team. Portland Trail Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge makes the list as a "future candidate" but Lowe writes that the prospect of a trade looms. ------------------------------- As things stand now, here’s a quick list of some future candidates to join this group as they pile up career accomplishments. All of these players have signed extensions to their rookie deals, so they’ve passed Step 1. There’s little point in considering the one-team possibility before a player takes that step. LaMarcus Aldridge: Three relatively affordable years on his deal (about $15 million annually) as the centerpiece on a rebuilding team. Portland will get calls. ------------------------------- -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter