The Portland Path Blazers have been typically a really thrilling crew when Damian Lillard was main them however they have been by no means in a position to go all the best way to the Finals and declare a title.
Lillard has moved on to the Milwaukee Bucks and is hoping he has extra luck there however he nonetheless thinks about what might have been in Portland.
Throughout his look on the “Membership 520″ podcast, per NBACentral, Lillard mentioned the Blazers might have gained a championship if LaMarcus Aldridge remained on the crew.
“If [Lamarcus Aldridge] would have never went to San Antonio, we would have won at least once already. I would have came into my own but he was that good,” Lillard mentioned.
“If [Lamarcus Aldridge] would have never went to San Antonio, we would have won at least once already. I would have came into my own but he was that good.” 👀
– Damian Lillard
Lillard and Aldridge made magic collectively throughout their years on the crew.
Aldridge completely complemented Lillard’s fashion of play and despite the fact that they didn’t have numerous luck within the postseason, they have been repeatedly doing nice issues on the court docket.
Throughout his 9 seasons in Portland, Aldridge averaged 19.4 factors and eight.4 rebounds.
He earned a number of All-Star appearances and was heralded as probably the greatest massive males within the Western Convention.
However rumors about him wanting to go away the Blazers grew louder and louder and he finally departed for the San Antonio Spurs in 2015-16.
That meant that Lillard was the one definitive chief of the Blazers, a activity he largely dealt with nicely however their probabilities solely diminished with out Aldridge.
Blazers followers will all the time bear in mind this era in crew historical past, despite the fact that it didn’t end in a championship.
But when each gamers remained in Portland, who is aware of how far they may have gone?
