BOSTON - JANUARY 22: Kevin Garnett #5 of the Boston Celtics goes up for a shot against LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers on January 22, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston...

PORTLAND, OR - JANUARY 5: LaMarcus Aldridge #12, Jerryd Bayless #4, Brandon Roy #7, Juwan Howard #8 and Martell Webster #23 of the...

...the Cleveland Cavaliers goes up for a shot agianst Brandon Roy #7, Juwan Howard #8 and LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers during a game on January 10, 2009 at the Rose...

...the Cleveland Cavaliers goes up for a shot agianst Brandon Roy #7, Juwan Howard #8 and LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers during a game on January 10, 2009 at the Rose...

PORTLAND, OR - JANUARY 5: LaMarcus Aldridge #12, Jerryd Bayless #4, Brandon Roy #7, Juwan Howard #8 and Martell Webster #23 of the...

PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 6: Greg Oden #52, LaMarcus Aldridge #12 and Brandon Roy #7 of the Portland Trail Blazers sit on the bench before the...

HOUSTON - OCTOBER 31: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots the ball over Chuck hayes #44 of the Houston...

PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 29: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 and Travis Outlaw #25 of the Portland Trail Blazers try to block out Kenyon Martin...

SACRAMENTO, CA - OCTOBER 7: Jason Thompson #34 of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket against LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers during the preseason game at Arco Arena on October 7...

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PORTLAND, OR - OCTOBER 6: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers goes to the basket past Jon Brockman #40 and Beno...

PORTLAND, OR - SEPTEMBER 28: Brandon Roy #7, Greg Oden #52, and LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers pose for a portrait during 2009 NBA Media Day on...

...Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) PORTLAND, OR - MARCH 28: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers flashes a smile during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies...

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers walks out during introductions before taking on the Los Angeles...

Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, middle, scores between Oklahoma City Thunder's Jeff Green, left, and Nenad Krstic, from Serbia, during...

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jeff Green, right, shoots over Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010...