LaMarcus Aldridge

LaMarcus Aldridge is a retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He is a 7-time NBA All-Star. In his first year in the NBA, he was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team while playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Player Profile and Personal Life

LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge was born on July 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas in the United States of America. He stands 211 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 113 kg. He shoots right-handed and he played center and power forward.

He has two sons and he is cousins with Marlon Hairson, who plays in Major League Soccer in the United States of America. In 2007, he was diagnosed with a heart condition called – Wolf Parkinson-White Syndrome.

High School and College Career

He attended Seagoville High School in Dallas, Texas. In 2004, he was named McDonald’s All-American. He was also named to that year’s Second-team Parade All-American.

Aldridge committed to play college basketball for the University of Texas and he was there from 2004 to 2006. In 2006, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also named to the First-team All-Big 12.

Professional Career

He turned pro in 2006 and was the second overall pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, chosen by the Chicago Bulls who then traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers.

He played in the NBA from 2006 to 2022. Aldridge was with Portland from 2006 to 2015. Then he played for the San Antonio Spurs from 2015 to 2021. His last season in the NBA was the 2021-2022 season, he played with the Brooklyn Nets.

In his career, he was named an NBA All-Star 7 times. The first time was in 2012 and the last time was in 2019. He was also named to the All-NBA Second Team twice and the All-NBA Third Team three times.

Aldridge was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in his first season in the NBA. Aldridge was one of six players named to the 2007 NBA All-Rookie first team; he tied for fifth place along with Toronto Raptors player Jorge Garbajosa.

On March 31, 2007, in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers, he was taken to Providence Hospital in Portland for shortness of breath and irregular heartbeat. He was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome on April 9, 2007, and missed the remaining eight games of the 2006-07 Season.

In the 2007-08 Season, LaMarcus had increased playing time during his second season, with career highs in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. He finished third in voting for the NBA Most Improved Player award. He eventually improved in the next season and adjusted well to more defensive pressure.

During the 2009 to 2010 season, he had more playing minutes as Greg Ogden suffered from an injury. In the next season, he was a runner-up for the NBA Most Improved Player Award and was an exceptional player and leader.

Aldridge had a career-high of eight assists in a game against the Atlanta Hawks in the 2012 to 2013 Season. He was also named to the All-Star Games. In the 2013 to 2014 Season, he achieved five straight double-doubles and became the first player in team history to record at least 30 points and 25 rebounds in a single game.

In the 2014 to 2015 Season, he recorded 11,333 career points and became the second player on the team’s all-time scoring list. In July 2015, Aldridge was acquired by the San Antonio Spurs. He scored a season-high 41 points even while being bothered by hand injuries.

Aldridge became the second-highest-scoring Spur in a match against the Chicago Bulls in the 2016 to 2017 Season. For the 10th straight season, he was able to reach 1,000 points. In the 2017 to 2018 Season, he recorded his 7,000th career rebound and was named the sole NBA player with 16,000 points and more than 7,000 rebounds in the history of the league.

Career Highlights

• 2012–2016, 2018, 2019 - NBA All-Star
• 2015, 2018 - All-NBA Second Team
• 2011, 2014, 2016 - All-NBA Third Team
• 2007 - NBA All-Rookie First Team
• 2006 - Third-team All-American – NABC
• 2006 - First-team All-Big 12
• 2006 - Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
• 2006 - Big 12 All-Defensive Team
• 2004 - Second-team Parade All-American
• 2004 - McDonald's All-American

Career Statistics

• Points - 20,558 (19.1 ppg)
• Rebounds - 8,736 (8.1 rpg)
• Assists - 2,076 (1.9 apg)