LaMarcus Aldridge will be a free agent this offseason and he may not be a lock to re-sign with the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers have made the playoffs each of the past two seasons and he forms a strong core with Damian Lillard.

One teammate on the Blazers privately told Jason Quick of the Oregonian that he believes there's a 50-50 chance Aldridge signs elsewhere.

Aldridge could have signed a three-year extension last summer, but he said at the time that he wanted to wait until the 2015 offseason to sign a new five-year deal.

"I don't want it to be perceived that I'm not happy, or I'm not staying on because I'm not signing a three-year deal,'' Aldridge told The Oregonian last July. "It's just financially smarter to wait ... and I'm looking forward to signing the five-year deal when the chance comes."

One teammate said Aldridge will value happiness over money when making his decision, which could be found closer to his family in Texas.