LaMarcus Aldridge insists he's happy with the San Antonio Spurs despite various reports in the media that have suggested he could be dealt this season or next.

Aldridge was the new player with the Spurs last season whereas this year it is Pau Gasol.

“I’d much rather be on this side of it and watch him go through it than when I was going through it,” Aldridge said recently. “Our defensive schemes here are different than every other team, I feel, so he’s still trying to get that down. You end up overthinking offensively, so you’re not kind of into it at times. He’s going to be fine, but he is going through it right now.

“You do (overthink things), because I came from a system (in Portland) that was tailor-made for me. It was made where I could find my shots, and it was made to post me up and it was made to — tailored to my game — so it’s going from there to a system that’s not really tailored to me, so it was just different.”

Aldridge chose to sign with the Spurs just one summer ago.

“That’s just media,” Aldridge said. “And that’s why I don’t get into it. The organization is happy with me, and I’m happy with them, and as long as we keep a good relationship then everything is fine.

“It’s been great. My family is closer (to him in Texas than when he was in Portland). I’m closer to home (Dallas), and I’m in California during the summer (Newport Beach) so it’s just nice being in Texas year-round now.”