LaMarcus Aldridge

LaMarcus Aldridge is one of those players who never quite got the mainstream credit he deserved, and that's honestly a little baffling when you look at the résumé. Seven All-Star selections, a player who dominated in the post at a time when the league was screaming "small ball" — the guy was a throwback power forward doing it at an elite level for nearly two decades. His nine years in Portland built something real with the Trail Blazers, and then he walked into San Antonio and fit right into the Spurs system like he'd been there forever. I always respected that he retired on his own terms in 2021 after a heart scare, putting his health first without hesitation. A Dallas kid who went to Texas, got drafted second overall, and built a Hall of Fame-caliber career on pure skill and consistency. Underrated legend, full stop.

Name (English)

LaMarcus Aldridge

Name (Japanese)

ラマーカス・オルドリッジ

Reading

らまーかす・おるどりっじ

Born

July 19, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Dallas, Texas, United States

Height

211 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Seagoville High School

University

University of Texas at Austin

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.lamarcusaldridge.com/aldridge/index
• Xhttps://x.com/aldridge_12
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8

Tags

• Texas
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.