You can only choose one

[Nikolokolus]

I might go with Batum over either. The guy just turned 24, is a much better defender than either, and is making strides at a fantastic rate. Oh, and he's locked in on a relatively cheap contract, meaning he's easier to build around.

Luckily, we don't have to choose. Lillard, Batum and Aldridge are all locked in for the long haul.

Batum has been nothing short of awesome to start the season, but it's going to take more than 10 games for me to be convinced that this new and improved Nicolas is here to stay for good and that old and passive Nicolas is nothing but a bad memory.

 

[MickZagger]

Lillard.

Aldridge is Shareef Abdur Rahim to me. But SAR was a little more crafty.

 

[KingSpeed]

How many All Star games did SAR play in? How many winning seasons did his teams have? How many playoff games did SAR play in as the team's leading scorer?

 

[KingSpeed]

I believe SAR has the worst win-loss record in the history of the NBA. Or he did for at least 8 or 9 seasons.

 

[MickZagger]

How many playoff wins has Aldridge lead his teams to as the leading scorer? Were debating two non-playoff winning players. I'd go as far to say looking at individual players and not teams that SAR was a better all around player. He just had shit playing around him unfortunately.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Stotts version of LMA is eerily similar to Rahim.