LaMarcus Aldridge On Greg Oden & Brandon Roy’s Potential | ALL THE SMOKE
Rookie year you guys go 32 and 50 so you land the number one pick the following year GRE Oden goes one KD goes two um what was it like you know you you’re saying you and BR Roy kind of found your Chemistry you add a monster in the
Middle cuz he was super talented injury ridden as a but what was that like with you three you guys had Dylan what was the record when they played together 52 and 12 when you guys all three were on the court at the same time talk about what you feel like that
Was and what you feel like it could have been if B didn’t start getting hurt and G didn’t start getting hurt first shout out Greg man cuz he he wasn’t a bus I remember like he was hurt people start calling bu when he was playing he was a
Double double machine when he played bro I never seen a dominate that mother like he was dominant out there so it was just for me it was confusing cuz you know young Bulls man like you know I want my own you know like my own too like my own
Opportunity like I I ain’t going to sit here and like lie to you so for me it was just like tough because we were good as a when they were healthy but then for me it was like every time we got healthy cuz we had Andre Miller
Too and that is a dog too I love playing with him Dre Miller the best control one of the smartest you would ever play with 2 miles power get anywhere on the court I have a story for him next but um so then it’s like um we got him
So every time we were healthy I would be on the trade block cuz it was like well we really kind of need him but we don’t and we can go get us you know like a three and D guy for him because he’s like good and but then Greg gets hurt
Then it’s like oh we need you come back and then I would you know get the ball more they would play through me more so bro it’s like you need me you don’t want me you you know what I’m saying like that was a lot to deal with just
Like if you want me then even when we got everybody healthy like just put me in like that that Lamar odro like that’s what I’m saying like just play through me every now and then cuz like that that was cold and he wasn’t Kobe or none of them but they
Needed them you know what I’m saying so it’s like put me in that row but they never did it was always like when were healthy they didn’t need me you know what I’m saying so that was tough but n Greg was a monster bro I never seen
Nobody dominate like that like so easily it was crazy speak to B Roy’s game though you know he was someone else that that that maybe one of the top five top 10 what ifs type player but he was out the gate to what he would have got hurt
Bro out the gates he was tough was too easy for him like playing with that like playing with that was it was too easy like I remember the the thing that stands out to me was like the uh Toronto game right went up and he changed
Hands on BOS and went to the left in the air and like bro it was just he got in the gym and he worked but the was just but he couldn’t work too much because of his needs so it was like he found the balance bro but like he would
Come in the game that would be too easy for him like coob as a and I remember him going there with Kobe and Kobe giving him the respect kind of like Dame did too and got you know got the same thing but I remember him and
Kobe going at it I remember after the game like Kobe’s like he got no weakness and Kobe said about you that’s that’s real I don’t think nobody went at Co like like B Roy bro they went at it they went at it they went at it bro so to see
Them to see Co who we all had up here and see them go neck and neck like that that was tough B Roy holding his own holding his own bro we going to La and getting wins cuz this is carrying us
LaMarcus Aldridge reflects honestly on former Blazers teammates Greg Oden and Brandon Roy’s potential during this exclusive preview from All The Smoke. The Portland legend opens up about Oden’s devastating injuries that robbed fans of his immense talent. He also discusses Roy’s meteoric rise and all-time ability before knee issues forced an early retirement.
Full episode drops tomorrow on December 28.
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23 Comments
Wade, B Roy, TMac the only 2guards that step on the court feeling like their just as good as Kobe
Greg Oden was talented but injuries robbed him of reaching his potential. B.Roy was the same way.
He made a good point…if Oden would've panned out they would've traded LA and played through Oden and Roy.. so that dominant trio never wouldve turned into anything legendary was only fools gold
I never heard LA talk before lol. That’s crazy
Aldridge durant an pj tucker could have won a ring at texas but they left early
Ill never forget this man la had 56 or 60 piece with legit all middys i dont remember a dunk or layup or 3 just pick and poped the okc to death 😂😂😂😂😂 that was wild lol
The blazers were supposed to be OKC before OKC… injuries didn’t allow us to see how dominant these guys would’ve been. Hustlers with IQ on the court.
Brandon Roy would of been an all time great had he been able to play
Aldridge was a stud in his prime, that turn around jump shot was butter. Never forget him cooking the James Harden Rockets in the playoffs..
My man, L.A. Played like a great from the 80's. One of my all time Blazers
LA was a beast at Texas.
Oden was trash FOH
Some nba guys are "average " in size ,I was in Dallas all star game 2010 and walked by BRoy at a mall and was SHOCKED at how big he was ( I'm over 6') and I remember getting back home and telling My cousin who was a 2 you need some milk !!
Aldridge turnaround over each shoulder was cash on 2k11. My homies use to stay mad talkin bout "this 🥷🏾 aint Dirk" 😂😂
B. Roy was a problem
Yo LA sound just like my nigga Dutch when they speak 🤣🤣🤣
Shit if they would of drafted KD they would’ve won chips
The Blazers had almost as much What if's as the late 90's/early 2000's Magic.
Y’all were the first OKC to me if everyone was super healthy and BRoY didn’t have the bad knees
Greg oden was embid before embid was that jus wouldnt been able to express all his skills as joel would of cuz back then big men still had to b big man stay in paint
He did have a Weakness not knowing when to pass the damn Ball .
Greg Oden was a beast in the paint. A true center banging in the paint and post. He was nice with his left and in the paint too.
Drop the damn episode already