LaMarcus Aldridge

LaMarcus Aldridge couldn’t have known it at the time, but he submitted one heck of an audition tape for his future team. In his ninth and final season with the Portland Trail Blazers, where he made four All-Star teams, Aldridge went to work in the post against the San Antonio Spurs as he used strength and finesse to get to the rim and finish with a smooth up-and-under reverse layup. In a marathon 52-minute performance that spanned three overtime periods, Aldridge posted 32 points, 16 rebounds, five steals and two blocks in Portland’s 129-119 road win on December 19, 2014. After the year concluded, Aldridge would spend his next six seasons in San Antonio, where he was selected to three more All-Star Games.