LaMarcus Aldridge admits he was extremely frustrated with last season but not to the point where he requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers.

"I wasn't ready to make a move yet," Aldridge said. "I was just frustrated in the moment. I haven't given Neil (Olshey) a chance yet."

There has been extensive speculation regarding Aldridge this offseason.

Olshey has made it clear that the Blazers do not plan to discuss trades involving Aldridge.

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to trade Caron Butler to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ish Smith and Slava Kravtsov.

Butler has found appealing the prospect of playing for his home-state team. He was traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Suns seven weeks ago and was expected to bring leadership to Phoenix.

Butler, 33, will make $8 million this season on an expriring contract but the Bucks could absorb most of that with $7.5 million of cap space.

It is unclear what the Suns have planned for Smith and Kravtsov.

The Phoenix Suns and Bucks are seriously engaged in trade conversations that would send Caron Butler to Milwaukee, according to a report citing multiple sources.

"Much respect for the organization of the Phx Suns#staytuned," Butler posted on his official Twitter account late Wednesday night.

Butler has reportedly thought about playing for his hometown Bucks and a possible deal could be consummated as soon as Thursday. Exact details of the trade are unknown.

The report cites that Carlos Delfino could miss the entire preseason and even a portion of the regular season.

Butler was traded to the Suns after two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers.

LaMarcus Aldridge has been mentioned in trade rumors throughout the offseason, but Neil Olshey and the Portland Trail Blazers have resisted overtures.

"It's not on our mind and it's not on his, either," said Olshey. "LaMarcus just wants to win. He wants to win tomorrow night. He doesn't want to hear about having cap room two years from now."

Aldridge is already 28 and he'll become a free agent in 2015.

Nicolas Batum believes LaMarcus Aldridge remains the Portland Trail Blazers' go-to guy and franchise player, and he believes that the All-Star forward wants to stay with the team as it improves.

"I heard that too and I laughed when I read that," Batum said of speculation involving Aldridge this offseason. "He doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get better. LaMarcus is a winner.

"I know that's what he wants. We had two bad seasons and missed the playoffs and wants the team to improve. I think he didn't ask for a trade. He wants to stay and win with the Blazers. He just wants a better team around him so we can get back to the playoffs."

Aldridge and the Blazers have refuted that he requested a trade from the organization.

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Tony Wroten to the Philadelphia 76ers for a future second round draft pick, according to a source.

Wroten averaged 2.6 points and 1.2 assists in 35 games as a rookie last season.

Wroten, 20, was selected No. 25 by the Grizzlies in the 2012 NBA draft.

The Boston Celtics have traded Fab Melo and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for Donte Greene.

Melo was a first round pick by the Celtics in 2012.

Both Melo and Greene played at Syracuse.

The Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic had tentatively agreed upon a trade involving Dwight Howard in March of 2012.

The Magic were prepared to trade Howard if he did not opt-in for the 12-13 NBA season.

The Brooklyn Nets were also attempting to trade for Howard, but couldn't come up with a package that the Magic liked as much as Houston's. At that point, Howard strongly preferred a trade to the Nets.

If the Rockets had traded for Howard, they more than likely would have been unable to subsequently trade for James Harden.

Ultimately Howard was traded by the Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers last August.

LaMarcus Aldridge was in trade speculation this offseason, but Neil Olshey is adamant the All-Star big man never requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers.

"I think it comes from all you [media] -- everybody fighting to be first with inaccurate information," Olshey said. "I can tell you, LaMarcus Aldridge, you guys have known him longer than I have. And if he had asked to be traded, he would have told people that he asked to be traded. He never asked to be traded.

"The fact that I had breakfast in a hotel lobby with [Arn Tellem], one of my oldest and best friends who I worked with for seven years, who also represents Robin Lopez and Dorell Wright, along with LaMarcus Aldridge, probably doesn't lead to the fact that we're trying to trade LaMarcus Aldridge. ... If [Aldridge requesting a trade]  was the case, we'd be dealing with it. It's not. He's happy."

The Blazers have retooled their roster and strengthened their depth, adding Mo Williams and Robin Lopez among others.

"I think what LaMarcus sees now -- like what you just brought up -- there is a plan," Olshey said. "And we're executing the plan and we're going to stay disciplined and stay diligent about getting there as quickly as possible without jeopardizing the long-term health of the franchise."

David Lee was in some trade speculation this offseason, but he says the Golden State Warriors' ownership let him know that the reports were "not true."

Lee was in New York recently as part of a basketball camp.

“You never know what may happen in the future,’’ Lee said. “I love New York. That’s why I choose to come back for the camps.’’

Lee became the Warriors' first NBA All-Star last season since 1997.