LaMarcus Aldridge’s ranking among NBA forwards:
Scoring – 6th
Rebounding – 7th
Assists – 26th
Pts/Rebs/Asts – 7th
Blocks – 9th
Steals – 19th
FG% – 45th
FT% - 47th
Minutes – 3rd
Efficiency – 6th
Fantasy Rating – 8th
Double-Doubles – 7th
Team record (entire NBA) – 11th

Western Conference All-Star Forwards (Plus LaMarcus Aldridge)
Name – Pts/Reb/Asts (all NBA forwards) – team ranking in the West:
Kevin Love, 1st – 15th (out of 15)
Kevin Durant, 3rd – 4th
Blake Griffin, 4th – 13th
LaMarcus Aldridge, 6th – 6th (tie)
Dirk Nowitzki, 7th – 2nd
Carmelo Anthony, 9th – 8th
Tim Duncan, 20th 1st

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1 LA Lakers – West
2 Orlando Magic – East
3 Miami Heat – East
4 Boston Celtics – East
5 Dallas Mavericks – West
6 Oklahoma City Thunder – West
7 Portland Trailblazers – West
8 San Antonio Spurs – West
9 Utah Jazz – West
10 Houston Rockets – West
FULL RANKINGS

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