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, left, looks to pass against Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph during the first half of their...

Referee Kevin Fehr, far right, restrains Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge as teammate Brandon Roy (7) and Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace, center, push and shove during the...

...Bobcats' Boris Diaw (32) drives to the basket between Portland Trail Blazers' Joel Przybilla (10) and LaMarcus Aldridge during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 in Charlotte...

ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 25: Dallas native and Portland Trailblazers star LaMarcus Aldridge (r) meets and exchanges jerseys with Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba (l) and goalie Petr Cech...

PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 21: Yao Ming #11 of the Houston Rockets blocks out LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers in Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the...

Portland Trail Blazers, left to right, Portland Trail Blazers' Steve Blake, Brandon Roy, Martell Webster, LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw cheer their team in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against...

PORTLAND, OR - DECEMBER 23: Greg Oden #52, LaMarcus Aldridge #12 and Brandon Roy #7 of the Portland Trail Blazers looks up at the score bard...

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 16: Marc Gasol #33 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks to drive around LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the Portland Trail Blazers on March 16, 2009 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee