Now that LaMarcus Aldridge is all set to try and win a championship as a San Antonio Spur, the shadow of the past do not go away that easily.

Now that he is no longer donning a Blazer uniform, hearsays are coming out that LaMarcus Aldridge's reason why he left Portland is he felt disrespected for being seen as the second option in his nine year stint with Portland.

When Aldridge was starting out in the league, his thunder was immediately stolen by Brandon Roy. Not just that, when Greg Oden came on board, Aldridge was reallocated immediately to the third option of the team.

"For years, rumblings existed that Aldridge wasn't happy with his place in the Portland spotlight. First it was Brandon Roy stealing his thunder, then Greg Oden before his ill-fated fall, and then this young and dynamic talent named Damian Lillard whose star rose far too quickly for Aldridge's liking. Along the way, the complaints that would rarely, if ever, come directly from Aldridge himself were consistent: one way or another, intentional or not, he felt underappreciated -- if not disrespected," USA Today's Sam Amick wrote.

Nobody knows if Aldridge really felt that way, but he is a professional and a winner. He contributed big time to the success of the Portland Trail Blazers and that is what's important.

"As I'm sure you can respect, my decision was a very personal one but not one I took lightly," Aldridge referring to his friends according to Oregonian's John Canzano. "Although I will be wearing a different uniform the next time I come back to Portland, please know that I will always hold my time in a Blazers uniform near and dear to my heart."