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Trade, pitch set table for Suns' shot at landing Aldridge

The Suns have not vied with San Antonio for something this significant since the 2010 Western Conference semifinals.

The stakes this time are the services of All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, this summer's most-sought available free agent. There is more than the Suns' salary-dumping Thursday trade of Marcus Morris, Danny Granger and Reggie Bullock to indicate the Suns are truly in a duel for Aldridge.

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What the Suns did Wednesday, from locking up Tyson Chandler and Brandon Knight to making a persuasive pitch, got the attention of Aldridge and has sources from both sides believing the Suns have become the frontrunning Spurs' biggest challenge.