The 10 Greatest Trail Blazers in history, ranked by Player Efficiency Rating (PER)
The best players in Portland franchise history are easy to name. But when it comes to PER, who's No. 1?
6. LaMarcus Aldridge
Despite leaving Portland and signing with San Antonio as a free agent in 2015 just as Lillard and CJ McCollum were becoming one of the best backcourts in the league, LaMarcus Aldridge is a Blazers fan-favorite and one of its best all-time players.
He was a 2006-07 First-Team All-Rookie selection, and after becoming a full-time starter the next year, LA averaged 20.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 blocks across the next eight seasons. He made four consecutive all-star teams with the Blazers, three all-NBA teams and finished in the top-10 in MVP voting in '13-14 and '14-15.
Even if it didn't lead to any deep playoff runs in Portland, Aldridge's PER of 20.3 is one of the best in franchise history.