We interrupt your holiday weekend to bring you the biggest news of the NBA offseason: All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge is leaving the Portland Trail Blazers for the San Antonio Spurs, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Let's go live to San Antonio for the team's reaction.
Yeah, it's a big move, folks.
It's a move that was long-rumored; one that required a significant risk on the Spurs' part in the form of a salary-dump trade of starting center Tiago Splitter to the Atlanta Hawks in the opening hours of the free agency, but also one that will likely prove well worth it.