To see LaMarcus Aldridge play once in his prime is to see him play every game in his prime. Regardless of whether you view him as a Pantheon, all-time great or not, he’s inarguably reached boss level on the “you know it’s coming, but you still won’t stop it” leaderboard.
He’s churned along and rocked to the same tune for nearly a decade-and-a-half: post fadeaways, hooks, and pick-and-pops in prosperity, and SportsCenter highlights and fan admiration in poverty. And while you were rarely wowed, surely you looked to the box score and wondered how he ended up with 25 and 10.