Update: Leonard's camp ran from Friday through Sunday (June 26-28), and the interview with Leonard and Hughes was taped Friday, one day after the draft, when Olshey made his spirited denial that Aldridge had informed the team he is leaving. The interview with Leonard and Hughes was aired on WTHI and posted on the station's website Tuesday.

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The Trail Blazers are about to lose LaMarcus Aldridge to another team in free agency and undergo a youth movement.

That's the revelation made by assistant coach Kim Hughes in an interview with an Indiana TV station, which aired a few hours before the start of free agency.

"Well, people don't realize we just went young," Hughes tells WTHI of Terre Haute, Indiana. "We didn't publicize it, but we lost LaMarcus Aldridge. It hasn't been declared yet, but I'm sure he won't come back. We will go young."

Hughes, who has been the Blazers' big-man coach for three seasons, was in Robinson, Illinois, to take part in a camp given by Trail Blazers big man Meyers Leonard. The interviewer first spoke to Leonard about his role on the Blazers, then followed with Hughes, who made the revelation while speaking about an anticipated larger role for Leonard.

It is not believed that Hughes has any role in player-personnel matters, and it is unknown if he has had any direct communication with Aldridge, his agent or general manager Neil Olshey about Aldridge's status.

The segment with Hughes speaking about Aldridge starts at the 2:05 mark of the video:

(Note: The early version of this story misidentified the location of Leonard's camp, which took place in Robinson, Illinois.)

-- Mike Tokito

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