The San Antonio Spurs broke character by signing LaMarcus Aldridge, a splashy star with a game seemingly ill-suited to unselfishness, sacrifice and other generally Spurs-y basketball beliefs.
Now, with the 2015-16 season upon us, Aldridge and the Spurs must prove they can work together. And lest anyone underestimate how tricky that task will be, consider this from Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix, filed mere hours before opening night: "Any team, regardless of system, would love to line up a player like Aldridge, a 20-point per game scorer in each of the last five seasons. Still, Popovich didn’t think it would be a seamless transition. He still doesn’t."
So if you're still uncertain about how this whole thing is going to work, don't fret. The best coach in the league is, too.
That's not to say the Spurs-Aldridge union is destined for failure. Far from it, actually.
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