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Aldridge Waiting to Sign Next Year with Blazers

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Getty LaMarcus Aldridge?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1404912048739Steve Dykes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Portland Trail Blazers All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge won’t sign a contract extension this offseason, but will look for one in the 2014-15 season.  

“I’m happy to stay, happy to be here, happy with the direction the team has gone the last year or two,” Aldridge told The Oregonian on Tuesday. “This has no impact on my interest in staying in Portland. I just want to get a five-year deal. I feel like that’s the best decision on my part.”

Aldridge was offered a three-year extension worth $55 million, the Oregonian reports. He’s seeking a five-year deal worth $108 million next year with Portland.

“I don’t want it to be perceived that I’m not happy or I’m not staying on because I’m not signing a three-year deal,” Aldridge told the paper. “It’s just financially smarter to wait…and I’m looking forward to signing the five-year deal when the chance comes.”

Aldridge is hoping to surpass Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler as the greatest player to ever wear a Trail Blazers jersey.


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