The Blazers were pretty confident that LaMarcus Aldridge could handle the starting job at power forward and that’s part of the reason for the Zach Randolph trade of the off-season. Aldridge is making the Blazers look good as he has played very well so far this season. Aldridge has played in 15 games this season and he has averaged 33.7 minutes, 18.8 minutes, 7.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He also has shot the ball very well so far this season as he has made 53.2% of his shots from the floor and 76.8% of his free throws.