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LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 240-pound power forward/center and is the Portland Trail Blazers's team captain.
Aldridge attended Seagoville High School, where he became a Parade All-American and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 4A Player of the Year prior to graduating in 2004 and attending the University of Texas at Austin. He declared for the 2004 NBA Draft but ultimately withdrew his name. According to one report, Aldridge's initial decision to attend college rather than entering the pro ranks directly from high school was influenced by Shaquille O'Neal's personal advice that he should go to college and then evaluate his NBA prospects. However, in April 2006, near the end of his second year at UT, Aldridge announced that he would leave college to enter the 2006 NBA Draft.
Aldridge was drafted 2nd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, only to have his draft rights traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for their pick, Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa, shortly after. The Bulls acquired the pick from the New York Knicks in the 2005 Eddy Curry trade.
It's a love thing
It's a love thing
It's a love thing, thing
The look in your eyes
Is more than enough
To make my poor heart
Burst into flames
Knew from the moment we met
That there was no doubt
That my life would never be the same
I could never hide the feelings
That come over me
When you're near me
I know that's how it's suppose to be
My heart keeps telling me
It's a love thing, yeah
Got me talkin in my sleep
About the love we made
It's a love thing
It's a love thing
Love thing, yeah
Such a feeling I get
Whenever we touch
Girl like no other
I felt before
It's still so new and yet
I need you so much
Got to make you mine
Forever more
You're the kinda woman
That can turn my world around
Cause you show me what
A selfish love is all about
Without a doubt
It's a love thing
I feel that pounding in my heart
When you call my name
It's a love thing
It's a love thing
Love thing, thing
It's a love thing
Every time that you're near
It becomes so clear
It's a love thing
It's a love thing
Love thing, yeah