Terry Stotts on LaMarcus Aldridge: 'We're certainly going to miss him'

The Portland Trail Blazers were forced to move in a new direction this offseason after losing LaMarcus Aldridge to free agency, but head coach Terry Stotts is dealing with the loss of his star power forward well.

Here's what Stotts told Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe:

“I knew it was going to be a close decision — it wasn’t an easy decision for him and it came down to the last minute,” Stotts said. “I certainly respect his decision and it was a difficult one. And personally I thanked him for the three years I was here with him. He earned the right to be a free agent and we’re certainly going to miss him. But we move on.”

(h/t Boston Globe)