LaMarcus Aldridge

Aldridge averaged 19.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game through 1076 career games.

After five-plus seasons in San Antonio, he signed with the Nets in March 2021. Even late in his career Aldridge showed he could help a team win (see his early play with the Nets last season). It’s fair to wonder what could have been had he stayed in Portland with Lillard, had Aldridge had 46 points and 18 rebounds in Game 1 followed by a Game 2 performance of 43 points. He became the face of the franchise in the wake of Brandon Roy’s departure and earned four All-Star appearances before opting to sign a free agent contract with San Antonio in 2015. His greatest moments came in the 2014 playoffs at Houston, when he led Portland to its first playoff series win in 14 years.

LaMarcus Aldridge is retiring from basketball for a second time. The 37-year-old big man briefly retired during the 2020-21 season after experiencing an ...

He agreed to a buyout with the Spurs and signed with the Nets during the 2020-21 season. The No. Aldridge played 16 seasons in the NBA, but briefly retired during the 2020-21 season after experiencing an irregular heartbeat while a member of the

LaMarcus Aldridge spent his first nine NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers from 2006-15.

He appeared in 47 games during that season after being cleared to return following heart complications caused by his Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. He amassed averages of 19.4 points and 8.4 rebounds and was selected as an all-star four times during his Blazers tenure. In the words of TB12, you only get one big, emotional retirement…

7-time NBA All-Star big man LaMarcus Aldridge announced his retirement following an impressive career on Friday.

Aldridge was one of the better big men in the NBA when on the floor. He remained in San Antonio until the 2020-21 season, when he was ultimately traded to the Nets. He began his NBA tenure in 2006 with the Trail Blazers, and immediately flashed signs of stardom.

LaMarcus Aldridge has called it quits -- again -- after a 16-season NBA career.

The next morning I told the team what was going on and they were great getting me to the hospital and getting me checked out,” He wrote on social media back in 2021. “With that being said, I’ve made the difficult decision to retire from the NBA. “In the words of TB12, you only get one big, emotional retirement… “My last game I played while dealing with an irregular heartbeat. Once he was medically cleared to return to play, however, he re-joined the Nets on a one-year deal, averaging 12.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in what turned out to be his final professional season. so, on that note…I’m thankful for all the memories, family and friends I made throughout my career,” Aldridge tweeted out on Friday afternoon.