The Spurs’ offensive rating is 14.6 points higher with LaMarcus Aldridge on the floor. (That’s the second highest of the team’s rotation players, just behind DeMar DeRozan’s 15.5.) And it’s despite Aldridge shooting only 44.3% so far this year, which would be a career low. He’s averaging career highs in offensive rebounds (4.3 per game) and assists (3.1 per game), but putting up “just” 20 points per game on 18 shots, with a handful of second chances and some dimes, doesn’t seem like enough to have close to the same impact as DeMar’s 28/7/6.
LaMarcus Aldridge and the success of little things
