The current season has been good to the Miami Heat, and they are among the top performers in the East. Surely though, the former NBA champs could use a scoring boost if only to make even better their already steady in the league. There is a talent from San Antonio that might be of help.
There are reports the Spurs are inclined to do some rebuilding works and gradually make space for incoming young players. The team is said to be considering possible trade deals that would see a couple of All-Star players moving out. On that, up for swapping is Lamarcus Aldridge.
To be clear, there is no known concrete plan by San Antonio to ship out the veteran forward, but Miami Herald's Barry Jackson has reported that in case of trade offers coming in, the Spurs would weigh in anything from the Heat with a high level of seriousness.
"San Antonio hasn't decided what to do regarding LaMarcus Aldridge ... but that it views the Heat as a potential trade partner if it decides to make a move," Fadeaway World reported Jackson as saying.
It should be interesting to note that when Aldridge was a free agent, Heat's Pat Riley flirted with the thought of taking him in, and it might be that such a vision could be pushed this time around. Riley can make it happen before the trade deadline next month.
The Heat can start talking by offering young assets and picks that would be suitable to the Spurs' present needs. In turn, Riley will further beef up the already potent scoring capabilities of the existing Heat roster with the addition of Aldridge.
Specifically, Aldridge will make for a big man that the Heat can call on anytime, according to Clutch Points.
As the San Antonio forward has long proven that he can deliver the points, Miami landing him will lighten the load on Jimmy Butler since Aldridge is a reliable presence on the floor, both in the scoring and defending aspects.
Per the same report, with Aldridge around the Heat frontcourt will get bolstered as he and Bam Adebayo working in tandem will make for a force that opposing teams could find hard to deal with.
Aldridge too is dependable sniping from afar, so he sinking some threes in a game will open up more playmaking scenarios for Butler and Adebayo.
Considering all these potential benefits for the Heat, it's easy to see that trading for Aldridge is a winning call on Riley's part and there will be upsides too for San Antonio.
"Aldridge makes the Heat a legitimate title contender while simultaneously giving the Spurs the cap space to fully embrace their young core," the report said.
